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Anyone know a simple XP add-on to display the CPU temp already shown in BIOS on the WIN taskbar ? I don't want to adjust fan speed, overclock, etc, just know how warm the thing is getting after turning on Smart-Fan and Quiet-CPU (or the other way around).
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Spurlash2
15th May 2011, 16:33
THIS (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/)one? Haven't used it myself, but seems OK.
And ALSO (http://www.addictivetips.com/hardware/monitor-your-pc-or-laptop-temperature/), which looks betterer.
vulcanised
15th May 2011, 16:46
I use SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer (http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php)
It also give other temperature info.
Spitoon
15th May 2011, 17:30
CoreTemp gets my vote too. Simple and reliable.
green granite
15th May 2011, 17:35
Or if you want something more useful still try SIL: SIW | System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala (http://www.gtopala.com/)
srobarts
15th May 2011, 18:45
CoreTemp works for me. I have a mini-ITX Atom based fanless PC which is runs for my weather station. It went through a period when it would hang and CoreTemp helped me eliminate overheating as a problem.
Mr Optimistic
15th May 2011, 18:47
cpu-z: also shows how many cores are active if you mess around with phenoms.
Edit: actually ignore that: shows lots of interesting info for overclockers but not temp. Apologies.
A A Gruntpuddock
15th May 2011, 20:26
Sisoft Sandra Lite - also tells you all the things you would rather not know!
SiSoftware Zone (http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.html?dir=dload&location=sware_dl_3264&langx=en&a)
Cameronian
16th May 2011, 08:09
It only seems to be just a few days ago that I was confessing my IT limitations near here but here I am suggesting advice! What about Speccy from Piriform for this information, and lots more about what's going on? Like so much of their other stuff, mostly better known, such as CCleaner, Recuva and Defraggler, it's neat, cheap - well, free, if you choose not to contribute - and seems to do what it says on the tin. What I do not know is whether or not its measurement of Motherboard Temperature is sufficient for your purpose....
Thanks all, will give Core Temp a try......
R
and a few minutes later.....
Excellent, just what I was a-looking for.
R
Quite a difference between the two cores on my ASUS AMD PC. One hovers around 32º and the other around 42º. Bad cooling, dirt on fins, or normal ?
R
MacBoero
17th May 2011, 12:25
It's not unusual for one core to be much busier than the other, but I wouldn't expect that to produce 10ºC difference between them.
The thermal transfer paste between the CPU and heatsink might be unevenly spread.