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    XPS 17 (L702x) Temperature Monitoring

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dereksurfs, May 15, 2011.

  1. dereksurfs

    dereksurfs Notebook Geek

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    I just recieved my system, reinstalled Win7 and a number of other drivers/tools. I'm wondering what you guys use to monitor Temps. Also wondering if your systems gets pretty hot during more demanding use? I noticed while watching a movie the fan really starts kickin' into over drive. I want to monitor the temps so I'm thinking about trying something like CPUID.

    Derek
     
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  2. TaiBo

    TaiBo Notebook Guru

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    Take a look at the Gadget, All CPU Meter.
    All CPU Meter Gadget - All CPU Meter Windows 7 Gadget Review
     
    TaiBo, May 15, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I personally use HWMonitor, as it shows other temperatures as well (GPU, HDD, chipset, even giving you battery reading and charge wear %)
     
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    bikerboy94 Notebook Evangelist

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    reas_seammes Notebook Geek

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    I say the best option is to run ThrottleStop, careful just run it on 'Monitoring Only' cause your system isn't throttling and you need to only monitor the temps. As compared to HW monitor it can display the temps of CPU & GPU and core speed too in the tray, it also has logging features if you want.

    see the attatched image

    thanks to unclewebb
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/531329-throttlestop-guide.html
     

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    Squeeker the Cat Notebook Consultant

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    you can use coretemp......plus there is a widget you can put in the sidebar too
     
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  7. TaiBo

    TaiBo Notebook Guru

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    All CPU Meter uses Core Temp in the background so that it can display the temps as well as the % of usage.

    I've read that some people are having trouble with their fan running weird when they have one of these temp monitoring software running on their laptops. I personally have not had any problem with my fan while using All CPU Meter.
     
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    storm45 Newbie

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    ye i recommend core temp too, its great as it has the widget
     
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  9. dereksurfs

    dereksurfs Notebook Geek

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    Ok, I just tried ~ 6 different monitors. :D

    I think I like CoreTemp in the taskbar the best. However I like Speccy for more detailed system information.

    Thanks for the tips,

    Derek
     
    dereksurfs, May 15, 2011
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