Everyone knows what temperature is and how dangerous it is for any living creature. The same applies to laptop computers. Increased temperatures on the processor can lead to failure of both the CPU itself and the rest of your computer. To avoid this, you need a gadget to measure the temperature of the processor.
Quick and easy
If you use the operating system versions prior to Windows Vista, then the processor temperature gadget for Windows 7 is not available to you. However, what if the need for monitoring this parameter remains relevant? You have several options for finding out the information you need.
- Third party programs. They can not be called gadgets, because they do not work constantly and do not monitor the characteristics of the processor in real time. An example of such an application is AIDA 64 utility. With an intuitive interface, this program will help you find out the necessary data. If you run it and go to the "Sensors" tab in the left menu, then on the right you can see everything you need.
- BIOS Another way to find out the parameter in question without using the gadget for Windows 7. To get into it, you need to press the F2 or F3 key when you turn on the PC. Going to the standard settings (Standart CMOS features), select the item "Energy" (Power). There you can see the current processor temperature and configure the computer to turn off automatically when this parameter reaches a certain value.
From supplier
Manufacturers of motherboards and processors often independently produce programs and gadgets to support their equipment. Among them you can find utilities for determining the temperature of the processor. Let's look at some of them.
- For example, Intel has released a processor temperature gadget for Windows 7 called the Intel Core Series. Version 2.5 is currently available. This is a convenient tool that allows you to determine the temperature of the processor cores and the load of RAM.
- Or another AMD processor temperature gadget. CPU Speed Intel or AMD Professional is a program adapted to determine the speed of the processor and its main characteristics, including heating.
What can be said about such applications? In most cases, they are adapted to work exclusively with spare parts of a particular manufacturer, so their use can be difficult.
Free access
Finally, we come to the very essence of the issue. Which processor temperature gadget for Windows 7 is best used on a home computer? A significant part of such programs is distributed free of charge, and you can download them on any file hosting service. Let's look at the most popular gadget options.
- All CPU Meter. This program was created as a gadget and indicator of the load of the central processor and the memory of a personal computer. It is quite compact, but this affects the functionality. Despite the fact that this gadget supports multi-core processors, it is not able to show the entire temperature.
- A rather peculiar Rockstar extras gadget includes functions assembled "in a heap" by incomprehensible logic. But at the same time, it is able to display such parameters as processor and memory utilization, CPU and video card temperatures, information about the hard drive and the basket.
- The most optional CPU temperature gadget for Windows 7 is Core Temp. As the name implies, this program is highly specialized, which gives it certain advantages. For example, the speed and accuracy of determining the temperature of the processor in real time, as well as the hard disk space, which is very small.
Your choice
As you can see, there are many ways and gadgets to determine the temperature inside your system unit. Whatever choice you make, each of the presented methods will help you cope with the task.
And a couple of small tips to conclude. If you are going to “overclock” the processor, first take care of additional cooling and raise the temperature threshold in “BIOS” at which the personal computer automatically shuts down.