How do I determine the heat my computer is running at?

QuadyTheTurnipQuadyTheTurnip Icrontian
edited February 2010 in Hardware
...aside from opening it up and sticking a thermometer in it, that is.

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  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    You're going to have to be more specific. Heatsink temperature? Chip core temperature? Case temperature?

    CoreTemp will find processor temperature; most other things are going to require motherboard sensors with temperature leads attached somewhere. Sometimes temp sensors come with fan-control modules as a way to determine optimal fan speed.
  • QuadyTheTurnipQuadyTheTurnip Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    This is exactly the kind of thing I need to know. I wasn't sure what stuff there was :D

    Processor temperature would be fine, so I'll look at CoreTemp.

    Thanks!

    EDIT: Installed CoreTemp, and it's only showing the temp for Core #0, while I have a quad core Phenom II :P

    Anyways, what's a "good" range for processor temperatures? I'm running at around 29-32 degrees Celsius while just running a web browser and iTunes.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    That's good for essentially idle. Under 50-55 at load is great; most times you're all right up to 60.

    The internets say:
    The Internets wrote:
    Phenom's only have 1 temp sensor so you only get 1 reading from Core Temp.

    Don't know how true that is, but worth mentioning. You might want to check out SpeedFan or Everest and see if they show you some other info.
  • QuadyTheTurnipQuadyTheTurnip Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Ok, thanks so much!
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