Hardware Secrets posted an article about maximum CPU temperature

A lot of users want to know what is the maximum temperature processors can work at, seeing that all processors currently heat up a lot and many coolers available on the market are unable to cool them down correctly.

To start off, the temperature of a processor can be gauged via a sensor on the motherboard, under the processor. Almost every motherboard comes with a program for reading this sensor; you can find on the Internet many programs for this purpose, such as Motherboard Monitor and Hardware Sensors Monitor (both downloadable at http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/page/download_overclock).

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