How to view CPU temperature

The problem of heating electronic components in computing devices is a real headache for engineers. At one time, the departure of progress from the once-traditional electronic tubes to semiconductor technologies was caused not only by the desire to reduce the size and increase the density of the assembly of nodes, but also to reduce the power consumption. And since the lower the current, the lower the heat emission, it is thus possible to "kill several birds with one stone", achieving a revolutionary reduction in the amount of heating. But the formed reserve quickly exhausted: the density of transistor placement on the crystal increased, the frequencies increased, and the optimization of logic circuits allowed, if necessary, to load all the nodes by 100%.

As a result, every owner of a personal computer (including portable x86 models) simply has to know how to look at the CPU temperature. And all because miniaturization has led to the creation of microcircuits with an area of not more than 1 cm, but consumed by electric power of about 100 watts. In other words, every millimeter of surface emits 1 W of heat or, more understandably, such a square with sides of 10 × 10 cm would scatter a kilowatt. Therefore, it is very important to understand well the question "What is the temperature of the processor?", Which, in fact, is just such a chip. Surprisingly, many computer system owners do not even know about it, subsequently wondering why the computer began to "brake", programs - often hanging up, and the noise from the system unit for some reason resembles the buzz of an airplane taking off. It's all him - overheating due to a malfunction of the heat-rejecting system. But it's so easy to look at the temperature of the processor and, if necessary, perform the prophylactic of cooling systems, without waiting for the "sand to sprinkle" from the system unit and, in the most direct sense, will smell burnt.

To remove heat, active cooling is used: the radiator is made of finned heat-consuming material and a fan, which forcibly creates a directed air flow. It is often possible to meet solutions with heat pipes that improve the efficiency of the system. Each processor is characterized by an acceptable temperature, at which the operability is maintained. Its value can be found on the manufacturer's website or on the box from the chip. See the processor temperature allows special programs. This diagnostic complex SiSoft Sandra, alternative to it Aida64 or more simple Speed Fan, CPU_Z, Hardware Monitor and others. You can view the CPU temperature without any third-party programs - in the corresponding BIOS item (Delete button immediately after turning on the computer).

For example, in AIDA64 it is necessary to proceed to the "Sensors" section of the "Computer" item. Here, "CPU" means "CPU". By the way, there is another way to measure the temperature of the processor - using external hardware.
Thus, some cases are equipped with a small LCD display that displays the fan speeds and heating of key components (readings are taken by means of temperature sensors).

Let's note an important point: the developer's site specifies the maximum heating for this brand of processor. This means that the lower the value, the better.