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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: Ninten-doh on August 18, 2006, 05:43:18 pm
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I'm getting concerned that my PC is running hot. Does anyone know of or use a freeware program that gauges a PC's temperature? Recommendations appreciated!
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Give speedfan a whirl:
http://www.download.com/SpeedFan/3000-2094_4-10540297.html?tag=lst-0-1
It's free with no limitations. It is a little wonky with my work's dell where it doesn't work correctly right out of the box. If you have a big mass produced type computer with a lot of funky proprietary hardware it might not be ideal.
You can try everest, but they stopped developing the home version. I think their commercial versions offer 30 days:
http://www.lavalys.com/news.php?article=31&selcat=PR&lang=en
It will report lots of important statistics like gpu/chipset/cpu temps.
Hope that helps!
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If you have an Asus motherboard, I can give you the one that came with my mobo.
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Motherboard Monitor. (http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,7309;order,1;page,1;c,All%20Downloads/description.html)
That's not the "official" page, just one of the first google links. Google it for more info. It's a great little program that will let you set up failsafes if your temps get too high. Its compatible with most mobos.
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I have Intel's program for my Intel mobo...
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Aida32
Not only does it give temp, but a crap load of other info about your system that you normally wouldn't be able to see.
But if your system is shutting down and you suspect it's the temp, then I use Asus Probe. It runs in the background and you can have it record a log of the temperature. So then when you get a shut-down, you reboot, check the log and if the cause of the shutdown was the temperature, you'll see a spike in the log graph ...