So I'm building my watercooled PC. It's a very simple CPU only loop. I'm not OC'ing, I'm going more for quiet operation.

However, the PC isn't going to have a console. I'm going to be installing Linux and using it as a general web/email/media server. So I'll be running it 24/7 and I'll be not monitoring it on a regular basis. I'll probably setup a cron job to look at the acpi cpu temp, but I also purchased this bay device which has temperature sensors:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=25759

I have a Core i3 CPU with the Apogee XT block. The motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2.

Any idea how I should place the sensor on the CPU so I get relatively close and accurate temps? I've seen all sorts of suggestions on the web, with the closest one to watercooling suggesting placing it on the back of the motherboard which confused me. How do you do that without shorting out the board?