CPU Temp monitoring in Windows 7

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Hey guys,

I'm after an app that will run from startup and monitor my cpu temps, preferably with a system tray icon ;)

Any suggestions?

Cheers.
 
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Have a look at Everest Ultimate Edition, gives massive amount of info on your system as well as temps and fan speed for most of your hardware.
 
Does CoreTemp include a logging facility plus mnitoring of motherboard/ACPI
temp (at least on sony vaio laptops fan's are controlled based on motherboard temp
so need to see this as well)

Speedfan for me typically shows core temp 5C more than other tools hwinfo (my pref)
,cpuid,NHC,siv which agree with one another (.. maybe you can specify an offset in speedfan)

Another problem with hwinfo/cpuid is that whilst they are running they seem to
generate kernel deferred procedure calls to get their data that can cause clicking
on audio devices that need real time response - so I do not run monitors
continuously.
 
Problem with core temp is it has to run as an admin, which means using it with all cpu meter is a pain when you have to check that admin box every time you boot :(

Nvm, solution found.

I found this on the web wile looking how to get core temp to auto run - core temp is a program that need admin rights maybe sticky this i dont know

FYI i used this to auto run Energy saver from gigabyte by starting st step #2



I noticed a lot of people are trying to make Core Temp start-up on Windows Vista x64 with UAC enabled and finding it constantly asks for permission to run. Here is how to get legally get around UAC. This is all tested with 0.99.3 on Vista x64. Vista x32 should work equally well. This may seem like a long post, but actually the instructions are very detailed - you should have no problem with Core Temp or any other app with the same issue (eg. Rocket Dock) in the future.
So on with the show.

0. Run core temp and
disable 'Start Core Temp with windows'
enable 'start minimized'
enable 'enable plugins' if using the vista sidebar gadget or anything that needs CT access.
all other options are at the discretion of the user.
Click OK.

1. Remove the program from the Startup folder or any RUN/STARTUP registry key. - Disabling 'start CT with Windows' should actually have removed the registry key entry anyway.

2. Move Core Temp.exe to a directory that is NOT 'Programs x86' or anywhere else controlled by Windows. I created a directory in my 'Users/my login name' directory called 'startupapps' and put 'Core Temp.exe' in there. (Note: strictly speaking this is not required, but some have reported they needed to do this so I simply wrote what I tested and checked as working.)

3. Launch the Task Scheduler (Control Panel -> Administration Tools -> Task Scheduler)

4. From the Actions panel on the right, select Create Task...

5. Give the Task a description of 'CoreTemp' (or anything else you feel like if you want to be cryptic)

6. Go to the Security Options on the General tab

7. Select an user account with administrative privileges

8. Select the radio button Run only when user is logged on

9. Check the box Run with highest privileges

10. Go to the Triggers tab and click New...

11. In Begin the task, select At log on

12. In the Settings options, select All users

13. In the Advanced Settings options, check the box Enabled

14. Click OK to close the dialog

15. Go to the Actions tab and click New...

16. For Action, select Start a program

17. In the Settings options, browse for the Program/Script you want to execute on startup

18. Click OK to close the dialog

19. Go to the Settings tab

20. Check the box Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed

21. Uncheck the box Stop the task if it runs longer than

22. Click OK to save and close the task properties

23. Logout.

24. Login.

25. Wait - Core Temp will eventually load - usually instantly, but may be up to 30 seconds or so.

Core Temp will now start when you login *without* any request for permissions even when UAC is enabled.
Click to expand...

This does make me wonder what the point of uac is if it can be bypassed with a simple task..
 
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theheyes said:
They really should show this sort of thing in task manager.
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Not really, think about the amount of people that actually care what the temperature of their CPU is. What percentage of PC users overclock their machines, 1%?

I tend to use Speedfan but only to turn down the fan speeds when i'm watching a DVD. Most CPU's will throttle or warn you anyway if they get too hot?
 
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