How to Measure My CPU Temp
Heat becomes one of the biggest issues to deal with when customizing a computer or adding a processor. CPUs, or central processing units, generally generate a large amount of heat because of the electrical resistance within them, causing a sort of "friction" between the transistors as they operate. Computers tend to get very unstable when they cannot dissipate the processor's heat because it continues to build up inside and eventually causes interruptions and unexpected shutdowns, along with possible damage to the processor.
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Instructions
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Using Motherboard Monitor
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Download the motherboard monitor from DVHardware's download page. (See the first link in Resources.)
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Open it from the location where you downloaded the monitor's installer. Open the installer and follow the installation instructions.
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Open the motherboard monitor from its shortcut on your desktop and click "CPU" on the left side of the window. You see the CPU's performance and temperature through this section. If you had trouble installing the application or loading the driver, try another program. This one has limitations with its support for motherboards, but shows a great deal of information about your system.
Using CoreTemp
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Download the latest version of CoreTemp from the download page in Resources.
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Open the installer from where you downloaded it to. Follow the installation instructions on the installer.
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Open the application from the desktop shortcut. The application immediately shows you your CPU temperature.
Using SpeedFan
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Download the latest SpeedFan version from its download page (see Resources).
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Open the file from the directory you downloaded it to.
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Follow the installation instructions and open the program from your desktop shortcut. You immediately see statistics about your CPU and the temperature when you open it.
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