computer temps

assasain

is there a way to check computer temps without a meter hooked up to it.... im curious because i think either my graphics card or computer might be running a little hot.

the fan keeps kickin in full blast for extended time, and blows alot of hot/warm air out, so far i have had no crashes so i dont think its overheating, just running a little warm.

BrianGriffin81

assasain;179278 wrote:
is there a way to check computer temps without a meter hooked up to it.... im curious because i think either my graphics card or computer might be running a little hot.

the fan keeps kickin in full blast for extended time, and blows alot of hot/warm air out, so far i have had no crashes so i dont think its overheating, just running a little warm.

on board BIOS will do that for you....

also download motherboard monitor 5 (latest release) it will be a bit more graphical, and also, you can use it while running other programs to graph your progress, if you believe it is your video card however, it is best to consult with the manufacturer of the card, or find a 3rd party driver that may come coupled with software that could monitor for you as well.

Hop on over to http://www.cnet.com/downloads or google up Tech Republic: MBM 5

harwood39

I have a program, downloaded the free trial that can moniter everything. Its geared more for laptops tho. It is called Notebook Hardware Control 2.0

I use it to overclock my notebook. Runs at 1.7 ghz over the 600 mhz its supposed to be running, it does run a little hotter do to the higher speeds of everything but it also controls the fan and will warn you if things get too hot.

BrianGriffin81

If you'd like could you also post what kind of CPU you have?

Different proc's like to run a little bit different for environments, now you will have to bare with me as I don't pay attention to any kind of modern "enthusiast" hardware anymore, I'm a cisco guy, so I deal with asics all day, and the cpu equipment/environments are far different then yours, but this will be a good baseline for you.

assasain

eMachines
t6524
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 processor
3500+
2.19 GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM

running a new power supply and a radeon XTI 1900GT graphics card

when i installed the graphics card + power supply i never had problems, this is a new thing thats happening. mabye i just need to clean it again, ill try that. then check bios

Link

in your BIOS, there should be an option to have your PC shut down when it gets to a certain temperature. If you are having concerns of it overheating, go check that out and see what temp its at. If it's disabled, enable it.

Also, take the side of your case off and stick a box fan in it. Thats what I did. I am a big gamer so all my shit is overclocked to beat hell.. which in return gives me very high temps.. So I just stuck a standard box fan right next to it.. and problem is solved

BrianGriffin81

Link;179351 wrote:
in your BIOS, there should be an option to have your PC shut down when it gets to a certain temperature. If you are having concerns of it overheating, go check that out and see what temp its at. If it's disabled, enable it.

Also, take the side of your case off and stick a box fan in it. Thats what I did. I am a big gamer so all my shit is overclocked to beat hell.. which in return gives me very high temps.. So I just stuck a standard box fan right next to it.. and problem is solved

His concern was with his graphics card, I don't think a threshold switch on his BIOS will really care about his GPU.

Like I said please, refer to my previous statement.

Link

BrianGriffin81;179353 wrote:
His concern was with his graphics card, I don't think a threshold switch on his BIOS will really care about his GPU.

Like I said please, refer to my previous statement.

Newer BIOS's have options to have your computer shut off if the GPU gets to warm. Mine does at least.

But with an eMachines, Probably not.

Put your hand on the GPU and see if it feels real warm. Normally, they won't be "cold", but they will have a little temp to them. If it feels real hot, It's overheating. You will need to add more fans into your case, but if there is no more room for additional fans, do as i suggested before and put a box fan next to it.

BrianGriffin81

Link;179356 wrote:
Newer BIOS's have options to have your computer shut off if the GPU gets to warm. Mine does at least.

But with an eMachines, Probably not.

Put your hand on the GPU and see if it feels real warm. Normally, they won't be "cold", but they will have a little temp to them. If it feels real hot, It's overheating. You will need to add more fans into your case, but if there is no more room for additional fans, do as i suggested before and put a box fan next to it.

GPU = Graphical Processing Unit, CPU is what you are referring to, unless you have a magical pixie fairy that does that for you via the south bridge controller temperature senor, I however - have not found this magical pixie fairy.

Link

BrianGriffin81;179358 wrote:
GPU = Graphical Processing Unit, CPU is what you are referring to, unless you have a magical pixie fairy that does that for you via the south bridge controller temperature senor, I however - have not found this magical pixie fairy.

Pretty sure I know what a GPU and a CPU is.

I won't bother to start another arguement on these forums as I've been banned 3 times already for it.

MisterCMK

And yet you keep coming back?

Link

MisterCMK;179368 wrote:
And yet you keep coming back?

Guess I like to talk with the community.. But then there are the ignorant pricks that like to try and grow their e-dick by trying to be tough online. Just so happens I lay the shit out enough, the mods ban me. Oh well.

Jim

Whats your overal CPU usage (you can check in the task manager)?

Installed any software that runs in the background?

assasain

cpu usage with just a little stuff running only hits max of 7%, it mostly does this when a game is running.

CPU USAGE
about 7%
highest i saw it reach with counterstrike source launched is 21%

PF USAGE
about 370 MB
and with CSS its 545 MB

TOTALS
hanldes- 10137
threads- 451
processes- 34

PHYSICAL MEMORY (K)
total- 1047024
available- 590824 (this changes)
system cache- 387232

COMMIT CHARGE (K)
total- 379020
limit- 2514308
peak- 10033796

KERNEL MEMORY (K)
total- 81104
paged- 59688
nonpaged- 21416

i might just have to add another fan.

Link

assasain;179494 wrote:
i might just have to add another fan.

would be the best thing to do if its getting to warm.

Jim

I guarntee you hit higher then 21% CPU usage playing CS

If your only having this happen during gaming, and you installed a new PS / Video card, the reason the fan noise increases is due to more draw on the power...

It's pretty normal.... ?

assasain

only thing that baffles me is this is a new thing, i've had the card for about 6 months or so

Link

Jim;179558 wrote:
I guarntee you hit higher then 21% CPU usage playing CS

If your only having this happen during gaming, and you installed a new PS / Video card, the reason the fan noise increases is due to more draw on the power...

It's pretty normal.... ?

i dont even get that high playing CSS and WoW at the same time barely..

JohnW

ATITool should be able to tell you about your gpu temps. it can stress test your card and tell you about your max temps and also any errors. I personally run a thermaltake vga cooler, it keeps my card cool as a damn cucumber, even overclocked.

http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168351060891

assasain

well i did figure one thing out.....

my power source fan barely works, so i think if i replace that then my computer temps should drop....

im guessing all the extra heat from that power source is being pumped into the rest of the computer instead of out of it, and is making the cpu hot and making the fans go crazy.

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