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Will cpu temperature be added to task manager

Anonymous
2021-07-20T10:36:01+00:00

Seeing the temperature of the GPU in task manager as you can today is a great thing but what about the rest? Would sure be great to have the temperature of the CPU, memory and drives also added, sure you can install programs like hardware info and see the temperature of almost every chip there is but having a easy access to the most important temperatures is something most DIY pc build guys and gamers looks too a lot and constantly try to improve.

Windows should add it as a task manager option were you choose what you want to monitor that way those who are into cutting windows down to a bare bone running OS will be happy too.

Myself i just upgraded my pc with watercooling ive been having a blast not just cooling the most common CPU and GPU but also added waterblocks to my m.2 drives. Now ive used hardware info to monitor the temperatures closely but more so i use task manager to have a quick glance while pushing games who can be hard on the system.

Seeing the GPU temperature will kinda give me an indicator of how the rest is doing but it is certainly not a given when it comes to say the temperature of my m.2 drives.

Well you guessed it im prepared to get down on my knee's for this sure hope someone in the Microsoft developer team picks up on this if enough people shows interest they might do so, the last thing i would want is to ask Dave.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-20T12:23:00+00:00

    I don't see the temperature of my GPU in Task Manager, and neither do I see the temperature of my CPU. To see either one, you need to have hardware and/or software that measures or, more likely, estimates the temperature.

    CrystallDiskInfo is a good example of (free, lightweight) software that, in the absence of hardware, estimates temperatures. An example of hardware is a chip added to motherboards or their fans that estimates the temperature based on fan speeds.

    In either case, an estimate is sufficiently accurate, because the goal is to determine whether the CPU or the GPU is running hot, not to gauge its exact temperature. More accurate hardware is certainly available to testing labs.

    I agree with you that an indicator in Task Manager of CPU and GPU temperature would be a great idea. A summary of S.M.A.R.T. status would be good, too.

    P.S. This is a user-to-user community forum. No one from Microsoft here.

    If you wouldn't mind my asking about your cooling system:

    1- How much noise does it make?

    2- Can you dispense with the case fans entirely?

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