On Feb 18, 3:31 am, JohnMatt...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Feb 18, 11:49 am, pg <pen...@catholic.org> wrote:
>
> > My PC has a MSI motherboard, with Presler (PentiumD) CPU. The PentiumD
> > core is superheated, and I need to find a utility that can monitor the
> > CPU temperature.
>
> Could be overheating.
> Take a cover off & clean out the dust, put an external fan on & see if
> it behaves with the extra cooling. Make sure all the fans ( including
> the power supply ) are spinning fast, with the power off, give them a
> spin with a matchstick to make sure they not stuck.
> Information about cleaning computer componentshttp://www.computerhope.com/cleaning.htmhttp://www.wiscocomputing.com/articles/maintenance.htmhttp://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4compcare.htmlhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial118.html
> Getting The Grunge Out Of Your PC, Fred Langa cleans the dirtiest PC
> he can find, and along the way shows you how you can easily tackle
> yours.http://www.informationweek.com/story...articleID=6040...
> Quiet noisy computer fans with a drop of oilhttp://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6255-5034842.html?tag=tt
>
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> Maximum CPU temperatureshttp://www.tongfamily.com/guide_to_pcs/001386.htmlhttp://www20.tomshardware.com/cpu/20010917/http://www.heatsink-guide.com/2hotornot.htm
> AMDhttp://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpuprices/head_amd.htm
> Intelhttp://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/CS-007999.htm
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> Motherboard/CPU temperaturehttp://www.coolmon.org/http://mbm.livewiredev.com/http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Thanks, JohnMatt, for very handy links. :-)