Check in BIOS/UEFI during startup (look for “Hardware Monitor,” “PC Health,” or “Thermal”)
Use Windows Task Manager: Performance tab → CPU → check temperature if available
Use Windows PowerShell (if supported by your sensors):
`Get-WmiObject MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature -Namespace rootwmi | Select CurrentTemperature`
Use a monitoring app (install and run):
HWMonitor
HWiNFO
Core Temp
Open Hardware Monitor
Check via vendor utilities (if available):
ASUS Armoury Crate
MSI Center
Gigabyte Control Center (AORUS)
Lenovo Vantage
On Linux:
`sensors` (install `lm-sensors` if needed)
`watch -n 1 sensors`
On macOS:
Use a monitoring app (e.g., Macs Fan Control, iStat Menus)
Verify you’re reading CPU package/core temperature (not GPU or motherboard) in the app’s sensor list