Monitoring CPU Temps

[Adam@MoboCity]

What is the best program for monitoring CPU temperatures as I don't have the disk that came with my mobo any more (kt7-a). I need to see how my overclock is getting on under load.

[Jeff Bolton]

VIA Hardware Monitor (VIAhm) is what i use and it is what came with my motherboard which is the same one as you.

i found a link to download the zip file but i'm not gonna upload the whole file due to my concern for the bandwidth.

here's the link to the zip: http://www.soyousa.com/drivers/HWDoctor/viahwmon(r)205.zip

if that doesn't do what you want it to you can download motherboard monitor which is supposed to be awesome too: http://www.hatman.com/mbm/MBM418.zip

hope you have some luck.

jeff

[Mike K]

I have motherboard monitor and sometimes it displays goofy numbers like when at idle it shows 35C and sometimes 40C(if thats true, I have to change some things around)and sometimes it shows for the cpu fan: 0rpm and sometimes 33,000rpm:eek:

[Jeff Bolton]

i guess VIAhm is best for your specific mobo then. its never given me any problems (besides giving me temps i'd rather not see :p)

jeff

[Yodums]

MotherBoard Monitor has my vote it gets the temperature straight from the bios and is very accurate in taking those temperatures.

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by Yodums
MotherBoard Monitor has my vote it gets the temperature straight from the bios and is very accurate in taking those temperatures.

yea, same here, altho it says my cpu clock 2mhz higher for some weird reason.. but oh well, its a good one for me..

[grey186]

I use vcool and Mother Board Monitor. Both work fine and actually display the same temps.:beer:

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by grey186
I use vcool and Mother Board Monitor. Both work fine and actually display the same temps.:beer:

what os?
i couldnt get vcool to work on XP

[Adam@MoboCity]

I'm on windows XP and viaHM comes up with a "driver error" when I try to run it. Motherboard Monitor works fine, but says that the temperature is about 27C on my tbird 1200 o/c to 1333! I dont think that's right!

[Jeff Bolton]

i have that exact same OC on my t'bird with a delta 38cfm screamer and the idle is usually at about 87 F which is about 35 C if i remember correctly. so unless you'r running mad aircooling or something that's probably not right. but if it is, kudos!

jeff

*edit*- doh! i forgot my temps are in my profile. 30 C is my idle, so if you're at 27 i wouldn't see that as out of the ordinary. maybe you have a tad better cooling than me or are in a cooler room, who knows :p but i wouldn't dismiss the 27C temps. good job!

[grey186]

Originally posted by Dissolved


what os?
i couldnt get vcool to work on XP

98SE. Does an excellent job of lowering cpu temps wit the NB cool bit

[Adam@MoboCity]

I'm pretty sure 27C is wrong, because if I restart and go straight into the CPU health in the BIOS it tells me that the temperature is 36C and it should have cooled down a bit before it gets there right?

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by grey186


98SE. Does an excellent job of lowering cpu temps wit the NB cool bit

yea when i was in 2k i went from 48 to 20/25 so it dropped mine very nicely.. im just sad it doesnt work in xp :(