GPU temperature monitoring software

**Beskar** · 09-06-2011, 20:44

What is a good temperature, Is 60-70 for the CPU healthy?

My GPU is around 40-50.

(CPU is 50 idle, GPU is 30 idle)

**CrossLOPER** · 09-06-2011, 22:40

Originally Posted by frogbeastegg

The gigabyte version of the 560 ti is overclocked out of the box. Even if that were not the case, people with much weaker cards can play the game perfectly well. My old 8800 GTS would have run the game!

This is the first time in years where I chose the PC release over the xbox one. It was much cheaper and I thought "What's the worst that could happen?" Virtually unplayable game, that's what. This is why I swapped to getting the xbox versions of all multiplatform releases in the first place.

Generally, I now go for console releases, though I do so to avoid the DRM not because of fear of performance issues. Lemur is right, it could be a driver issue.

Originally Posted by Beskar

What is a good temperature, Is 60-70 for the CPU healthy?

My GPU is around 40-50.

(CPU is 50 idle, GPU is 30 idle)

Your CPU temp is almost twice what it should be. What do yo have? Are you running Vista on a laptop or something?

**Beskar** · 09-07-2011, 16:04

Originally Posted by CrossLOPER

Your CPU temp is almost twice what it should be. What do yo have? Are you running Vista on a laptop or something?

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Windows 7 in a Box not a laptop.

Though the CPU is actually 40-47 idle
Cores 1 and 2 are 47 while 3 and 4 are 40

**CrossLOPER** · 09-07-2011, 16:19

I can't think of any reason why a CPU would run over 60C, even on a full load. You may want to check if the heatsink is attacked and if the fan is actually spinning. You may want to consider reapplying the paste, but it is unlikely.

**Beskar** · 09-07-2011, 17:34

Originally Posted by CrossLOPER

I can't think of any reason why a CPU would run over 60C, even on a full load. You may want to check if the heatsink is attacked and if the fan is actually spinning. You may want to consider reapplying the paste, but it is unlikely.

I repplied the paste recently when it got damaged during a fan cleaning exercise and on that note, the fan is working and no dust/gunk on it.

**CrossLOPER** · 09-07-2011, 21:37

I don't know. If your computer does not shut off randomly, you are fine. If you REALLY want it to go down, buy a better quality heatsink and fan.

If I may ask, what kind of damage?

**Beskar** · 09-09-2011, 13:57

Originally Posted by CrossLOPER

I don't know. If your computer does not shut off randomly, you are fine. If you REALLY want it to go down, buy a better quality heatsink and fan.

If I may ask, what kind of damage?

Physical. Some n00b tech guy thought it was dirt and scrubbed it off and he also damaged the fan fastening too, so only 3 pins hold it in place opposed to 4. Could also explain the temperature.

No, it doesn't shut off randomly or anything. It is slightly overclocked so it might simply be that making it run warmer but it is around 4 years old so it would be cheaper simply to replace then to bother getting new heatsink or fan for it since the new alternatives in the budget range would run just as fast or better and be far cooler.