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HWMonitor Inaccurate?

Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Vahlen, Jun 8, 2012.

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I have the newest version of HWmonitor but it seems the temps that it's giving me are a bit high for the CPU, and it won't even recognize the GPU. Idling HWmonitor has me ~48-51c with IC thermal applied that just seems a bit high to me, so I downloaded another monitor program called Open Hardware Monitor. This program is giving me more appropriate numbers of ~40-45c, HWmonitor has always been pretty accurate in the past for me so this has me a bit confused

Vahlen, Jun 8, 2012

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try some other temps monitors in my sig below to get an average.

MrDJ, Jun 8, 2012

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Do you have the Optimus Technology software that turns off your dedicated GPU for the integrated GPU? If so turn off HWMonitor, boot up a game so you start using your dGPU, then start up HWMonitor and it should recognize it. My dGPU temps read within 1 or 2 degrees of what TechPowerUp GPU-Z says when running at the same time, so it seems pretty accurate to me, at least the GPU temps.

Not sure what to tell you on the CPU temps. I have IC Diamond applied and HWMonitor indicates low 40's at idle and mid-high 60's when gaming on my CPU.

Clone05, Jun 9, 2012

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