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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How to get CPU temperature on Windows system using both Snmp and cmd

I am currently working on NMS Zabbix. After some R&D, I am able to get the CPU temperature info on Linux via snmp as well as terminal using LM-SENSORS. However, the same doesn't work for Windows; ...
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Safe sustained operating temperatures on CPU(Ryzen9)

I am contributing my compute to Folding@Home. However until now I have only used the GPU for folding, since my Ryzen9 3900x got to 93C and stayed there when folding. On various forums I heard that for ...
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PC running hot only in the morning

I've noticed that my old Lenovo laptop (running two different Windows versions: Windows 10 1909 as default on one partition; Windows Server 2019 on another partition tends to run hot in the morning, ...
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CPU Fan not working properly?

Recently I just built my own computer. However the temperature of my processor becomes very high and my CPU fan is not able to cool it off when I run multiple programs. MY CPU temperature can go as ...
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Are high internal temperatures bad for my laptop, and how can I fix it?

I have a MacBook Pro 13.3" 2019 (4 thunderbolt ports), an I have been concerned about overheating for a while. My processor is an Intel® Core™ i5-8279U. Graphics card is Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics ...
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Windows switches automatically to High Performances

Whenever i open a game, also the lighter ones, my pc switches automatically the power plan from "balanced" or "power saving" to "high performance" and it bothers me because the CPU's temperature rises ...
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CPU fan surges frequently

I have an AMD A8-3870 in a Gigabyte GA-A75M board. The CPU fan frequently spins up and down, based on load. Recently it's MUCH more noticeable. The processor seems to run at an acceptable temp using ...
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How to make a 2D column chart with a count value that appears multiple times?

I have an excel spreadsheet that looks like this: https://imgur.com/a/wRPvrpj I would like to plot a 2D column chart that has the temperature (middle column) on the horizontal axis and their count (...
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GPU uses only one fan

i have the nvidia geforce gtx 1060 3gb which has 2 fans and i saw that only the one spins. My GPU temperature is 55 when i run only a broswer and when i play a game it is 65-70. Is it ok ? And if so,...
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GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 what are normal CPU teperatures [closed]

My CPU fan recently came loose and all the thermal paste is dry(the fan isnt really snapped or glued on anymore) So naturally, my CPU is heating up fairly quickly. While I do plan on replacing the CPU ...
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Laptop wear with temperatures under control

I have a thin laptop (Asus ZenBook 14 if you wonder) and I feel relatively concerned about the wear rate of my pc due to heating. In fact, while I use medium-to-high demand software my laptop reaches ...
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Gradually increasing issue with overheating

So I haven't changed my computer's hardware or cleaned it in several years. I've noticed a increasing issue with temperature when I'm running CPU intensive processes, Blender, Video Games, ect. My ...
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why does my cpu get too hot while playing game?

recently, some of my system drivers have been updated. before that the CPU temp fluctuated between 60 and 70 centigrade (in games),but after updating,the temp has risen to 80 centigrade while playing ...
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GPU is running at a high temperature even after cleaning it with a compressed air can?

So before cleaning my computer, my GPU ran at a temperature between 90 and 100 degrees Celsius. Now that I cleaned my computer with a compressed air can, my GPU is running at a temperature of 86 ...
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Will cold weather break my laptop?

Situation: It's -5 °C outside and I'm bringing my laptop to school in my bag. I spend a lot of time walking outside in the cold. Then I go into the school where it's 25 °C and fire up the laptop ...
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Is this normal? CPU temperature at under 60C but fans running extremely high?

I'm running Bootcamp on a MacBook Pro16" with the highest-end CPU/GPU, and I'm finding it runs the fans up a lot; maybe it's also running extremely hot, but under 60C doesn't sound too bad. This ...
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Is it possible to use a liquid cooler in reverse inside a sealed computer case to cool and circulate air for cooling the motherboard?

I am interested in building a sealed computer which will be running inside a very dusty environment. I intend on sealing the case to prevent dust from getting in and cool the CPU, VRM and GPU using ...
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What's better for a physical layout of HDD and SSD drives in a computer case? [closed]

When you set up a multi-drive desktop computer, what is better: the SSD drives above the HDD drives, the SSD drives below the HDD drives or it's absolutely indifferent? I've seen that SSD get warmer ...
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Why does starting up while cold make a laptop run slowly until I restart it after it's warmed up?

I have a Dell Latitude D520 that lives in my car all the time. Please don't ask about that part, or suggest that the laptop should live indoors. I know this, and I would if I could. Anyhow... I ...
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How to measure/interpret temperature of computer and what should it be at?

I have installed SpeedFan but don't fully understand how to use it. Here is a read out of what I get... I'm guessing the fire icon means the unit is too hot? It's unfortunate the CPU heat sink was ...
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CPU Normal Voltages

I have the following configuration in my PC: i5 8400, MSI B360 Gaming Plus, 16GB DDR4, GTX1050Ti. I am wondering what are the normal voltages for this CPU and if I can modify them in order for my CPU ...
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strange cpu temperature - reasons

I encountered a rather strange issue: I have an Intel Coffee Lake, Core i9 9900KF 3.6GHz running on a MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON. Couple of hours ago I decided to check temperatures (for no ...
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Will a laptop work in temperatures below freezing point?

My employer needs me to do some field work that will take place outside in temperatures up to -20C. I will use 2 Dell laptops, 1 Acer netbook and 1 Samsung netbook. The laptops will be started and ...
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How to determine if my laptop has heat damage? [closed]

Yesterday I was running a video on my laptop, closed the lid and shoved it into its case and into my backpack. Seems like the video may have kept the laptop from sleeping properly, and it was ...
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Normal temperature for an i5 4670?

I've got an i5 4670, and according to HWMonitor the temperatures are around 70-80°C when not much is going on and sometimes go up to 90-100. This is too much for my CPU, isn't it? Can it be a problem ...
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Fan runs at 100% [Linux & Windows]

I've got an Asus Laptop X550JK, for some reason, when I try to install programs or updates, I notice the Fan runs at 100% (2800 RPM) and makes noise. with sensors command, I get this in IDLE mode (no ...
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Asus Zenbook UX433FN regular 52-56°C CPU heat

I have recently bought an Asus Zenbook UX433FN with an 8th gen i7 and 8GB RAM. I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. After closing the laptop's lid and opening it again, I briefly get to see a black screen ...
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Ryzen 9 3900x Overheating

i recently built a new PC with an Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (WiFi) motherboard and a Ryzen 9 3900x CPU. I used the Wraith Prism cooler which came with the CPU. I get high temperatures; sometime ...
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Can you add a fan control unit to a system with no fan control?

Background: I have a new-to-me NAS. The chassis fan is exceedingly loud for the room it is in and is always at full speed. The motherboard chassis fan (CHAFAN1) socket has three pins. The plug that ...
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CPU Temperature suddenly to high

After I came back from holiday (computer was off for a few days). I startet my computer and run into this error message during boot: Photo of the error message during boot: Photo of BIOS information:...
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Why won't my SSD boot when it's cold?

I know that some SSDs rarely have an issue with "cold boots" under certain firmware and software configurations. However in this case I have had two SSDs (different brands) that would literally not ...
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PROCHOT flag set at 82 degrees

I'm encountering a problem with my gaming laptop where the PROCHOT flag is triggered at a low package temperature, as visible in the screenshot above. My laptop is an Alienware 17 R4 featuring an ...
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How exactly will the lifespan of my laptop computer decrease if I chose to remove the fan, for silence? [closed]

I would like to know what will happen in terms of negative effects if I remove the fan from my ULV-CPU (intel core i7-5600U) powered Thinkpad Laptop (T450s) which is running under ubuntu linux at the ...
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Is it preferable to disable APM, or to enable Load Line Calibration for overclock stability?

AMD FX Series processors paired with the 9 Series chipset, the motherboard exposes an option to disable APM (Application Power Management). Most overclocking guides suggest disabling APM for better ...
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Why is my Intel i7-7800X processor overheating so quickly?

I have a one-year-old PC with an Intel i7-7800X processor. It has been running fine, and I am able to use it with modern stress-heavy applications and games with no problem. Recently I've been ...
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Is it normal for a CPU to be always be cooler than 30 degrees?

Everytime I measure the temperature of my CPU (Core i5 3570K) using the "acpi -t" command under GNU/Linux I get the same output: Thermal 0: ok, 29.8 degrees C Thermal 1: ok, 27.8 degrees C While ...
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i7 7700K high temperatures on ASUS Z270 motherboard

I have upgraded my device and I have gone from an MSI H110M Pro-D motherboard to an ASUS STRIX Z270H GAMING K1. The problem I have is that with this new motherboard my i7 7700K gets much hotter when ...
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Is there a program/script to throttle the CPU temperature when it passes a certain threshold in Windows 10?

I've been using this script on Ubuntu to manage my CPU temperature. This script slowly throttles your CPU once it exceeds a certain threshold and unthrottles it as it gets below that threshold. This ...
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Normal Case Temperature

My case tends to heat to 59.6 C in the summer. Is this too hot? What's an optimal temperature for inside a typical case?
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Severe thermal throttling unsure what the cause is

So awhile back I swapped out my hard drive and ram in my laptop and immediatly after I noticed my pc was running insanely slow after a lot of troubleshooting I found that prochot was throttling my cpu ...
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Is it possible to show an overlay with CPU temp and freq when not playing?

I actually learned to use RTSS and HWinfo to display an overlay with CPU temp and CPU frequency, but this solution seems to work only when I'm playing. There is a way or another program that can add ...
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What is the ideal temp for intel j4205 procesor?

Hi i have an intel j4205 procesor. When it's idle the temps are between 35 and 45 degree. On load it's between 48 and 64 degree and sometimes it goes up to 68 degree then goes down when viewing a ...
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How to improve cooling of my ASUS ROG?

I have a notebook ASUS ROG g551jm-cn102h and it has high temperatures, from 50° to 55° when I switch on it but when I open Google Chrome or YouTube, the temperature reaches about 70° or over 80°. What ...
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Why is my AMD Phenom 2 X6 1090T overheating?

I got an old AMD rig from a friend to help him fix issues with overheating. Here are the specs CPU: Phenom 2 X6 1090T Cooler: Scythe ?? Mobo: Asrock 870 Extreme3 RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 (Corsair , 1333 Mhz) ...
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i7-7700HQ: What temperatures are fully safe to operate in the long run?

According to the public spec sheet, the maximum temperature the CPU can be and be guaranteed to stay working is 100ºC. I want to save some more on battery when doing some light work on my PC by ...
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Linux Overheating Issues

My laptop is Dell inspiron 13 7380, a message keeps showing in system log: CPUx: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = xxx) for all cpu cores. My laptop temperature ...
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How warm should SAMSUNG D3 drive be?

I have an external 3GB Samsung D3 Station 7200rpm hard drive and my SMART diagnostics program (CrystalDiskInfo or HDSentinel) is warning me that the drive is running too hot. The temperature in the ...
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Does spread spectrum clocking degrade a CPU's performance and cause it to operate at higher temperatures?

Does spread spectrum clocking cause a CPU to operate at higher temperatures? If so, why? Spread spectrum clocking minutely varies a CPU's clock speed to spread out RFI to meet FCC and EU guidelines. ...
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Nearly new computer build not working after 9-months no use

I bought a computer probably about a year and a half ago now and due to some unforeseen extensions in military training, I have been away from home for about 9 months. Well I came back home to visit ...
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Tried nearly everything to fix my overheating PC, not sure what to do

I own this laptop: https://compareindia.news18.com/specification/laptops/hcl-me-xite-m-2035-b/270022 Using it for 5 years, ran without any problems, until about 3 months ago, where it gradually ...

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