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    What's best to monitor CPU, HD, etc temps?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Moocowz, Jul 9, 2008.

  1. Moocowz

    Moocowz Notebook Guru

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    Hi, what program is best to monitor the temps of my CPU, HD, and video card?

    I've installed both HWMonitor and SpeedFan and both give me different temp values for my CPUs (core 2 duo, about 5-6 deg. C cooler in SpeedFan than HWMonitor) :confused: . The HD temp reads the same in both programs.

    So which values should I trust and which program is best?
     
    Moocowz, Jul 9, 2008
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  2. GrandAdmiral

    GrandAdmiral Notebook Evangelist

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    There's alot of debate on this. I personally use HWMonitor.

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    GrandAdmiral, Jul 9, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Gophn, Jul 9, 2008
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  4. Moocowz

    Moocowz Notebook Guru

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    Thanks guys
     
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  5. A#1

    A#1 Notebook Consultant

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    two really good one's...'Everest' and 'SiSoft Sandra'
     
    A#1, Jul 9, 2008
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  6. jisaac

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    speedfan!!!!
     
    jisaac, Jul 9, 2008
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    Ive been using speedfan for a while now, works fine
     
    timtravel42, Jul 9, 2008
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    Everest, here! :)
     
    Prasad, Jul 9, 2008
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    Around Dec 2005, Lavalys discontinued the 'Home' version of Everest. See here.
    Will the old version work as well with newer hardware? (Everest *is* a good hardware monitoring program & I would like to continue using it, if the old version will give reliable results on newer PCs).

    Also, is the lite version of SiSoft Sandra sufficient for home users? (who just need a good overview of the hardware components for reference & not detailed system benchmarks or burn-in tests).
     
    zmdmw52, Jul 9, 2008
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  10. Moocowz

    Moocowz Notebook Guru

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    I looked into everest but I didn't want to pay for it.
     
    Moocowz, Jul 9, 2008
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    yeah...that's a shame with Everest...at one time they had a free home version...wasn't as advanced as the pay for prog...but did most of what your average home owner needed...
     
    A#1, Jul 10, 2008
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  12. benx009

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    Core Temp and GPU-Z work for me, but I just checked out HWmonitor and it looks pretty nice...
     
    benx009, Jul 10, 2008
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  13. peterq2

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    speedfan 4 me has always shown the wrong temp so i would say HWmonitor all the way.
     
    peterq2, Jul 11, 2008
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  14. finduz

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    I am using Everest. Tried a few others to compare temps (all showed the same), but I think Everest is the best one. Using it to show tempt on CPU, GPU and HDD as tray icons.
     
    finduz, Jul 11, 2008
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  15. zmdmw52

    zmdmw52 Notebook Geek

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    Everest Home Edn.?
     
    zmdmw52, Jul 11, 2008
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