Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

minklein reviewed v1.1 on Jul 4, 2016

Well done, ver 1.1 works great, all info for my setup is correct and settings are saved. 5930@4114 Great little utility.

chrispaul reviewed v1.0 RC6 on Feb 17, 2014

5 stars

FatBastard reviewed v1.0 RC5 on Mar 4, 2013

Nice program...

JeremyP reviewed v1.0 RC4 on Oct 17, 2012

minklein

Yeah. It's really really hard clicking on the button that says

"Skip all free offers"

isn't it?

minklein reviewed v1.0 RC2 on Sep 9, 2011

I give it a 2 for effort, 99.5 works better.

The installer wants to put a bunch of bloatware garbage on your system, for that it gets a 1. It recognizes a 990x as a 930, but then 99.5 comes up as an Intel Atom cpu. Everything else works great on 99.5, 1.0 will not save settings. Check the box that says "start with windows" and it comes up with an error message and crashes.

I am using a Asus Rampage x58 and Win64.

djb247365 reviewed v1.0 RC1 on Aug 19, 2011

I've been using this without an issue. Works good, and it's pretty accurate. I don't use the installer, but instead, just use the portable version and run the app from it's own folder. Works well for me.

Nighted reviewed v1.0 RC1 on Aug 19, 2011

Wow this new "InstallIQ" installer is a major buzzkill. Nice work guys, here's 1 star until you drop this garbage. >:(

mamisano reviewed v1.0 RC1 on Aug 19, 2011

I love the application and have been using it for years.

Unfortunately the download link here and the main one on the Core Temp website use "InstallIQ" to install the program. InstallIQ requires you change your start page and default search engine to Yahoo, installs cookies and adds registry keys.

If you want to bypass what I would consider adware / spyware, visit the Core Temp site, and click on Extras below the main download link. This will allow you do download the standalone installation packages.

jetz reviewed v0.99.7.7 on Aug 2, 2010

Turns out it does read my thuban. Had to change a bios setting in ch4.

jetz reviewed v0.99.6.1 on May 10, 2010

Still does not show my AMD 1090T temps :(

us3r reviewed v0.99.6.0 on Apr 27, 2010

This version has few bugs.

Artem S. Tashkinov reviewed v0.99.6.0 on Apr 27, 2010

@maxxowar

Athlon XP M doesn't have an embedded temperature sensor, you are obviously ranting without a reason.

maxxowar reviewed v0.99.5.26 on Aug 4, 2009

It doesn't see my AMD Athlon XP-M Barton 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200 * 11 = 2200Mhz).

Andy Dean reviewed v0.99.5.20 Beta on Apr 14, 2009

Nice this release now has signed drivers. No more using f8 at bootup.

This continues to be the best cpu temp monitor available.

Somnambulator reviewed v0.99.5.14 Beta on Feb 27, 2009

This is the 32bit version. 64bit version can be found on the website in the forums under Beta. 64bit is required on 64bit Windows. unfortunately this latest beta build does not have signed drivers and fails to load under Vista 64 even with driver signature checking turned off.

there's a chance it's not a signed driver issue but CoreTemp 64 still fails to load regardless. gets a 1. all previous versions, inclkuding betas, get a 5 from me b/c it's the best of all the CPU temp programs, the simplest to use, and the bets supported. unfortunately this version doesnt work at all for me even after deleted the settings ini.

DJHasis reviewed v0.99.5.14 Beta on Feb 25, 2009

Works perfectly with my turion on 32 bit vista.
No problems found, at least not yet.

Release Notes:
http://www.alcpu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=562

neverlander reviewed v0.99.5 Build 13 on Feb 25, 2009

I cant tell alot about this utility because it says it doesn't support my Pentium D 2,4 Ghz. But I give it a "three" for its idea.

SledgeDG reviewed v0.99.3 on Oct 8, 2008

Please make a VISTA-Version that doesn't require administrative privileges, so it could be run from startup folder.
It's extremely annoying to get the infamous popup at every log on:

Windows has blocked some start-up programs.
Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts.
Click here to view blocked programs

I tried to change the manifest. to no avail

-DG

freeza reviewed v0.99.3 on Aug 22, 2008

........Too bad that I also have SpeedFan and vista x64 with no problems at all...... lol

ninjeratu reviewed v0.99.3 on Aug 22, 2008

I like this a lot!

SpeedFan is more advanced, but Core Temp has a lesser footprint in my system. I also had issues with driver crashes in Vista64 which turned out to be SpeedFan's core driver.
SpeedFan in Vista 64 is just a bundle of problems with driver signing. Core Temp works like a charm.

Got an Intel Core family CPU and only want to see current core temperatures? Get this.
Want advanced features and/or have an AMD and/or an older Intel CPU? Get SpeedFan.

Aloof reviewed v0.99 Beta on May 3, 2008

Good program all-around. Never had any issues.

Those complaining about a temp difference between SpeedFan should do some research - SpeedFan generally requires a 15C offset because of the sensors it utilizes to measure temps.

Somnambulator reviewed v0.98 on Apr 23, 2008

best stand alone Core and Core2 temp monitor available. simple GUI, easy to use, log file output support, G15 keyboard LCD support.
new version mainly adds better Intel 45nm support.

photonboy reviewed v0.98 on Apr 23, 2008

Seems to work great and is accurate for my X2 4800+ (S939).

Perfect for making sure your cooling solution is adequate or even tweaking it further to minimize noise/cooling ratio especially with large after-market heatsinks.

TDP:
If you spend a lot of time designing your computer you should note the maximum heat used by the CPU and the minimum (idle). For example, my X2 4800+ uses a max of 85Watts but in idle uses only about 7.8 Watts (so 50% may be around 50Watts).

For basic websurfing more efficient CPU's might use an average of 10 Watts which is great for internal heat and noise, however an NVidia 8800GT graphics card uses about 42 Watts in IDLE (Some SLI=4x100Watts=400Watts). This is one reason many love the ATI HD3870 which is slightly less powerful for most games but idles at about 18Watts. Most noticeably this reduces the Power Supply Unit's fan but probably also the graphics card.

*If you are using this tool, it's worth finding the Idle/Minimum, Maximum power and other characteristics to optimize your system. Look into HybridPower by NVidia which has products coming soon. It can turn OFF the power to the addon Graphics cards (even 4xSLI) and use an efficient onboard solution. I'd wait for ATI's solution then compare.

Sorry for the long post but I think some people will find it useful (the type that would use this tool).

iLLz reviewed v0.98 on Apr 23, 2008

For those that rate it down because it doesn't support older P4 Intel Processors, well it is called: CORETEMP not P4TEMP. Geez.... can't get anymore self explanatory than that. No need to rate it down for something you could have easily figured out by visiting their website or simply reading the name of the program. Also for those that are reading relative low temps in the teens, be sure you dont have CoreTemp set to show the difference between current temp and tjmax.

omertocarlos reviewed v0.97.1 on Mar 14, 2008

Speedfan says my core temp. is 23C but this program 39C.

tommyb709 reviewed v0.97.1 on Mar 14, 2008

newest version says my core #1 is 13C, and my core #2 is 1C.

PC Probe says 35C.

Core Temp still not close.

BlackAle reviewed v0.97.1 on Mar 13, 2008

Speedfan is no fuss too, though provides temperatures for everything in your system that reports them.

teranova52 reviewed v0.97 on Mar 12, 2008

NO SUPPORT for P4 single core ..

Dreimanis reviewed v0.97 on Mar 8, 2008

exactly as below. full stars.

etmare reviewed v0.97 on Mar 7, 2008

Simply great piece of software! I was satisfied also with previous version and have no problem with it. Full stars...

tommyb709 reviewed v0.97 on Mar 6, 2008

Well, 9.6 said my processor was running at -11C.
9.7 is closer (9C core 1, -5C core 2), but still outside the realm of the possible.
Still useless.

guti reviewed v0.96.1 on Jan 16, 2008

Quite compact, but with a few number of supported CPU (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/supportlist.html).

Hope it will be improved soon.

davygiven reviewed v0.96 on Jan 3, 2008

There's a supported CPU list on the developers website. It's not the softwares fault if you don't do atleast a tiny bit of research before installing it.

The software is brilliant at what it does. Highly regarded amongst those wishing to push there systems to the max.

gateroom reviewed v0.96 on Jan 2, 2008

Poor quality, didn't recognise the dual core (Intel)

tommyb709 reviewed v0.96 on Jan 2, 2008

I sincerely doubt that my processor is running at -11C.

gundamboyzack reviewed v0.96 on Jan 2, 2008

Didn't work for me. Would be nice if it gave a general idea it won't work on older processors (P4/AthlonXP)

rhinohide reviewed v0.9.54 Beta on Dec 14, 2007

Excellent. Does one thing and does it well.
This is the utility that all the hardware sites recommend using to calibrate your other temp monitoring software that may not have been updated to reflect the way Intel Core2 processors report temperatures. Speedfan would be the more fully featured alternative.

melkor reviewed v0.9.54 Beta on Aug 23, 2007

Works for me great. Not as configurable as SpeedFan.

ir0nw0lf reviewed v0.9.54 Beta on Aug 22, 2007

Great little program. The first two items in the fix list I ran into recently, glad they are fixed now.

hondaman reviewed v0.9.54 Beta on Aug 22, 2007

The obvious choice for overclocking. Small. Simple. Works.

cltx99 reviewed v0.9.54 Beta on Aug 22, 2007

didn't work at all.

therube reviewed v0.9.54 Beta on Aug 22, 2007

Version 0.95.4 - 22nd August, 2007

- Fix: Core Temp causes restarts/BSODs on start.
- Fix: Core Temp causes hard shutdowns on some AMD systems.
- Fix: System tray icons are black squares on less than 32bit desktops.
- Fix: Some other minor bugs fixed.

- Add: Support new Intel CPUs.

http://www.alcpu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137