Temperature sensors inside `stuff`

[Rastalovich]

Whether within u`r cpu, gfxcard, drives, mobo - there is a byte value (these days stored as a word), that represents the value of the temp within a device. AFAIK.

Now, u have product A`s software display thing for temps, the likes of Speedfan, and oem stuff.

Thinking on the logical side of things, ask the device for the value and the value is returned, why would any other software temp reader be better than an oem one ?

Arguments on polling times perhaps - averages - actualls.

But people swear by one or the other. (and of course they`re always +/- a % as with all devices)

 

[Allsorts]

I've noticed that nTune, MBM5, etc. seem to report identical temps so I guess they are all doing the same mathematical Hokey Cokey in calculating the temperature. Maybe some people swear by one program simply because of the additional features (overclocking, alarms, etc.)?

Me? I swear by MBM5.

 

[llwyd]

Some applications use algorithms to basically guess the temp, which sometimes doesnt work with newer architectures

Then there is the whole T-junction thing, which is why nothing reliably reads the E4300 temps lol