Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[unclewebb]

The VID that most programs are displaying seems to be motherboard dependent and changes to your C1E / SpeedStep settings in the bios or in the Power Options settings in Windows will effect what programs report for VID.

During testing yesterday on a Dell Core2Duo laptop, RealTemp reported 4 different VID values as the mobile chip transitioned from idle to full load.

In my post above:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1409

there are screen shots of two different values and here's a third screen shot during testing last night.



There were 4 different VID values displayed for the same processor in the same motherboard:

1.0625
1.1375
1.2125
1.2750

This motherboard / chip combo also displayed 4 different multiplier transitions.
x6.0 , x8.0, x10.0 , x12.0

Both CPU-Z, when set to report VID, and RealTemp were reporting the exact same numbers for MHz and VID during these transitions. CoreTemp 0.99 also reported these changes but it was reporting slightly different values that were a little lower. CoreTemp reported 0.9500 for the minimum VID and 1.1625 for the maximum.

In my opinion, the way users are comparing VID numbers is meaningless. Everyone assumes that a low VID means that you have a "good", highly overclockable chip but if VID changes depending on the motherboard you're using then whatever all these programs, including RealTemp, is displaying may not mean a hell of a lot. The Intel documentation for reading VID is about as clear as it is for trying to figure out TjMax.

loonym: I think you noticed this VID problem with RealTemp when you ran the same CPU on two different boards. Did both boards have the same maximum VID at full load or were they both different?

Nano74: RealTemp 2.61 is in beta testing right now but I like it's smaller size and likely increased stability better already. Go to TechPowerUp and download version 2.60 and then you can go to my beta section and download version 2.61 and copy the new RealTemp.exe file into your RealTemp folder and replace the version 2.60 exe file.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/3/...alTempBeta.zip

I don't like changing the main download until I get some feedback from XS users who have been a great source of ideas and the main reason why RealTemp has become a decent little temp monitoring program.

Edit: Thanks Nano74: for calling my hard work s-h-i-t. What do you know about TjMax that I don't know? If you are convinced that it is some other value than enter that value into RealTemp and be happy. Please post your vast knowledge about TjMax so we can all be enlightened.