I'm running an ASUS P5KPL-CM with Intel core 2 duo E7300 and 2x2 SDRAM DDR2 1066(PC2 8500). I noticed using the ASUS bios CPU temp gauge and ASUS utility that I was running around 23-30 C on Average even while running games or apps. It occasionally goes up to mid 30s but drops quickly. So I used the ASUS overclocking profile to put it up to 3.2GHz from 2.66GHz, or 20%. But I don't see a change in CPU temp. My MB temp seems more constant around 35c. I'm using the heat sink and CPU fan that came with CPU. I did add thermal compound though. My question is do you think my temp isn't reading correct or should I try increasing the the settings. Or perhaps manually overclock it. I've never been much for overclocking so if I'm not giving enough info I apologize.

"Or perhaps manually overclock it" You should always manually overclock. Your board is capable of 1600MHz FSB (400MHz frequency) so I suggest you lower the CPU multiplier to 9x, lower the RAM speed to DDR533 (266MHz), lock the PCI-e at 100MHz & raise the CPU freq to 400MHz. Also, disable all Spread Spectrum settings & SpeedStep (aka EIST). That will put the CPU at 3.6GHz with the RAM running in sync at DDR2-800 speed (400MHz). You *may* have to increase the CPU voltage a bit to stabilize the overclock. If you wanna go for broke, leave the CPU multi at 10x, raise the CPU voltage to approx 1.40v & run the CPU at 4.0GHz. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cp...

software temp monitors that run within Windows are usually less reliable, but if the BIOS readings agree then they're probably pretty close to accurate. the temperatures you mentioned are low, but not below the range of possible. you said you looked at temps "when running games or apps," but this isn't really "stress-testing." run something like prime95 or Toast for 30-60 minutes and then check temperatures. you should be able to notice a significant increase in temperatures. when overclocking, i don't think you'd see much of a temperature change until you increased the voltage (but i could be wrong here).