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    Which is the best soft for laptop CPU temperature measuring?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zvnkt, Dec 6, 2009.

  1. zvnkt

    zvnkt Notebook Enthusiast

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    My laptop is Dell Studio 1555 which has CPU T6500 2.1Ghz, DDRII 3GB, VGA onboard 4500mhd. My OS is windows 7 64bit.
    I intend to undervolt my cpu using RMClock, but still don't know which soft is best suitable to measure CPU temp.
    I have tried some popular softs with CPU fullload Blend with Orthos. Here are the results:
    Hardware Sensor Monitor:
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    CPUID Hardware Monitor:
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    Everest Ultimate:
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    I also tried Core Temp and the result is similar to Everest's.
    As you see, the results vary so much, so I wonder what is exactly my CPU's fullload temperature.
    Please help me! Thank you very much!
     
    zvnkt, Dec 6, 2009
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  2. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

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    They vary so much because you ran them at different times.. right?

    You should be able to load a few of them up at the same time, and they should report the exact same thing. They all read from the same sensors.
     
    BrandonSi, Dec 6, 2009
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  3. zvnkt

    zvnkt Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, at the same time, I swear. If not then I would have not posted this thread.
     
    zvnkt, Dec 6, 2009
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  4. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

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    Well that's just damn strange then. My personal opinion, I'd throw out the outliers, the highest and lowest, and go with the middle, which happens to be Everest.

    As to why that's happening.. I have no clue, sorry ;)
     
    BrandonSi, Dec 6, 2009
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  5. zvnkt

    zvnkt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, I see it's not too strange. Some of my friends' computers also encounter thís problem. I think CPUID hardware Sensor is somewhat correct.
     
    zvnkt, Dec 6, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Use RealTemp for your CPU temps. I used that to calibrate my HWMonitor (had to add +15 deg C in the ini file).
     
    sgogeta4, Dec 6, 2009
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    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    You could look up your processor's TJ_Max, and then put in the correct value on HWMonitor's .ini file for it to tell you the temps right. By default it has 100 on it, I had to put 105 on it since it's what my processor's tj_max is.
     
    kisetsu17, Dec 6, 2009
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    RealTemp is the way to go.
     
    joshuaLX, Dec 7, 2009
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  9. zvnkt

    zvnkt Notebook Enthusiast

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    where can I find my TJ max? I have searched google but cannot find anything.
     
    zvnkt, Dec 7, 2009
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  10. BrandonSi

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    TJUNCTION 105

    Source - http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=40479

    I'm not sure why Intel refers to it a Tj, since that's a measurement of core temperature at any give time. Tj Max is obviously the max Tj temperature when shutdown begins. Whatever you want to call it, the value you're looking for is 105C.
     
    BrandonSi, Dec 7, 2009
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  11. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can try a freeware called "SIW". Its really great and all in one app.
    Download it from here http://www.gtopala.com/
     
    spradhan01, Dec 7, 2009
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