Vista - PC Temp

How does one find out what the pc temp is? Is there some place in windows that will tell you. Will I have to download, purchase something. I would rather have a freebie.

You can sometimes check the temp of your system in the BIOS.. restart your PC and enter BIOS.. (Usuallu hitting delete) and from there you might have a PC Health area that will show it.. or.. or you can just download a simple and free program.. Speedfan works for temps. or what I use, because I worry about my Processor temps.. I used CoreTemp.. great little program. both of those are free also.

GoodLuck fisher dude!

You neglected to provide a download link - Core Temp

Whats is a good temp the computer should be running at? Like for a dual or quad core. Or what are the normal ranges.

Depends - which dual core / quad core?

Different CPUs have different temps that they run on, and it also depends upon your BIOS settings, what type of heatsink and cooler you have, etc.

Got a quadcore agena and it has the standard amd heatsink and fan that came with it. I have it running at 40c right now. I

That sounds good - I have my Intel Core2Quad 6600 OC'd ~40% and it runs just under those temps because of my Tuniq Tower 120 LFB cooler - arguably one of the three best air coolers, if not *the* best.

ya 40C is decent for a stock cooler actually. what speed is that Agena at? what model is it. do you have a BE.

I also have the tuniq, and the only cooler thats better is the TRUE, or Thermaltake 120mm Ultimate Extreme. They are the best. but they are always crooked so you have to sand them down. I'd get a Tuniq Tower, or a Noctua if you wanted a new cooler, but if your not Overclocking that Quad, you should be good.

I have a Q6700 Quad Core 2.67 GHz OC'd to 3.5 and i stay under 39C on all 4 cores at idle. and under 30 at stock speeds. I also have Artic Silver 5 thermal Paste under my hsf. if you dont' wanna change the cooler. you can always add better thermal paste and that will help with temps a little bit. as long as your load temps stay under 65 or so, your good. Well the max temp might be different on AMD, but on intel's generally it's 70C.

let us know if you have any questions

i have it at 2.3 right now. I have not overclocked it. I changed the thermal paste and it did do a big difference. I used the Ceramic by arctic. It is at about 31c and when running a big program it goes to about 37c. It is the black edition. I am about to buy a different heatsink and fan for it. Thanks for the help!!

oh ok. so how big of a drop did that Ceramic make.. whats the before and afters. I've been hearing the Ceramic is better than the Silver, but yet to see actual results to prove it. And there is now a company called Diamond Paste or something. thats the BEST but it's dangerous it's so conductive, don't spill it anywhere..

Nice, the Black Edition was a great Buy, you can OC that to at least 3.0 GHz or more. Get the Thermaltake Ultimate Extreme cooler, or the Tuniq Tower. they are the best. but if your not needing an Extreme Overclock. soemthing cheaper like a MaxOrb, or a Zalman 9700 would work. or even a cheap artic Freezer Pro.

Let us know how it goes.