here is a dumb one but???

[lapdog]

How do you check your cpu temp. i'm going to over clock and would like to play with diffrent heatsinks fans ect. my fist idea is a Fong Kai 603 case, Hedgehog 238M heatsink and a delta 38fan, arctic silver for cpu and mainboard, and intake fan in front. Any other setup ideas?

 

[Poof]

Which CPU?

Most of the new mobos have some kind of sensor (either built-in like the PIIs or external for others) that can be read either via the BIOS or an application like motherboard monitor... However, since the temps are only estimates, there's a fudge factor built into the monitors to attempt to get a more accurate temp. However, the temps can still be way off.

I use external probes to get case temps and approx. CPU temps. Aside from the digital indoor/outdoor ones offered by Radio Shack, there's one called CompuNurse that lets you place the thermistor where you need it (aside from smashed under the heatsink on the CPU die... ) The Abits and perhaps others may come with an external sensor to do the same and that info gets fed back to the BIOS...

 

[lapdog]

thank you