| Monitoring CPU Temperatures |
| Newer CPUs generate much more heat than older ones did, and as a result a whole new class of cooling devices - heat sinks and CPU fans - has come into existence. Improving your processor's cooling method can improve its reliability greatly and reduce many cooling-induced problems such as program crashes and system lockups. Here is a list of shareware, freeware, utility programs for windows to monitor and change the FrontSideBus speed for many popular motherboards to cool their CPU's. |
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Vcool 1.8 Beta 7 Unlike others CPU coolers (Rain, Waterfall, CPUIdle, etc), Vcool remains efficient with modern CPUs and motherboards. Specifically designed for AMDs (Athlons or Durons) and VIA's KT133A chipset (example : Asus A7V), it is able to cool down the CPU by 10° Celsius. 4/1/2002 Freeware 110k http://vcool.occludo.net/ no longer valid CPUCooL 7.0.15 CPU Cool is a set of tools designed to cool, optimize and monitor your system. Some main features are: The ability to change the FrontSideBus. (With this option you can vary the CPU frequency.) Shutdown Windows by keystroke A configurable Graphics display. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP 3/25/2002 Shareware 1.3mb http://www.podien.onlinehome.de/CPUCOOL.HTM CPUFSB 2.2.6 CPUFSB changes the FrontSideBus speed for many popular motherboards, especially Asus. The CPU frequency is the product of multiplier and FrontSideBus. Many motherboards support that the user can switch the FrontSideBus by programming the new frequency with some commands via the SystemManagementBus, so you could change the CPU frequency while windows is running without leaving the operating system. CPUFSB is an off shoot of CPUCooL. CPUFSB has support for more motherboards but has the registration numbers, so registered users of CPUCooL can use it with the same license. 3/25/2002 706k http://mitglied.lycos.de/podien/CPUFSB.HTM Hmonitor 4.0.4.2 A motherboard monitoring utility program can monitor voltages, up to three CPU and motherboard temperatures, and cooling fan revolutions per minute. The program's interface lets you record and graph the output. Windows 9X/ME/NT/2000/XP http://www.hmonitor.com/ Hot CPU Tester 3.1 Hot CPU Tester Pro is a system health and stability tester. It tests CPU, and virtually all parts of motherboard for errors/bugs and defective parts. It is a burn-in test with uniquely designed state of the art DefectTech engine. DefectTech is a technology developed by OpusWare Enterprise to diagnostic systems regarding its stability and in general computer's health. Hot CPU Tester is currently being used in many labs and governmental organizations around the world, as a reliable stability testing utility. 2/21/2002 Freeware 702k http://www.7byte.com/ Cpu-Z 1.12 CPU-Z is a freeware program that provides information about your CPU including: Processor name and vendor, Core stepping and process, Processor package, Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier, Partial overclock detection, Processor features, including supported instructions sets. L1 and L2 cache informations : location, size, speed, technology. 2/8/2002 Shareware 84k http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.htm FreeMeter 2.7.0 FreeMeter is a Windows utility that helps you keep track of your system's resources, by monitoring, in real time, disk space usage, CPU usage, memory usage and disk transfer rates. FreeMeter can be used for just observing your computer's activity or for diagnosing technical problems. You can customize the display to show just the information you're interested in. You can also place icons in the system tray that depict CPU usage, memory information, and free space on individual drives. You can establish low free-space levels for each drive and have FreeMeter alert you when that level is reached. FreeMeter can also break down your hard-disk usage into a treeview for individual folder analysis. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP 2/6/2002 Freeware 855k http://www.tiler.com/freemeter/ CpuIdle 5.9 CpuIdle lowers the CPU temperature by disabling it when not needed. This prolongs the CPU life (a decrease by 10°C doubles the life span) and cuts power consumption. Unlike normal power management CpuIdle is active all the time and works even when you're actively using your computer! RawPower is a CPU optimization program for Win95/98. Most modern microprocessors contain features that can increase the system performance, sometimes dramatically. Most of the features are especially interesting when memory-intensive applications are being run like in 3D gaming. CpuIdle uses all the advanced mechanisms to keep your CPU cool! 1/29/2002 Shareware 1mb http://www.cpuidle.de/ CpuIdle Pro 5.9 CpuIdle lowers the CPU temperature by disabling it when not needed. This prolongs the CPU life (a decrease by 10°C doubles the life span) and cuts power consumption. Unlike normal power management CpuIdle is active all the time and works even when you're actively using your computer! RawPower is a CPU optimization program for Win95/98/2000. Most modern microprocessors contain features that can increase the system performance, sometimes dramatically. Most of the features are especially interesting when memory-intensive applications are being run like in 3D gaming. CpuIdle uses all the advanced mechanisms to keep your CPU cool! WinNT/2000 1/29/2002 Shareware 1mb http://www.cpuidle.de/ WCPUID 3.0 WCPUID runs on Intel Pentium or compatible CPU that kept CPUID/RDTSC instruction. and runs on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0/5.0 in both Japanese and English languages. In addition, it can also tell you if the CPU supports MMX / 3D-Now! / SSE(KNI) technology. WCPUID can measure any clock speed up to 2 decimal points. Windows http://www.chip.de/downloads_updates/downloads_updates_78768.html CpuIDMax Build 112 (Danish) The program show cache info, model info, cpu speed and lots of others things about the cpu. There are support for all cpu types from K6 to Athlon-4/MP. 10/22/2001 Freeware 224k http://www.cpuid.dk Hardware Sensors Monitor Pro 4.0.2.3 Ultimate software cooler for your CPU. CPU temperature can be decreased up to 30 degrees under Win95/98. This program also monitors and displays hardware parameters collected by the several sensor chips, installed on certain motherboards. Program can monitor voltages, temperatures of CPU and motherboard and cooler fans RPMs. Program can be used under Windows 95/98/2000/NT operating systems on Intel-based personal computers. Wide range of boards and sensors is supported. 8/31/2001 Shareware 560k http://www.hmonitor.com/ Bionic CPU Peeker 2.7 Bionic CPU Peeker is a free system utility that monitors and displays your computer's CPU usage, physical memory usage, and page file usage. It's designed to provide accurate information in a neat, customizable graphical interface. 8/19/2001 Freeware 224k http://www.voodoofiles.com/3920 |