Hmm, I looked at Maxim their temperature sensors, and the DS1631 looks pretty nice: small package & I2C interface. The I2C interface might be really handy for this project, otherwise I'll just end up eating pins :/ Guess I can easily attach an EEPROM I2C chip for temperature logging too then... Also, a few other problems, I'ld like to adjust the voltage of some fans with the PIC, how would I easily do that? Wire the PIC to a digital potentiometer which adjusts the ADJ voltage of a small linear regulator (like the LM138)? Hmm, I also think I should pick up some kind of book about electronics as my knowledge is uhm... pretty limited. "The Art Of Electronics" looks like a nice book, any recommendations? Jan -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics