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    What program do you use to read CPU temperatures?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kpopsaranghaex3, Aug 17, 2012.

  1. kpopsaranghaex3

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    For the Asus Zenbook Prime, what program do you guys use to read CPU core temperatures? I'm using CoreTemp and even in an air conditioned room it says my i7 3517u idles in the mid-50s.
     
    kpopsaranghaex3, Aug 17, 2012
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    Well, the zenbooks are ultra thin laptops so you can't cram a lot of cooling capacity in there. It's normal to see that kind of notebook running slightly warmer. What are the load temps?

    Other monitoring software:
    HWMonitor which mas mentioned previously
    HWiNFO64: HWiNFO64 Download
    AIDA64 (you have to pay for that one and ti is prohibitively expensive imo)
    Speccy: speccy - Google Search
     
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    My load temps get pretty high...If I play BFBC2, my CPU caps out at around 89C and my GPU caps out at 85C... It's my first time having any sort of laptop, so I'm not sure if that is high or not.
     
    kpopsaranghaex3, Aug 19, 2012
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    The CPU temps is on the high side, but not critical, GPU temp is fine. How long has it been since you used canned air to remove dust from the heatsinks.
     
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    I've only had the laptop for 5 weeks, so do you think that is necessary?
     
    kpopsaranghaex3, Aug 21, 2012
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    No. That CPU has a maximum operating temperature at 105°C so i think you are fine.
     
    ljung, Aug 22, 2012
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    Alright, thanks!
     
    kpopsaranghaex3, Aug 22, 2012
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    It's high, but not out of normal range for that processor.. But I'm guessing the gpu/cpu max throttle kicks in once in a while, though. Trip-limits can be set in the bios, and they will be set long before the 105 degree hardcoded limit on the cpu.

    Try to run hwinfo64 and set up a graph for the processor and the gpu while running a game. And see whether it's stable or not when it hits max. If it keeps going up to some suspicious peak temp and then not falling quickly when the load is lower, you could be having heat problems. Same if you end up with 1.2Ghz-2.2Ghz speeds on all cores while on load.
     
    nipsen, Aug 22, 2012
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