CPU Temp not detected

Hello all!

Welcome to my first post on this forum!

I have just built my new rig and I cannot seem to get any third party programs to pickup my CPU core operating temperature. Any suggestions?

Here is my build:
-Diablotek Diamond ATX Mid Tower Case
-MSI 890FXA-GD65 Mobo
-Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition (Unlocked to a B55 x4) w/ Cooler Master Gemin II S524 CPU cooler
-8GB 1333Mhz AMD Performance Edition RAM
-MSI R6850 Cyclone Power Edition/OC
-Ultra LSP750 PSU
-Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Have you tried coretemp?

Welcome to the forums.

EDIT: Ah, you have it unlocked - I don't think temp monitors work on unlocked processors. Something about core unlocking makes it not work.

Some examples:
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=699706
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=684453

And here's a guide to estimate your core temps on a processor like yours:
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=660378

Thank you for your help!

You can't read your CPU temp because you've unlocked hidden cores on your processor.

When you do this it disables temperature monitoring for lack of a better explanation.

Is there some sort of thermostat with a digital display that I can buy and install? I really want to be able to monitor my cpu temps in some way.

There are a bunch of options actually:

One of the nicer looking ones:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992004

Something nice but cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992005

You can browse the other options here:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=11&name=Controller-Panels

Most items that read temps like this come with fan controllers also, so you can plug your case fans into them if you like, in order to control their noise.