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| Thread ID: 85332 | 2007-12-07 00:36:00 | cpu and gpu temperatures | Buff_K (691) | Press F1 |
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| 618540 | 2007-12-07 00:36:00 | I have purchased a new 8800GT and have decided to monitor the temperature. I have tried two programs (motherboard monitor and another I have forgotten). both read the gpu as running at 69 Celcius (before running any games) and MM reports the cpu at -23 Celcius (obviously incorrect) and the other program reports a warning that the CPU is running at 70 Celcius. My CPU is an AMD Athlon64 +3200. Why question is how how is too hot? Edit: also, i have my bios setup to have a warning when the cpu reaches 60 Celcius and this has gone off once when I booted up, rebooted and no warning. |
Buff_K (691) | ||
| 618541 | 2007-12-07 00:50:00 | Motherboard Monitor is a very old program, in fact I dont think it has been updated in years. The 88GT is a hot gpu and runs up to 80c by all accounts. Check the fan power %, I hear a lot of the models have issues where the fan is set too low, you should be ok to set the fan up to 45% before you can hear it noticeably. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 618542 | 2007-12-07 09:14:00 | Make sure you have good case air flow, intake and outtake of cool air and hot air into the case and out of the case.Use 120mm case fans.:thumbs: Tidy cable management inside the case for better airflow and cooling and make sure there is no dust etc inside the case.:thumbs: If you have a case with a side panel that you can put a fan onto to blow cool air onto the graphic card that will help as well.:thumbs: If thats all done then the graphic card should run cooler as you will help the ambiant case temperature inside the case to be cooler and fresh cool air and hot air will be coming and going and not stagnating inside the case.:thumbs: |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 618543 | 2007-12-07 20:58:00 | Turns out you shouldn't vacuum fans. My PSU fan no longer works, does thta mean I can replace the fan, or will I need a completely new PSU? |
Buff_K (691) | ||
| 618544 | 2007-12-07 22:19:00 | I'm aware that PSU's aren't exactly to be messed with, however, can I replace a 0.14A fan with a 0.17A fan? Or is that a stupid question? The replacement fan has a nice wee plug on it, but the other doesn't so it will require cutting wires. |
Buff_K (691) | ||
| 618545 | 2007-12-07 22:35:00 | I do that all the time. :p :lol: Seems to work fine. :badpc: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 618546 | 2007-12-08 09:45:00 | Thanks, worked a treat. One more question...... Who am I to believe? Speed Fan and ScensorsView Pro reporting my CPU at 70 degrees, or my bios saying its 30 degrees? I wanna know if I need extra cooling or not, but I don't know whats reliable info. |
Buff_K (691) | ||
| 618547 | 2007-12-08 10:18:00 | Try a program called Core Temp. It gives the temperature of the cpu die on most accounts which is what you are wanting. | trinsic (6945) | ||
| 618548 | 2007-12-08 11:11:00 | awesome, thanks | Buff_K (691) | ||
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