Power Watch For Monitoring CPU Temperatures

[Aakarshan.d]

hi there........

As most of us know that on how high does our CPU temperatures go and especially when it is on gaming boards. I want to know which are the best available brands for temperature checking of CPU.
Also if someone can provide few features regarding that brand then it will be very beneficial and easy to judge that product...........

Please provide some views ...........

Your views will be appreciated.........

[Rawko]

Aerocool Power Watch BLACK-EN42307 For detecting CPU temperatures:

Key Features:

• Detects & controls 4 sets of temperatures and fan speeds
• Auto / Manual setting
• Switch between Celsius or Fahrenheit
• Color display
• Alarm temperature warning
• Drive Bays: 2 x 5.25" bays
• Color coded 5V and 12V Power USB reads and writes USB2.0 and also serves as multi-purpose charger or connector for other peripherals
• External CD/DVD/Combo
• 3.5" HD-External Box
• LCD monitor
• Scanner

About Usage:

5V or 12V PoweredUSB connectors can ONLY be used for products with 5V or 12V power input respectively.

Some products such as 3.5"external HDD may require both 5V and 12V power input simultaneously and therefore the PoweredUSB function does not apply to such products.

Please check the voltage requirement of your products before charging it with PoweredUSB.

User Application:

• Detect and adjustable for 4 sets of temperatures.
  
• Detect and adjustable 4 sets of fan speeds.
  
• Adjustable alarm temperature.
  
• Celsius or Fahrenheit display.
  
• Alarm will buzz if temperature detected is over the alarm temperature settings.
  
• Alarm will buzz if fan speed drops below the settings or fail to work at all.
  
• Can switch between auto and manual mode for each channel individually.

Product Comprises of:

• Channel indicator
• Alarm temperature display
• Temperature channel indicator
• Current temperature reading
• Current temperature display
• 24Hr. time display
• Fan speed indicator
• Auto / Manual mode indicator
• Fan channel indicator

[deoWo]

Monitor CPU temperature using Core Temp:

Current semiconductor CPUs like Intel’s Core 2 and AMD’s Athlon along with their more advanced offspring have a technology called DTS (Digital Temperature Signal) that can provide the temperature of each core of the CPU. If you are interested, a more detailed “how it works” article is located here. This is useful if you suspect that your computer is overheating. You might need to fix your fan or internal cooling system if the readings are not

It is a small but powerful program written by Arthur Liberman. You should be able to run it on both XP and Vista. The two most important things to notice on the Temp core window is the ID of the CPU and the temperature of each core.

It is worth commending the developer who worked on this software for making it run on minimal footprint.Besides core temp readings, there are information like TCaseMax and TDP that can help you determine “overclockability” and heat build-up .

You can also Google your CPU’s model to determine the maximum temperature. When you get this number, you can compare it with your core temp readings.

If you see that they are near or core readings are exceeding your supposed to be “maximum limit” – you might need to add a heat sink or fan on your processor. On my old PC, the thermal paste conducting the heat sink and the core of the CPU was worn out and it caused the heat to build up on the CPU since the heat can’t reach the heat sink.

That was the time I learned the value of the thermal paste – it was a costly lesson so I hope you will not make this mistake when handling CPUs.

you can download this software from:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Windows...ore-Temp.shtml

[RoninBlade]

SilverStone Black SST-FP52 Eudemon Temperature Monitor:

To alleviate the increasing trend of higher fan noise, we created an award-winning smart fan controller that doubles as a system monitor and an alarm clock. After a brief setup, the FP52 will take control of your most important fans so there are no constant user interventions or monitoring needed as fans change speeds by themselves based on temperature. Coupled with a smoothly finished aluminum bezel, the FP52 is truly the intelligent choice for both seeking performance and style.

The SST-FP52 will fit in any 5.25" drive bay. It gives out three temperatures and can monitor and control the speeds of up to three fans. Also feature alarms, date and time display and power and HDD activity indicator.

Features:

• Back Light LCD Display
• 3 Sets Of Temperature Display (CPU ,SYS ,HDD)
• 3 Sets Of Fan Speed Display (CPU ,SYS ,HDD)
• Alarm Clock Display
• Alarm Speaker Display
• Date And Time Display
• Power And HDD Sign Display

Specification:

• Front Panel Material: Aluminum
• Body Material: Steel
• Device Space: 5.25" Bay
• Fan Voltage: 12V
• Display Temperature Range: 0ºC - 100ºC
• Alarm Temperature Settings: 65ºC Alarme 1 Min.

[Fabian]

CoolIT Systems MTEC Control Center Thermoelectric Liquid Cooling Controller

The CoolIT Systems MTEC Control Center Thermoelectric Liquid Cooling Controller is an advanced PC liquid chiller monitoring and regulation solution. This fully-featured PCB and host application software package regulates the power supplied to CoolIT’s chillers and monitors the health of your PC. Microcontroller based, this module can adjust the TEC (Thermoelectric Cooler or Peltier Device) and fan power according to user specified coolant target temperatures, utilizing Predictive Cooling Technology.

Key Features:

1. Set-up Wizard
   
2. CPU Temperature and usage monitoring (works on up to 2 CPUs)
   
3. CoolIT chiller coolant temperature monitoring
   
4. CoolIT chiller power level monitoring
   
5. Pump and fan status indication.
   
6. System shutdown capability on pump failure.
   
7. Predictive Cooling Operating mode:
   
8. User configured coolant target temperature.
   
9. Proactive cooling based on temperature and CPU usage.
   
10. Configured to specific CoolIT chiller and cooled components for best
11. performance in any situation.
    
12. Custom Cooling Operating mode:
    
13. User configured coolant target temperature.
    
14. Reactive cooling based on temperature.
    
15. User configurable maximum and minimum power levels for full control of noise
16. and performance characteristics.
    
17. Graphing of critical data:
    
18. 2D and 3D display.
    
19. 3D graph rotation/elevation control.
    
20. Adjustable information update rate (display and graph) for full control of
21. system performance impact.
    
22. Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature display.
    
23. Screen-capture capability.
    
24. Full power control for each CoolIT Chiller.
    
25. Customizable interface graphics (skin).

Technical Specification:

Technical Connections:

Connector:
(x2) 2x2, Mini-Fit Jr., male
(Molex 39-29-1048)
Pinout: 1 & 3 are 12V
2 & 4 are GND

Mate: 2x2 Molex Mini-Fit Jr., female

• Fan Connections:

Connector:
(x6) Standard 3-pin Friction Lock
(Molex 22-27-2031)
Pinout: 1 is GND
2 is 12V
3 is N/A

• Pump Connections

Connector:
(x2) Standard 3-pin Friction Lock
(Molex 22-27-2031)
Pinout: 1 is GND
2 is 12V
3 is Tach

• USB Connection:

Connector:
(x1) Standard 5-pin internal USB
Pinout: 1 is PWR
2 is D-
3 is D+
4 is GND
5 is N/A

• Temperature Sensor Connection:

Connector:
Molex 70551-0002
Pinout: 1 is 12V
2 is Signal
3 is GND

Wire-to-board connector: National LM35 Temperature Sensor cable

• Power Requirements:

Boreas configuration: 155W (12V)
Aero configuration: 80W (12V)
Eliminator configuration: 56W (12)
Maximum output power available: 310W (12V)

• Hardware Support:

Processors: Supports up to 2 system processors
Cores: Supports up to 8 cores per processor
CoolIT products: Supports up to 2 CoolIT Products

• Software Requirements:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Other: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0