Is there a program to monitor the Intel 4th generation processors that's pretty accurate? or am I better off checking the temps in the motherboard Bios? I'm using the latest version of Core Temp but, it reads about 10 degrees (C.) cooler than what the bios reads. which is 38-40 in bios and 28-32 in core temp with stock cooler. I've still got to get a better cooler. I broke two push pins on my Arctic 7 cooler removing it before I figured out they pulled straight up. It was 4 years ago since I installed it and my memory isn't what it used to be.
My Computer
At a glance
windows 7 Professional 64-bitintel i5 4670kG.SKILL 1866mhz. 16GB. (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3...HIS RADEON 4850 PCIE 2.0 ver.
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
intel i5 4670k
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-A
Memory
G.SKILL 1866mhz. 16GB. (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
CoreTemp is an excellent program for monitoring CPU temperatures. You can set it show the temperature of each CPU core in the notification area of the taskbar. It will not interfere with any other programs (I found Speccy will cause Macrium Reflect to crash).
At lower temperatures, no CPU temperature monitoring program is going to be completely accurate (the actual range depends on the CPU) but at higher temperatures, where you need to be accurate, they will be pretty accurate.
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK
One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK