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    Notebook heat measureing programs

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by b15sentra02, Aug 14, 2006.

  1. b15sentra02

    b15sentra02 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry if this question was asked already, but after hours of searching I am a bit tired.

    What program is good to measure how hot my notebook gets? E1705. Thanks
     
    b15sentra02, Aug 14, 2006
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    abcd12345 Notebook Consultant

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    I use I8kfangui. Works perfectly here, you can both 'observe' the temperature and also control the fans.
     
    abcd12345, Aug 14, 2006
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  3. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, 18kfangui works well, also NHC moniters various temps and offer other features.
     
    vespoli, Aug 14, 2006
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    NOSintake Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    yea, i use NHC. and i think HDtune gives you just your hard drive temp

    heres a link to NHC
     
    NOSintake, Aug 14, 2006
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    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    bjdcdjsa Notebook Guru

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    Are these programs really needed and do they really work?
     
    bjdcdjsa, Aug 15, 2006
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    NHC monitors heat and also optimizes performance. I8kfanGUI is great for monitoring CPU,GPU, and chipset components and adjusting fan speeds to cool them.
     
    ScifiMike12, Aug 15, 2006
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  8. b15sentra02

    b15sentra02 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you all for the prompt replies, you guys are champs.

    One more question, currently my temps read as follows...

    CPU
    37C
    Peak 47C

    GPU
    60C
    Peak 76C

    Memory
    43C
    Peak 48C

    Chipset Temp
    46C
    Peak 46C

    Harddrive
    35C
    Peak 35C.

    This is without hardcore gaming... do these temps seem far fitched?
     
    b15sentra02, Aug 15, 2006
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  9. abcd12345

    abcd12345 Notebook Consultant

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    That seems ok to me except for the GPU. I have the same problem with my M90, the GPU is always hot! I set the I8kfangui to start the CPU fan on 34C and set the GPU fan to be on all the time (on the slow speed). It seems that the GPU never goes below 40C. Here are my temps:

    CPU 34C - 41C

    GPU 43C - 49C

    Memory 39C - 44C

    Chipset 41C - 42C

    HDD 32C - 32C

    If you are not worried about the battery, I'd suggest that you set the fans to work on slow speed all the time and switch to fast when the temp goes above 50C. You would barely here the fans.
     
    abcd12345, Aug 15, 2006
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  10. zicky

    zicky Notebook Evangelist

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    I agree with Sam, GPU temps seem high in your case. You can always buy a notebook cooler. Do you have it overclocked? or is it the 7800?
     
    zicky, Aug 15, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    18kfangui is what many people use
     
    gridtalker, Aug 15, 2006
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    NOSintake Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    well no...but they help you decide if you need a notebook cooler or not. also, they can help you if you need to tell your manufactuer if something is wrong with you comp. that way, you can tell them its running really hot then give them a temp to match it
     
    NOSintake, Aug 15, 2006
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  13. airforceone

    airforceone Notebook Guru

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    The E series inspirons are supposed to be very quiet and cool. I have the I8Kfangui and my temps in degreees farienheit are pretty good. After installing it I felt that the bios was doing a well enough job that I deleted the program. You may want to talk to dell and make sure you dont have some underlying issues. Our notebooks are designed to run cooler and with less fan noise. Do you know of any unfriendly CPU/GPU processes running in the background?
     
    airforceone, Aug 15, 2006
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  14. b15sentra02

    b15sentra02 Notebook Enthusiast

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    To answer the person who asked the question.. No its not overclocked, its the 7800 :(. Think I can complain to get it upgraded?
     
    b15sentra02, Aug 15, 2006
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