Core temperature measurement software

[tadwick]

I have a (massive) Noctua NH-U12P SE2 HSF with both fans installed, a fanless PSU and no rear case fan in a Antec Solo case. I can still hear the Noctua fans so was thinking of either removing one and/or adding the speed reducers that reduce fan speed from 1300 RPM stock to 1100 RPM or 900 RPM.

I am not currently considering overclocking.

I am looking for a software utility to report core temps and other metrics on my LGA1155 i5-2500K / Gigabyte H67 build.

Is CoreTemp the tool that most people use?

How does an OS tool like compare to the BIOS's built in temp measurement facility?

 

[BoomerD]

Wow...you can hear your Noctua fans?

I can't and I sit right next to the case...a HAF 932 with zero sound insulation. All I can hear is the fan for my GTX460...and it's pretty quiet at idle.

IME, coretemp 360 is as accurate as the BIOS temp readings.

edit: I also have the same Noctua cooler and think it works fabulously.

 

[tadwick]

Wow...you can hear your Noctua fans?

Yup, and my hearing isn't that good (at least according to my wife )

All I can hear is the fan for my GTX460...and it's pretty quiet at idle.

I have no PSU fan and no discrete GPU. Hence the H67. So, my only source of noise is the Noctua fans and the case fan (but I haven't installed it yet).

Meanwhile... since my OP I loaded CoreTemp and inserted the resistors to lower fan speed to 900 RPM. It is noticeably quieter and temps not really affected by reduced air flow - but then I haven't started transcoding .

 

[strep3241]

You can also use a program called HWMonitor. It shows your cpu, gpu, and hdd temps as well as fan speeds and voltages.

 

[tadwick]

Thanks - will review HWMonitor