i have a newly installed CPU from AMD, and judging from the way these boards are populated with complaints, i'd like to be able to monitor my comp. processor (AMD 64 4400 2x )while still new. What CPU tool would you recommend? Thanks

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-AMD Phenom II X4 945-3.0ghz
-MSI NF520t-c35 motherboard
-GTX 275 896mb
-4 gig OCZ Titanium PC26400 DDR2800 Memory
-Corsair TX 750w psu
-LG DVD ROM optical drive
-Western Digital 7200 RPM HD

CPUz, Sandra, Everest, Software that came with your motherboard or that you can get from your motherboard manufacturer

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Asus M4A79 Deluxe, Phenom II 940 BE, 20,770 3D06

Asus Moderator ~ My CPU Overheating Guide

cpuid has HWMONITOR also http://cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php

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*Q6600@3330mhz 1.35v - True120 | Abit IP35pro | 2x2GB Gskil | 2 x EVGA GTS 250- shader 1890 | Corsair HX520 | OCZ Vertex 60GB/Seagate 7200.11 500GB
*x4 810@3250mhz 1.32v - Xigmatek S1283 | MSI K9A2 CF-F 790X | 2x1GB Kingston HyperX | 2 x MSI GTS 250- shader 1890 | Antec EW 500
*Q6600@3330mhz 1.36v - Scythe Mugen | Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L | 2x1GB Ballistx | XFX GTX 260 (192) shader 1512 | OCZ Stealth 500w

Please, use Athlon64 X2 forum this is meant to be a place for the new CPU based on Phenom.

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Abit AT8-32X (Xpress3200)/Athlon64 X2 4200+@stock/Corsair VS 2GB/Samsung SATA II 2x 250 GB/Club3D X1950XT GDDR3 256MB+ PowerColor Theatre 550 pro (PCIe x1)