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    What application do you use to read system temperature?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by tianh, Jul 21, 2007.

  1. tianh

    tianh Notebook Consultant

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    What program do mainly you guys use to see the temperature of your system and GPU? I use a hp dv9500 8600M GS what should the temperature of my system be around?



    Thanks a million
     
    tianh, Jul 21, 2007
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  2. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    I use NHC, but I dont know it works or not on Vista.
     
    skywalker, Jul 21, 2007
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  3. jessi3k3

    jessi3k3 Notebook Evangelist

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    For my GPU I use AtiTool. For my CPU I use SpeedFan
     
    jessi3k3, Jul 21, 2007
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Gophn, Jul 21, 2007
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    Rivatuner

    -.- 10 letter limit!
     
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  6. tianh

    tianh Notebook Consultant

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    how about the temp my laptop is supposed to stay at?
     
    tianh, Jul 22, 2007
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    I covered the GPU temps in the Guide.

    As for the CPU temps, as long as it does not go into the 80 C degrees, you should be fine.
     
    Gophn, Jul 22, 2007
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    80 degrees? My 8600M GT goes into the low 80s after extended heavy gaming, and by all accounts that's normal. There are even cards going into the 90s.
     
    min2209, Jul 22, 2007
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    is said CPU... not GPU.
     
    Gophn, Jul 22, 2007
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    I use I8Kfangui32. But i think that it only works with Dell Inspiron and Latitude computers.
     
    IIIM3, Jul 23, 2007
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    AtiTool for GPU, NHC for everything else.

    I used this in Vista, I am using this in XP.
     
    fabarati, Jul 23, 2007
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  12. tianh

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    my temp when my laptop is idle is 67 when the thread says 59-60, how would I keep my temperature down? I set the rivatuner option to low power 2d as well.
    ;(
     
    tianh, Jul 23, 2007
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    I use samurize, 58 cpu, 47 hdd.

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    CyberGhost, Jul 23, 2007
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