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    Program for checking heat

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Falcon-, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. Falcon-

    Falcon- Newbie

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    Hey guys, just got my W3J recently, and its my first laptop (switching from the desktop). I was wondering what a good program to monitor cpu and gpu heat for asus laptops is (specifically the w3j). Thanks!
     
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Notebook Hardware Control, as well as Speedfan are both freeware that is very popular and useful. SpeedFan will give you more temperature readings, while NHC can do the same, but is also packed with other features.
     
    coriolis, Jul 13, 2006
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    jterp7 Notebook Deity

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    i'd be careful with speedfan..on occasions it causes the fan to stop working
     
    jterp7, Jul 13, 2006
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  4. GiveUpTheGhost

    GiveUpTheGhost Notebook Enthusiast

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    a question in the same area: i have an asus motherboard in my desktop and with the asus disk with motherboard drivers etc it came with a program called Asusprobe which does the heat monitoring for my desktop. should i be able to install it on my coming soon w7j and just use that? i like how it is set up
     
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  5. Robyn

    Robyn Notebook Consultant

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    Asus probe just came automatically installed on my notebook (not w7j though so I don't know if that's different).
     
    Robyn, Jul 13, 2006
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    You can use Asus probe. Thing is there are more robust programs out there.

    Everyone try out Systool, it's really great, but can be dangerous so don't go messing with anything and just use it for temperature monitoring.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
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  7. CalebSchmerge

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    I like to use Asusprobe because it is simple, it just tells you what you need to know, no options to screw up, plus it is compatible since it came with the computer. I ahve to say this is one time where nice and simple is fantastic.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Jul 13, 2006
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  8. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I use mobilemeter. Simple & small footprint. It doesn't read GPU temp however. It reads in "real-time": CPU temp, batt charge/discharge rate, HDD temp, CPU freq (the last is not working for dual cores, it will always give the max freq reading regardless at which freq the CPU is really operating).

    I don't see why you should care about GPU temp during normal work, unless your system is malfunctioning in some way... if you're in a game that's different, then again games are usually fullscreen so you won't see the reading anyway :)

    I also use RMClock for freq & voltage control, I find it better than NHC, as it's more focused on its task and more profesionally developed.

    Later edit:
    Asusprobe has a (much?) larger footprint than MobileMeter. On the other hand, it will also give you a fan speed reading. :)
     
    E.B.E., Jul 13, 2006
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