CPU Temp monitor

[Old Rabbit]

I had a cpu cooling fan fail a while back. I since replaced it along with a better cooler.

What I was asking is if anyone knows of a good task bar monitor for CPU temp. I
have seen a few freebee's on the net , but does anyone know of any that  don't
have a bunch of adware tied to them.

I am using win 7pro. 64bit

[Weisseman]

I've used several programs to monitor temperatures but I don't know if any can sit in the task bar to do it. It seems this one can though: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

Any particular reason you need to see the temp or just curiosity?

[Old Rabbit]

Mostly curiosity to see how different uses affect the CPU temperature.  When the fan failed the
CPU got rather hot a few times before I figgured out what was causing my computer to turn off. Since
the CPU wasn't locking up. I didn't think to check the fan more than once. Apparently the sleave bearing
was getting a little dry, causing the fan to hangup intermittently..

Fortuantly there was a safety shut off, or I likely would have had to purchase a new CPU.  That's  the
second CPU fan I've had to replace in the past 20 years.   Not the same computer though. 

[Ziel]

If you're running Windows 7, I think there are some desktop widget that you can install that would show this. Not all resource monitoring widgets offer temperature displays, but I know some are out there that do.

[greenfox]

Normally, I like a utility called 'conky' for this sort of thing, but since you're using Windows 7, that's probably not the best option.
I've heard a lot about a very similar utility for Windows called "Rainmeter" (http://rainmeter.net/), which I believe has plugins for both CPU temperature monitoring and taskbar customizations; perhaps there is a plugin that overlaps those categories.

[Old Rabbit]

Thanks for the response all. I did download the Core Temp monitor.  Currently it's running
at 17C with power consumption at 95 watts. A FX 6100 running at 3.3 gigahertz.

When I was running warcraft last night it peaked at 34C.. averaged around 32C.

Sooooo my new fan and cooler seem to be keeping my CPU cool.