Hello everybody!
This video will help you learn the temperature of processor, video card or hard disk of your
computer.
It can also tell you about why it rises and how to cool
your hardware.
Any device works within its specific temperature range.
If the temperature of processor, video card or hard disk of your computer rises, it can
result in unstable work or even breakdown.
How can you learn their temperatures?
Initially, you can see all information about the work of your system in BIOS or UEFI (depending
on its configuration).
There is already a video on how to get into BIOS or UEFI in our channel.
You will find the link in the description:.
All you need is to get to BIOS or UEFI, then find the necessary information in the following
tabs, depending on the model of your motherboard: • PC Health Status (or just Status)
• Hardware Monitor (H/W Monitor, or just Monitor)
• Power • and so on.
In many motherboards with UEFI and a graphical interface, the information on the processor
temperature is shown in the main screen.
The minus of this method is that you can’t see the processor temperature when it is loaded
(because while you are in BIOS, the processor is idle), and the shown information is only
true for idle-state temperatures.
That is why the more convenient way to monitor the temperature of processor, video card or
hard disk of your computer is to use special software.
There are lots of such programs, and often they are fee-paying.
That is why we will have a look at the three most popular ones.
The first is AIDA64, previously known as Everest.
• To use it, go to the developer’s website and download it (find the link in the description,
then start it.
Please note that the program is not free but it offers a trial period of 30 days.
• Then go to the menu on the left to find Computer / Sensor
• Here, AIDA64 shows the data received from sensors installed in the computer.
• In the section Temperatures, we can see what we are looking for - how hot the devices
are: - CPU / Core - the temperature of processor
cores.
As a rule, the processor temperature is based on the hottest core.
- SanDisk – hard disk temperature - as my computer has an integrated video adapter,
its temperature is shown in CPU GT Cores – the temperature of the processor’s graphics.
- If this computer had a discrete video card, it would also have a line GPU Diode which
would show its temperature.
The second one is from another well-known developer – Piriform Speccy.
It has a free version.
Find the link to the website in the description: • First of all, download and install Speccy.
• After the program is launched, you will see absolutely all information about the computer.
• It includes the temperatures of the central processor, hard disk and graphics.
In my case, the last one is not shown as my video card is integrated.
Now it’s time for the third free program named CPUID HWMonitor.
Find the link to the program’s website in the description:
• As well as the two previous programs, after launching HWMonitor shows you main characteristics
of your computer’s equipment.
• Among others, we can see processor temperature, • hard disk temperature,
• and video card temperature.
It is interesting but the two other programs could not show the temperature of the integrated
video in my computer.
Now, what temperature of processor, video card or hard disk of a computer is OK?
Processor manufacturers set their own limits to CPU temperatures, but generally speaking,
• the processor should have up to 40°C when idle, and up to 70°C under load.
Anything hotter that than is critical.
• For a video card, 40°C when idle is OK, and up to 80°C under load is still normal.
• For a hard disk, the figures are from 40°C to 50°C.
I would like to emphasize that these are average figures, and you should go to your device
manufacturer’s website for particular details.
How can you do that?
For example: • Let’s take the name of the processor
in your PC from one of the diagnostic utilities we have just seen.
• Use a search engine to find its specifications in the manufacturer’s official website.
• Go to the corresponding website (in our case, Intel)
• and look for the temperature figures we need.
• TCase - Critical Temperature - is the maximal temperature allowed in the integrated
heat spreader (IHS) of the processor.
• As we can see, for this processor it is 72.6 °C. Anything higher than that would
be critical.
I want you to understand that this value will be different even for different modifications
of devices from one manufacturer.
In the same way, you can find the maximal or critical temperature for any device.
I strongly recommend using manufacturer official websites.
Here are the symptoms that can tell you the computer is getting overheated:
• Everything begins when the noise from your system case or laptop increases.
Heat sinks are slowly collecting dust and coolers have to work faster to maintain normal
temperature, which makes more noise.
It’s the first sign that things go wrong.
• If you ignore that, the cooling system gives way and now performance falls.
The computer is getting slower.
The system deliberately reduces performance of its hardware or certain components to keep
temperatures within normal range.
It’s a kind of a protective function.
• Sometimes you can get blue screens, restarts or shutdowns at the most interesting moment
in your game.
It’s a clear sign that it’s time to open the system case and check the cooling system.
If the computer is under warranty, you should take it to a service center.
Read our blog to learn how to recover data after a computer shuts down or restarts (find
the link in the description):
• The last stage is when an overheated part breaks down.
It mostly happens because a cooling system fails.
For example, when a cooler on a video card stops working.
To make sure it never happens: • Monitor the temperature of main devices
in your desktop or laptop.
• Pay attention to how your computer works and regularly clean it from dirt and dust,
• and if necessary, replace the thermal interface that connects the heatsinks with
the parts that become hot when they work.
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