Is PC Wizard reliable for temps?

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smoothjk

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I've tried some other programs (SpeedFan, CoreTemp), and PC Wizard is the only one that doesn't seem to give weird numbers, like negative temps or temps that seem off.

It current shows my GPU idling around 36C, Processor around 38C idle on stock cooler, going up to about 55 on load. Seems about right to me.

Plus, it's nice having everything in one place. Why is it that I don't hear a lot about this program?
 
PC Wizard as well as other programs like the old free version of Everest Home edition often report false temps for some. It's still software that can see problems at times while being a good program just the same. The hardware monitor in the bios is the most accurate being reported right from the sensors there.

Another tool that sees an installer or stand alone exe version that doesn't create a desktop shortcut on it's own is called System Info for Windows(SIW) that will provide reliable cpu temps. http://www.gtopala.com/

I've seen great results here with both when making comparisons to what is seen with the onboard monitor in the bios. The SIW tool however provides quite a bit more information on the system including what programs are installed while PC Wizard 2008 shows the temps for the video card installed. Both have their positive aspects.
 
Sometimes if you reboot and get in there fast enough when a game crashes or you simply have been pushing things for a good period of time things haven't had time to cool down that much and you will see where load temps are. It's still a bit awkward not being in Windows and having to rush to see that however.

The alternate means of getting accurate temps requires an entirely different method of installing independent sensors for each item for a direct reading that way. That means fitting in one for cpu, video card, etc. at the extra cost.

With a stock hsf on your option to see lower cpu temps are either go with a good 3rd party cooler like a Zalman or Artic Cooling hsf or simply adding in additional or even larger case fans to see better air flow. The cooler the board is the lower the cpu temps seems to be a working formula.

I saw that clearly moving an old board out of a case seeing a rear and top 80mm fans into one seeing a 140mm front intake as well as the 120mm rear. The then 48C board and 46C cpu temps dropped sharply to 31C for board, 33C for cpu! That was despite having a Zalman 7000b full copper arrayed hsf on.
 
I tried comparing PC Wizard temps with BIOS temps, and they matched up almost exactly after a quick reboot and all.

I guess my rig just happens to work well with that software. Nice!
 
You have to be quick but PC Wizard when running normally is about a close as you can get for a software. The SIW tool simply provides reliable cpu but not video cards temps there. But it goes into providing far more system and software information so I end up with both on here.
 
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