I've just upgraded my main system from a Core 2 Duo E6600 to an i7 860 & noticed upon installing the Intel reporting software that I couldn't know the core(s) temperature but only the processor ...

When you own a business, you rely on your computer to help you manage finances, check your email and work on projects. The processor controls every action the machine performs. If you never turn off ...

CPU monitoring utilities have a reputation problem, and it is not about accuracy so much as the junk that often rides along with them. In a landscape crowded with ad-supported dashboards and bloated ...

Overheating of the CPU caused by a temperature problem is definitely a bad sign, as it can destroy the processor and can cause instabilities in the hardware of the system. If you are experiencing a ...

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 ...

With newer and faster processors running at speeds of multiple gigahertz per second, dealing with power dissipation is becoming a formidable challenge for mechanical and thermal engineers. And it's ...

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 ...

Since the processor came for review with the MSI Enthusiast Gaming kit, the box it came in is not typical. A cardboard parallelepiped with a huge amount of foam inside contains the processor itself ...

Checking out the temperature of your Mac is important to help it last a long time, and can be useful to diagnose any issues you may be having with overheating components. Newer models of Mac like the ...

As good as the Fenrir is, it was only able to overclock the i7-980X EE CPU to 4.4GHz without the processor temperature spiraling out of control. In the end, the CPU temperature stabilised at 97°C, ...

A CPU fan is more than just a fan. It is attached to CPU with power pins/wires and a sensor that tells it how fast to run. If the CPU is heating, the sensor will make the fan run faster. As such, the ...

I think I may be losing my mind, but I'm hoping someone out there can confirm or at least explain the phenomenon I'm trying to figure out. My office is small, has but one climate control vent, and is ...