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panais

panais

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5 questions

Which Temperature is normal for memory ram?
Which Temperature is normal for Motherboard?
Which Temperature is normal for CPU?
Which Temperature is normal for hard disk?

Is there any good hardware temperature viewing/watching program?
 
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    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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    Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4
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    KINGSTON HYPERX DDR2 4GB (2X2GB) PC6400 800MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT
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    SAPPHIRE RADEON HD4890 OC 1GB GDDR5
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    Seasonic 700W 80plus
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I think it all depends on the type of hardware you have.

RAM - not sure

Motherboard - there are so many components on the board, I don't know how you would measure the temp. Where would you measure it? The air around it? The northbridge? Some other component?

CPU - it depends on your CPU. Mine is a Quad core intel and the HIGH is 71.4C but there are two sensors inside it. Here's a great guide on this.
Sticky: Core i7 and Core 2 Temperature Guide

Hard disk - not sure. My "normal" one (not SSD) is 35C(95F) right now and it's not even being used so hotter than that.

Good programs are....Real temp, CPUID H/W monitor, everest, SIW.
 

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    The Terminator
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    Core 2 Quad
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    Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
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    4X2GB GSkill 1066Mhz
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    GeForce 9500 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 932 bw 19" and Syncmaster 2033 20"
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    1440 X 900 and 1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD
    WD Black 640GB
    PSU
    Corsair 750HX
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    Lian Li PC-B70
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    Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
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    An old e-machines PS-2 (I have HUGE fingers and it works)
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    Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
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    7 Mps
you forgot about speedfan, and everest.

here are my temps under normal idle load. mine only go up about 10 degrees F when i am really pushing the computer.
 

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    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
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    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
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    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
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    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
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    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
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    55" Vizio LCD
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    1600 x 1200 HD
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    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
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    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
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    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
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    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
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    CABLE 15MBPS
fadedrs said:
you forgot about speedfan, and everest.

here are my temps under normal idle load. mine only go up about 10 degrees F when i am really pushing the computer.
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fadedrs which program your using to get those temps?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built by me.
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4
    Memory
    KINGSTON HYPERX DDR2 4GB (2X2GB) PC6400 800MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT
    Graphics Card(s)
    SAPPHIRE RADEON HD4890 OC 1GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Realtek High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung LE40A656F1 1080p 100Hz LCD HD TV 50,000:1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 in Desktop,1920x1080p in gaming and video
    Hard Drives
    C:\WD VelociRaptor 150 GB,10,000 RPM
    D:\WESTERN DIGITAL WD15EADS 1.5TB CAVIAR GREEN SATA2 E:\WESTERN DIGITAL WD15EADS 1.5TB CAVIAR GREEN SATA2 No Raid.Copy Paste Is The Safest Way.
    PSU
    Seasonic 700W 80plus
    Case
    A-Case Twin Engine BB
    Cooling
    3 thermaltake smart case fan II + 1 arctic cooling fan
    Keyboard
    Wireless Logitech LX710
    Mouse
    Wirelles Logitech Laser Mouse MX620
    Internet Speed
    ADSL 4000plus
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    F:\Sony high speed sata Dvd Rewriter
    KINGSTON HYPER X FAN
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stew2 said:
Hi panais

That looks like Everest that faders is using. It costs £££ but if you want a good free app then try out HWmonitor
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that would be correct i did use everest to get those temps, and yes HWmonitor is a good free app for temps.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
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    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
When you are playing with the HWMonitor, just be sure to change the default CPU_0_TJMAX=100.0 value to the right one that your CPU uses in the HWMonitor.ini file. to get the right temperature readings.

For example, if you are using the CPU with the different max. thermal specification like the E8500 processor which thermal specs =72.4C or the T9600 one that has 105.0C max temperature. Just my 2 cents.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
thats not the right question to ask really panais.....;)

as stated above, real time temps will ALWAYS be related to surrounding ambient's & cooling setups..

all you need to be concerned about is your temps remaining in a certain window & you'll be fine..... for instance an E8500 that idles @ 25c & loads @ 55c will function no better than an E8500 that idles @ 35c & loads @ 65c, it will become a problem shortly after this but as long as your ''cores'' are between 20c - 70c your chip will operate well.

your mobo should float around 30 - 40c above this & there's a problem, below this & you have excellent cooling.

there is no sensor for RAM temps, but my 8GB of DDR2 1066 has an aftermarket temp sensor which i have slid in between the RAM heat sinks, & my sticks never go above 40c, but when the system is idle, they sit @ 34c

maintaining a good airflow is just as important as the cooling H/W you use, you could have the best cooling equipment money can buy but if the air is not all flowing in one direction, or your case is filled with wires....your temps will suffer greatly.

your HDD's should never get that hot anyway....... ive been through hundreds of HDD's & none have died, so again i wouldn't be concerned about it unless your seeing 50c


post up your temps with one of the provided apps if you think they're a concern... :)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
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    P5K PREMIUM
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    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
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    XCILIO 850w
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    unknown ATX
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    Arctic cooler pro 775
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    logitech EX110
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    logitech cordless optical
    Internet Speed
    2mb
Toshiba satellite A200-1BW

GPU 35C
HDO 32C
Core 0, 64C
Core 1, 64C

Core temps look very high, also flame symbol next to them in speedfan, This is Idle with window open.

The clock section of speed fan, Is that where you can overclock?,Also I do have notepad on a couple of fans are they helping or making things worse?.

Upgrading ram tomorrow 2-4GB was thinking about overclocking too, should I?.

Thankyou.
 

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danielson999 said:
Toshiba satellite A200-1BW

GPU 35C
HDO 32C
Core 0, 64C
Core 1, 64C

Core temps look very high, also flame symbol next to them in speedfan, This is Idle with window open.

The clock section of speed fan, Is that where you can overclock?,Also I do have notepad on a couple of fans are they helping or making things worse?.

Upgrading ram tomorrow 2-4GB was thinking about overclocking too, should I?.

Thankyou.
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its a laptop , thats fine for a laptop , the cpu's have a differant architecture they run much hotter because the cooling in a laptop is shocking , dont worry about it :)

and no absolutely do not try to overclock a laptop :p your cpu wont last five minutes , besides that there is very little to no headroom in a mobile chip.
 

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    Custom Build
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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
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    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
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    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
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    1680x1050
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    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
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    OCZ Modstream 700w
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    Titan Fenir
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    Razer Reclusa
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    Logitech G5 Gamer
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    8mb
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