Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[unclewebb]

My mistake. I was thinking about the original Core i7-920 retail CPUs that had a maximum core temperature of 100C but you're right, some of the newer Core i CPUs go to 101C like your Core i7-980X and I think some of the mobile Core i CPUs top out at 105C.

After this point, even if the CPU gets hotter, the sensor will keep outputting the same data and won't go any higher than whatever TJMax is for the CPU. I used to be able to trick the Core 2 based CPUs and still get some data out of them but Intel blocked this little trick in the Core i design. Coincidence I'm sure.

With a normal sized font and the Three Digit option, you won't be able to see all three digits very well because there is a very limited amount of space in the system tray. For testing, switch to Fahrenheit and you'll see what I mean. The only way to see three digits is to use a tiny font. I use Celsius so I prefer not using the 3 digit option. When the temperature gets up to say 101C, by default, RealTemp will drop the first one and show that temperature as 01 in the system tray. If you are overclocking and running your computer on the ragged edge, I think you will know that 01 means 101C and not 1C. 1C or 5C will show up as the single digit 1 or 5 without the zero in front of it.

Thanks for sharing RealTemp with others that don't hang out at XS.