What's a good program that will allow me to check my computer's temperature? I just want to make sure I'm not running overheated (my tower is against a wall and gets warm easily).
HP dv6t QE | Intel Quad Core i7-2630QM | 2GB GDDR5 Radeon HD 6770M | 8GB DDR3 | 750GB 7200rpm | Blu-ray Player & Burner | TrueVision HD Webcam | 15.6" Full HD LED 1080p Display | 9cell Battery | Windows 7 64bit
AMD doesn't post a "normal" temp, they state that it will be 60-65° or less. In general, if your system runs stable, then the temps are OK. There are way too many variables for one temp to work for everybody. In the winter I'll run in the low 40°s, in the summer during game play, I'll be in the low 60°s with my current config. When I had a lot less in my system, I ran several degrees cooler.
From my understanding when any application is loaded it is allocated a certain amount of memory in which to work within, if for whatever reason the application runs outside of this allowable memory range, it can corrupt memory allocated to another process and this can cause many freeze problems (cpu goes "what the?" and sits dumb). I am sure there are other reasons too...
Computers are designed as hair pulling tools just to keeps us at a steady boiling temperature keeps us on our toes!
pretty much what HyperTF said, and yes, the OS you choose does matter... for 2 reasons.
1. Most of the older versions weren't the most reliable, used to crash alot, and have alot of problems, that doesn't mean they hung alot, but this is my second point.
2. its not that much about the processor, but mostly about the memory, it is necessary that you have at least 256 mb of RAM, 512 mb recommended, to run win XP, so if you're using that with a really old, low end computer, most chances are you're going to get some conflicts and crashes.
hope that helps, feel free to ask more questions :-P
The only thing I don't like about checking temps in the BIOS is that by the time you close all programs, the system is basically idling, then shut down Windows, again your basically idling, then reboot, again no real CPU work, then get into the BIOS, you system can easily be cooled off.
Just a side note, flanzig1 made a point earlier in this thread about software supplied on the motherboard driver installation CD. I have failed to notice these tools in the past and found that they can be the most useful. You can even download them from the manufacturers website in a number of cases. Who better than the builders... though saying that I am going to download SpeedFan now!
11-25-2004, 04:39 PM
keeps us on our toes!
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