From: RobertB 

In article ,
 "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:

> "RobertB"  wrote in message
> news:missinglink-99D3D3.12480120032007{at}news.barkto.com...
> > Installed a temperature monitor widget.
> >
> > CPU is 41 C for the Intel core2duo  (that's 107.6 F).
> >
> > Memory controller is 47 C (116.6F).
> >
> > Normal?
>
>
> My MacBook  will be slightly higher than that after it's been on a while.
>
> I'm not sure what model you are concerned about but you can check out the
> Intel Mac Temperature Database at
>
> http://www.intelmactemp.com/list
> This site will help collect and show the temperatures of Apple Macintosh
> computers using the new processors by Intel.

Thanks for the link. Upon a wake from sleep, the readings I  have are: 30
(CPU) and 26 (memory controller). Now up to 41 and 45 after about 45
minutes of use. It's an iMac core2duo 20".
>
>
>
> FWIW a Dashboard widget I really like for monitoring the computer is 'iStat
> Pro'
>
> http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html

I think I tried that once. It used gobs of CPU time, however.


>
> iStat pro is the ultimate system monitoring widget, consisting of nine
> sections which can be minimized, expanded, or closed.
>
> It features detailed information on CPU, memory, hard drives, IP and
> external IP, bandwidth, CPU temperature, battery, uptime, temperatures, and
> fans. You'll know exactly what's going on inside your Mac!
>
> Not for the faint-hearted or anyone with a small screen.
>
> Features
> - 9 Sections that can be show or hidden
> - Anti-aliased graphs
> - Filtering of cd's and dvd's in drives section
> - Ability to control which drives, network interfaces, temperature and fan
> sensors are displayed
> - Built in update checker
> - 3 designs with a total of 10 skins
>
> What's New in this Version
> - Added module to read temperature and fan speeds on Intel based Macs
> (speedit no longer required for temps)
> - Added airport signal quality readings.Airport icon in network sections
> contain 4 bars which represent the signal quality.
> - Fixed a bug that caused issues with dividers not showing on wide skin in
> some cases
> - Various minor improvements

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