Questions tagged [temperature]

Temperature, in hardware, refers to the degree or intensity of heat present in the hardware. Generally, excess heat is damaging to hardware which makes it necessary to monitor the temperature of hardware and take steps to reduce it.

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My Nvidia 3090 FE insists on running super loud and cool in Ubuntu - how can I change the firmware fan curve?

pSensor readout of my GPU fan speeds and temperatures. I've got an Nvidia 3090 FE. Pictured is a readout of my system temperatures (GPU temp is at 58 deg C in red). This screenshot was taken while I ...
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How to reset power settings on Windows 11?

On my company Lenovo L13 (i5-1145G7 2.60GHz, 16GB), the fan never stops, even when CPU temperature is just at 41C. It's been MONTHS of non-stop fan, nobody knows what is going on, I am getting mad. ...
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Core temperature above threshold cpu clock throttled while upgrading gcc compiler

I have a Dell laptop and i am using CentOS 6.9 in it for personal use which was working very fine till yesterday, when i tried to upgrade default gcc compiler (4.4.7) to 4.9.x version.. I've ...
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Temperature sensors showing high CPU temps, CPU not super hot

(For monitoring heating I have used SpeedFan, Ai suite II (asus mobo software), RealTemp and my bios (on an Asus Gene IV Rampage)) SpeedFan says 100-120 C RealTemp says 30-80 C at idle (30 C ...
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SpeedFan suddenly stops being able to detect controllers and sensors mid game

so I'm playing games on my PC and I have some fan control setup using SpeedFan for my PWM fans which usually works really nice. However, the other day my game wasn't running so smoothly and I saw that ...
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How to exclude sensors from output?

There is a well known issue where certain chips will report temperature readings that are completely bogus (probably because there is no sensor at all connected). They will show in lm_sensors output ...
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Are 50-52C normal temps for idle NVMe SSDs?

My Samsung 970 EVO NVME SSD reaches 50 – 52 C when idle. Ambient is around 28 – 30C. In general, I consider anything above 50 as not normal. There are 4 fans in cabinet and no more space left for any ...
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High temps on MoBo?

Just built myself a new PC and checking out my temps with HWMonitor it shows that most things are fine, except for the motherboard... Any suggestions? It's an ITX unit and I have built it in an SG13 ...
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High cpu temperature until i open task manager then it drops down to normal [duplicate]

i have problem.with cpu temps it started yesterday when intalled some shady program and nothing happend when i clicked that exe file, i think in background it did something, When i leave pc on idle ...
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Normal running temperature of a FX-8320E

My FX-8320E has small liquid cooling which might be insufficient. The CPU stays at 60+°C even when idle. Is this temperature dangerously high ?
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CPU frequency or voltage optimization

I'm running a CPU-bound code with OpenMPI on my old Linux server (Core i7-3770, 4 cores with HT). It works fine, but I found CPU throttling sometimes occurred and the overall performance decreased ...
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BIOS error temps: Sometimes jumps 30 degrees with no explanation

Firstly I apologize for my English. I have a rather curious problem, I have a B450m board with a Ryzen 5500, update the BIOS to be able to use the 5000 series processors. Basically the BIOS sets a ...
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How do I read T_SENSOR on Windows?

I Just checked from my BIOS -> Monitoring -> Temperature Sensor, it reads 27C. This is the temp sensor of my water pump. I tried a bunch of different apps, HWMonitor seems to almost do the trick:...
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Is it possible to see system temperature without entering BIOS?

Is it possible to see the system (not CPU) temperature without entering BIOS? I can see my system temperatures whenever I enter my BIOS, and as I can see CPU and GPU temps in 3rd party apps such as ...
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Dell Latitude 5400 i7-8665U Processor Thermal Paste/Temperatures

I purchased a used Dell Latitude 5400 with an i7-8665U processor. With any 'new' laptop that I purchase I always give it a good internal clean, internal blow out, processor fan cleaned, old thermal ...
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Should I worry about high ssd temperature?

I am using a new ssd and I installed CrystalDiskInfo, it shows good as health status but the temperature is very high it is 95 degree C. Should I worry about that and how can I solve this problem?
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Fans not working on Asus X555LJ

as of yesterday or so my laptop's fans stopped working with no apparent reason. This is what appears on SpeedFan: Open Hardware Monitor: I also have an error on SpeedFan that I don't know the ...
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Minisforum Mini PC - CPU fan starting to become loud

The unit is Minisforum DeskMini HM80, CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800U , 8 Cores/16 Threads. So the CPU fan is becoming quite loud, depending on the temperature. Measured temperature while in BIOS is 61C. Is ...
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Does the ambient temperature at the time of reading effect the readibility of cds?

While going through a lot of old data CDs (all round about 20 yrs old) I noticed, that the ambient temperature of the CD and the CD-Drive seems to affect the readibility of the CD if both of them are ...
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What are the 3 temperatures (composite and sensors) reported by a WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe?

I have a WD_BLACK SN770 SSD NVMe that may be running too hot under load. So to monitor it, I installed Western Digital Dashboard and it reports 3 temperatures: Libre Hardware Monitor reports 3 ...
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Laptop shutting down and has CPU temperature spikes

So I have a Predator PH315-51 laptop for 3 years. I usually change the thermal paste, clean it and reinstall windows every 3 months. Yesterday my laptop just shut down while playing a game. Never had ...
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WiFi sensor temperature increases when disabling wifi

For some strange reason, when I disable wifi with the nmcli command nmcli radio wifi off I see an immediate rise in the wifi sensor temperature, from around 30C to more than 60C. Because of this, I ...
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BIOS upgrade lowers CPU temperature

Setup I've got a system with an Asus P8Z68-V PRO motherboard and an Intel Core i7-2600K CPU running at stock speed (no overlocking) which I cool with a Noctua NH-U12P. On the heatsink I've got the ...
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HDD temperature difference between linux and windows

On Windows 11 and Pop OS dual boot laptop (both operating systems installed on ssd and linux /home and data shared between both OS on Seagate ST1000LM048 HDD) HDD operates within 35-38 degree celcius ...
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Will applying an ice pack to a laptop cause any issues?

Sometimes my laptop overheats crazily when I play a video game. That's why sometimes I use an ice pack to help cool it down. Is this dangerous? Like if the water from the pack melted or something? ...
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Processor frequency goes down with load, temperature low, TDP not reached [duplicate]

TL;DR: Xeon E5-2630 does not reach even the TDP, turbo boosts the clock only when idle, reduces when under load and stays cool as cucumber, despite removing all limits except for the built-in thermal ...
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Intel Core-i5 12500H. Is it normal for one P-core to have higher temperatures than the other cores by up to 10 °C?

A few days ago I bought a brand new HP Victus 15 laptop with an Intel Core-i5 12500H processor (4 P-cores and 8 E-cores). During tests for multi-threaded CPU load (I used CinebenchR23) at the same ...
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High fan speed when touching the left underside of my laptop

Problem When i touch the left underside of the laptop the fan speed goes up drastically Other than in this situation, the fans almost never spin up (unless i run something like a 3d game or do heavy ...
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Is it safe to shut down my PC right after intensive CPU/GPU load?

Is it a good idea to shut down or put to sleep my PC seconds after some very heavy processing load on the CPU or GPU? I'm asking this because i'm not sure if the cooling system has enough time to ...
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Replaced old 3-4 year old thermal paste, temp goes up to 90 degrees celcius over time

So i slapped on some new thermal paste, reinstalled cpu cooler (ive got a intel i5 4570) and noticed my idle temp was around 50, when entering games it slowly rises degree by degree over time before ...
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TLP vs sysfsutils for limiting machine temperature

Let's say we wish to keep our desktop, which runs Debian stable (with some minor upgrades from snapshots), relatively cool (e.g. because the machine has only passive cooling) by limiting the machine ...
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Is 100 Celsius considered too high for an NVMe during filecopy?

I have a Samsung PM991a NVMe SSD, and during idle it's pretty cool (around room-temperature). However, during filecopy (10ish GB total size), it gets pretty warm (ie. HOT): Is 100 °C considered too ...
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Should I remove the front side of the case?

Hey I hope I am in the right community. I have this PC case(CASE CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES 750D FULL TOWER ATX BLACK): And I am wondering if I should have the front side of the case open so the 2 fans ...
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CPU running at 100 degrees is my CPU overclocked?

I bought a pre-built PC a couple of months ago. It's working well, but the fans can get very loud. Because of this, I thought I'd check the temperature using the Predator Sense bloat ware that came ...
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Should the sticker on top of a HDD be peeled?

I have measured the temperature of my new HDD, which is currently lying on the desk, doing backup and waiting for the enclosure to arrive. Temperature-wise, there is a huge difference between an ...
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How to set fans to 0% on Clevo NP70PNH laptop

I am using Windows 10 on a Clevo NP70PNH laptop and Clevo center fan speed settings custom minimum speed is 30%. I want to sleep with my computer on, and 30% of the fan noise is too loud for me. I am ...
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Laptop cooling fan making a griding noise at low temperatures

When I use my laptop while the A/C is on (temperature around 27-28), the fan starts making a grinding noise. This does not happen when the temperatures are high. Further, the CPU's temperatures are ...
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AMD FX-8350 confusion on heating

My AMD FX-8350, from what I understand, is overheating. The issue is, when I research it, I get conflicting results. It's idling at around 52c-58c, I was able to get it to 48c with the side open and a ...
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What can explain the difference of temperature between Ryzen 3200G Pro and a Ryzen 3200G?

I love silence and I really dislike noise. For this reason I bought a passive cooler for a 3200 Ryzen CPU. The temperature is a little high in my opinion temp1: +60.0°C (crit = +120.0°C, hyst =...
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Is there any evidence that running PC components at temperatures higher than +80c actually affect the lifespan of said components like CPU or GPU?

Many people say you should keep your computer hardware's temperature below 70-80c by claiming it increases longevity of hardware components. If that is really the case, then why hardware manufacturers ...
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Unable to see CPU temps for new AMD Ryzen 7700x

I have the following problem with a new PC. Linux Mint was installed on a PC (data see code block), but I can not display the CPU temperature in any way. ╭─user@machine03153 ~ ╰─$ sudo inxi -Fxz ...
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What is the safe temperature range for a Core-i5 processor?

I have an HP laptop with with a Core-i5 450m processor and an ATI Radeon 5650 1GB graphics card. When I played crysis warhead on my system its temprature went up to 82° c. Is it safe to play games up ...
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CPU overheating even under moderate load, fan/heatsink looks ok and is properly installed

CPU: Intel 7th Generation Core i7-7700T BX80677I77700T with stock cooler Motherboard: Supermicro X11SSZ-QF-O Bench tested the motherboard, CPU and RAM overnight, and it ran memtest86+ all night ...
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Have I fitted my water cooler correctly?

This is my first time water cooling a CPU, so I don't know if the temperatures I'm seeing are bad or reasonable. I've got an AMD Threadripper 3970x with a Corsair iCUE H115i PRO XT. I'm running the ...
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Wildly fluctuating CPU package temperatures

I’ve used 3 different apps to monitor the CPU and GPU temperatures on my Windows laptop and I notice that the CPU temperature can be 80C one second and 50C the next, or 60C one second and 90C the next....
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Intel Turbo overheats my CPU

I have a MSI GF75 Thin 10SCSR laptop with Intel Core I7 10750H CPU. When turbo is on, each core's FID increases up to 45 and CPU temperature reaches 85-90C while gaming. But while turbo is off, FID is ...
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What, if anything, should I do about an SSD reporting low temperatures?

Kubuntu's disk monitoring feature has recently (last few weeks) started giving me alerts about an imminent disk failure on my NVMe M.2 SSD (a Crucial P2) at boot. I have been running sudo smartctl -a ...
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How to find the position of a sensor?

I found critical temperatures in my computer using Libre Hardware Monitor. Sensor #3 shows 95°C and sensor #6 83°C. I tried to find out, where these sensors are. But I can not find it in the manual. ...
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CPU core temp MUCH higher than package temp

The CPU core temperature is MUCH higher than the package. The core sometime reaches 105 degrees Celsious and the package barely reaches 60 Celsious. Why is that? Will this damage my CPU? I got an AMD ...
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How can I make Speedfan run automatically when the PC starts?

I tweaked the fan curve on my case fan because it runs at 100% when I am gaming. So I made it run at a max of 80%, which is MUCH more quieter, and it doesn't seem to have any impact on the max ...

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