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    18kFan not showing GPU temp...

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Shel, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    Just downloaded and installed 18KFanGUI, and it isn't showing my GPU temp.

    I read something about it not displaying GPU temp if you upgrade/downgrade your BIOS? I've upgraded to A11... is there something I need to do to have my GPU temp displayed?

    I am assuming this works on the m1330's...

    Also, do you guys use it to change fan behavior, or basically just to check temps?

    Thanks for any/all help.....
     
    Shel, Jul 6, 2008
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  2. GrandAdmiral

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    Try HWMonitor to see if it shows up your GPU temp. That may give an idication of where the problem is.

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    GrandAdmiral, Jul 6, 2008
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  3. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    If you learn to read before you download, it states it DOES NOT support the XPS line.
     
    X2P, Jul 6, 2008
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  4. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks

    I now figured out that I needed to turn on the GPU sensor on 18kFan, and it's now working.

    what's strange is, 18kFan shows my GPU temp at around 55 C and HWMonitor (which I've been using for a few days) shows it at 80 C!

    So, which one is correct? (That's quite a spread....... )

    Thanks
     
    Shel, Jul 6, 2008
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    Well, since 18kFanGUI isnt fully compatable on the XPS line, its probably giving the wrong reading. I would trust HWMonitors reading
     
    ahl395, Jul 6, 2008
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  6. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks ahl395, I downloaded GPU-z and it seems to match HWMonitor.

    Oh, and X2P, thanks for your help. I'm going to get right on that.
     
    Shel, Jul 6, 2008
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    I had a 23C difference, but your 25C difference is even worse. For some reason no one seemed to believe me, so it's nice to have some validation.

    I was able to get the GPU temperature corrected by tweaking some of the settings in the options -- changing the internal sensor options as described in --> this thread <-- and then adding 10C to the offset temperature. But I couldn't get the CPU temperature to stay correct. Within a second or two it would revert to the previous too-low temperature. No matter if I added 5C, 10C, 20C, etc, it would always change back to the same too-low temperature. So I got i8kfangui working for the GPU only, not CPU.
     
    chelet, Jul 6, 2008
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