How can I monitor my Pc's temperatures from the desktop and not bios?

[Italian bear]

ok so i know how to check in the bios but i dont want to have to turn off and on my pc each time to check.

im running an amd processor and an ati graphics card .

is there any free software that can do this? from the desktop straight off?

i check the task manager but couldnt find anything with temperatures. im not overclocking the pc or anything yet but its brand new that i built myself first ever build and id like to have that kind of info at hand thanks!!

 

[yyk71200]

Here is a couple:
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4864-everest-free-edition.html

 

[joelmartinez]

CPUID HWmonitor is my favorite program, it's free the first link above

 

[geofelt]

I use speedfan. It puts a nice box in the taskbar if you want.

 

[Italian bear]

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