Temperatures Question

Just want to find out something in regards to my laptop's components and their temperatures, so that I know what to consider OK and not OK.

I downloaded the I8KfanGUI program, and I'm running to find out how my computer's temperature is. I've got it reading all of my critical components, and I want to see if the temperatures the program is reading is considered OK or not:

CPU - 34ºC, 44ºC Peak
GPU - 55ºC, 62ºC Peak
Memory - 47ºC, 49ºC Peak
Chipset - 46ºC, 47ºC Peak
Hard Drive - 42ºC, 42ºC Peak

All of these values are when the computer has little to no load, basically idle. Most of them seem OK, but that GPU temperature when the computer is idle is kind of high, isn't it? I'm just wondering if perhaps there is a problem there that could end up causing problems soon...

 

Wow can you measure so much temperatures?! I am jealous! Those temperatures are great, especially the CPU temp is very impressive. The reason that your GPU temp is very high is that it is running at Full Performance and not at maximum battery.

Check your nVidia display settings, you must see an option there.

Good luck. - Notebook Solutions

 

I don't see an option for such a thing. Display options let me do things like choose how many displays, rotate the screen, etc...

You know, the usual things the CP lets one do to the display settings.

Obviously, I don't really think its a good idea to let the GPU run at Full Performance when its just running XP with a couple of windows on it. Is there any way to make it so that I can reduce its performance outside of 3D applications and therefore not sit so high temperature-wise?

 

Those temps look okay to me but it would be helpful to know what kind of laptop you have (type of processor, GPU, etc.)

Edit: Sorry, just saw in your signature the answer to my question. I would say those temps are just fine and certainly nothing to worry about.
If you want some info on cooling your laptop check out this guide:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60914

Good luck and happy computing!

 

Just put a significant load on the computer at one point, using the Supreme Commander Demo. After that, the program recorded these peak temperatures:

CPU - 60ºC
GPU - 70ºC
Memory - 53ºC
Chipset - 52ºC
Hard Drive - 42ºC

So, the hard drive remained the same, but everything else made quite the jump when playing that demo. CPU up 16ºC(!), GPU up 10ºC and both Memory and Chipset up 5ºC.

But, these seem to be OK temperatures for this case, right?

 

I would not worry--remember you have a 7900gs. It may be a mobile card but it's still kind of a heater. Temps look OK to me. As mentioned, look at the GPU guide if you want to learn more ways to cool your machine.

 

Hi,

Yeah, these temperatures look pretty much like those, I've got on my i9400.

CPU fan comes on at around 55°C, GPU is up to 70°C, but when gaming, it's cooler most time, because the fan is running. HDD is always around 40°C in mine.

I've read from people with Toshiba notebooks, their 7900 GS become up to 95°C hot
So, our values seem fine.

Greets