Alternative Intel (DP35DP) system/temperature monitor?

[John Doe]

Anyone know offhand, is there an alternative utility for measuring
chipset and CPU temperature on P35 chipset Intel mainboards?

My experience might not be the same as everyone else's, but
Intel's Desktop Utilities is consistently buggy on my DP35DP, the
system tray icon tends to disappear once when the pointer moves
over it (apparently meaning that the program had terminated). That
might happen only once during a Windows session, maybe restarting
the utility completely solves the problem, but it is annoying.

Thanks.

 

[VanguardLH]

Anyone know offhand, is there an alternative utility for measuring
chipset and CPU temperature on P35 chipset Intel mainboards?

My experience might not be the same as everyone else's, but
Intel's Desktop Utilities is consistently buggy on my DP35DP, the
system tray icon tends to disappear once when the pointer moves
over it (apparently meaning that the program had terminated). That
might happen only once during a Windows session, maybe restarting
the utility completely solves the problem, but it is annoying.

Thanks.

Ever try SpeedFan? Besides monitoring temperatures, it'll let you
control the speed of your fans (to make your host quieter when max
cooling isn't needed).

 

[John Doe]

Ever try SpeedFan?

Apparently SpeedFan does not expect white text on a black
background. Do you know if there is a config file to control
colors for fonts?

FWIW: I have begun thoroughly enjoying a Windows XP high contrast
color scheme (white text on black program window background, still
with gradient title bars and other colors). Should have been using
white text on a black background long ago, but maybe Windows was
not cooperating well enough until now. The only other program so
far that has a problem with it is the most recent version of
Apple's iTunes.

 

[VanguardLH]

Apparently SpeedFan does not expect white text on a black background.
Do you know if there is a config file to control colors for fonts?

First you want something that isn't flaky in always crashing
(unloading). Now you're concerned about esthetics (to match your
desktop theme). From one extreme to the other. I configure the system
tray to hide some icons, and that includes Speedfan. No point in
having it waste space on the screen, especially considering that it can
generate alerts on over-temperature conditions.

White on black works for me. "Does not expect" doesn't say what
actually happened when you selected a black background and white text
in Speedfans options. Works for me.

 

[John Doe]

First you want something that isn't flaky in always crashing
(unloading). Now you're concerned about esthetics (to match
your desktop theme). From one extreme to the other.

It is a simple question, no need to get bent out of shape.

 

[VanguardLH]

It is a simple question, no need to get bent out of shape.

I didn't get bent. Well, maybe a little from the chuckling. Not all
programs, especially hardware utilities, care about some Windows theme.

 

[John Doe]

I didn't get bent. Well, maybe a little from the chuckling.

Because you imagine that software developers should not consider
the possibility of white text on a black background?

After doublechecking, I think the only color compliance problem
with SpeedFan is with the display of some buttons.

Not all programs, especially hardware utilities, care about some
Windows theme.

White text on a black background is more than just a theme... the
idea of reading black text on a bright white background no doubt
came from the age old practice of reading black text on a white
piece of paper. But there is a real difference between the two.
With paper, you are looking at reflected light. With a monitor,
you are looking directly at a light source. Black text on a white
background is like reading on the surface of a lightbulb. From
that comparison, one can imagine that it is unhealthy. There have
been many examples throughout human history when only after
decades we realize that something we considered normal is in fact
hazardous to our health.