Maximum CPU Temperature
A lot of users want to know what is the maximum temperature processors can work at, seeing that all processors currently heat up a lot and many coolers available on the market are unable to cool them down correctly.
To start off, the temperature of a processor can be gauged via a sensor on the motherboard, under the processor. Almost every motherboard comes with a program for reading this sensor; you can find on the Internet many programs for this purpose, such as Motherboard Monitor and Hardware Sensors Monitor (both downloadable at http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/page/download_overclock).
Motherboard Monitor is really neat not only because it stays on the system tray (see Figure 1) but because you can set up alarms on it, i.e. if your CPU reaches a certain trigger temperature you set the software will warn you. It also monitors the system’s fans and the power supply voltage. If you play with overclocking this software is a must, since processors tend to heat more when they are overclocked.more
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