I have recently finished a new build with a 7700K on Asrock Z270 Gaming-ITX/AC. In trying to tune and overclock the thing, I use HWMonitor to get a feel for the temperatures. I notice something I ...

I'm getting about a 20C difference between my ambient (33C) and my cpu temp under about 40% load (53C) using an Athlon XP 1600+. I'm using a (badly?) lapped Thermaltake Volcano II and a thin layer of ...

Your PC is made up of several different hardware components, the most important of which is the CPU. The CPU acts as the brain for your PC, and as such, you’re going to need to keep it running in ...

About a year ago, my computer started acting funny. It would freeze up, applications would randomly crash, and I even got a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) or two. After a few hours of suffering through ...

Needing to know how to check CPU temperature can come in clutch if you’ve noticed your PC struggling or overheating. It’s also something to keep an eye on if you’ve been debating investing in a CPU ...

Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint program to monitor CPU temperature. Core Temp works on Windows 2000, XP and 2003 (both 32bit and 64bit versions). Windows Vista 32bit is fully ...

The very latest version of Core Temp is here with version 1.17 being the first update of the software in close to 10 months, and the very first update of 2021. Core Temp 1.17 has support for AMD's Zen ...

If you're looking for authoritative information on how much cooling is enough for your CPU, you'll be hard-pressed to find an answer. While we all know that modern processors need some degree of ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.