Windows 7: MB & CPU Temp

Might try installing RealTemp 3.70 as many of us trust it's reading. Then stress your system for several minutes. I have found that my particular water cooler needs about 5-10 minutes at least to show an increase in temps from 0% load to 100% load. Also, unless you are just testing and interested in the numbers, the idle temps don't mean much.....you just want your load temps in check.

Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors. Each core on these processors has a digital thermal sensor (DTS) that reports temperature data relative to TJMax which is the safe maximum operating core temperature for the CPU. As your CPU heats up, your Distance to TJMax will decrease. If it reaches zero, your processor will start to thermal throttle or slow down so maximizing your distance away from TJMax will help your computer run at full speed and