CPU Temp Display in XP
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CPU Temp Display in XP
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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Or if you want something more useful still try SIL: SIW | System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala
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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.
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.
Edit: actually ignore that: shows lots of interesting info for overclockers but not temp. Apologies.
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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....
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Thanks all, will give Core Temp a try......
R
and a few minutes later.....
Excellent, just what I was a-looking for.
R
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and a few minutes later.....
Excellent, just what I was a-looking for.
R
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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 ?
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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.
The thermal transfer paste between the CPU and heatsink might be unevenly spread.
