I've used to run Motherboard Monitor on my old AthonXP to monitor cpu, mobo and hdd temp, cpu load, voltages etc. Most important thing is that MBM used to show all temps you've choosed in system tray, and the setup was very easy!
Now, running a Core2 duo E4300, SpeedFan sounds the better choice even showing only Core0 in systray, or whatever you choose but you have only one choice. And it's not easy to setup!
After a long research I've found this: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/221745-29-core-quad-temperature-guide
OS WinXP Pro SP3.
Everything looks fine after that guide, but have you any other tip?

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skildude wrote I'm surprised that Intel doesn't provide a monitor of their own.

Intel really have one called TAT but that tool support only Mobile processors.
I'm running a Gigabyte mobo. They have a tool for that as well called Easy Tune but you get only the program icon on the tray when it is running and there's nothing you can setup to the tray.
It's most like Asus Probe, with more features to change cpu and memory frequency on the fly. Better than Asus Probe IMHO.
Everest Ultimate can show anything you want in system tray, but you have to pay or just try it for 90 days free.
So, I'm going to stick with Speed Fan.

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MBM, I miss you. :(

Used to love the little dials on the desktop. one glance you could see what mhz, temp, voltage, fan speed you would need. When running a fleet, it's tough to remember what each blade is clocked too, it was so nice to have it listed right there.

Core temp, HWMonitor, RealTemp, Speedfan all read the actual core temp, not the under chip sensor like the mobo makers utilities do. As you see in the article linked above, Intel never published the TJunction of the new 45nm cpu's, so authors have took it upon themselves to guesstimate it. Current trends of thought seems to favor RealTemp for the 45nm Q9xxx and e9xxx series cpu's.

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