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Even if you have a a water-cooled system like me, you still need to monitor your CPU temps. I work in a very hot room and my poor PC can still get quite hot, which isn’t helped because my system is overclocked. A picture of my system is below just after I’d installed the water-cooling and before I’d tidied up my wiring. I’ve changed a few bits since though (current spec: Windows 7 Build 7100 x64, Q6600, SwiftTech water-cooling, 4GB Ram, Radeon HD 4670):
Two CPU temp monitoring programs that do work with Windows 7 are Real Temp (intel only) and Core Temp (AMD&Intel). My favorite is Real Temp which monitors each core individually, and includes the following features in version 3.o:
Core i7 temperature and frequency support including Turbo mode.- NVIDIA temperature reporting with highest GPU temperature displayed in SLI mode
- Ability to run a file or shutdown based on user defined alarm temperature
- Updated interface with modern XP / Vista style and border in Mini Mode
- Start Minimized Vista issues finally fixed
- New RivaTuner plug-in support
- Extra information on the main screen and the retirement of the toggle button
- Switch to UNICODE for better international support
- Adjustable GUI colors and bold System Tray font option
- TJMax updated based on new Intel documentation and further testing
- Calibration formula simplified
- All new CPU Cool Down Test for a more thorough look at your sensors
- Clock Modulation & Minimize on Close options
- New CPU Load meter, log file headings and Distance to TJMax in the System Tray
- 101 other improvements including initial Windows 7 Beta support
