Ironically, just last night I myself installed Intel's Active Monitor. Problem is, I don't know what the "normal" temp of the CPU should actually be. The gauge in the monitor is similar to a tachometer with a green, yellow and red zone. The pre-set alarm is at the border of the yellow and red. Makes sense. But my temp is always running very close to the very top end of the green (about 50 deg C, or about 110-120 deg F). Is this what I should expect, or should it be lower and solidly in the "middle" of the green range. I assume it has been running there for the last 6 months since I bought the machine, but as they say, ignorance is bliss. Now that I actually see the CPU temp, it is worrying me that the system is running a bit too warm. Should I be worried or is this normal? My CPU is an Intel P4 - 3.0 GHz with HT (and I am running under Win XP Pro and Intel's most recent BIOS). Thanks. Michael PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml