What are some of the utilities that I can use to monitor CPU/GPU Heath and Performance while in-game/application?
BACKGROUND
I have just finished a build which is intended as a gift for my son in late December for his birthday. I can only work on when he is at school or late at night, so I can't "burn" the system in or anything. So far, everything has gone VERY smoothly with no issues. However, I installed Witcher 3, and almost instantly, fans on GPU go to 100%. I did not play for more than 5 minutes. Settings at Medium/High at 1080P with all the Nvidia hair crap turned off and getting 60FPS. Currently, I know about FRAPS utility for getting the FPS # in the corner, but I don't know what else is available (FPS, CPU temps, CPU utilization, GPU info). Ideally looking for something that shows all the info on the screen while in a game. I will be testing other games a well as they are installed, but would like to start checking to make sure nothing wrong with GPU. etc. I want to be able to see real time what is going on. Then I can research online and compare to others, as I have seen posts on various games with people discussing similar topics. I just don't have the data to have conversation or analyze.
SYSTEM
i3-4170 (BeQuiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler)
XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card
ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (OS, games)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Data Drive, all User account crap like documents, music, desktop, etc., and office apps)
Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Windows 10 Home Premium
REGARDING COOLING
The Thermaltake Core V21 is basically an open air case. There is a 200mm pushing into the case. Two whole sides are mesh walls. Room is currently around 22-26C
I have a 120mm fan on order that will blow on R9 380 directly, but note that suspected overheating in Witcher 3 was almost instant after the game began.
BACKGROUND
I have just finished a build which is intended as a gift for my son in late December for his birthday. I can only work on when he is at school or late at night, so I can't "burn" the system in or anything. So far, everything has gone VERY smoothly with no issues. However, I installed Witcher 3, and almost instantly, fans on GPU go to 100%. I did not play for more than 5 minutes. Settings at Medium/High at 1080P with all the Nvidia hair crap turned off and getting 60FPS. Currently, I know about FRAPS utility for getting the FPS # in the corner, but I don't know what else is available (FPS, CPU temps, CPU utilization, GPU info). Ideally looking for something that shows all the info on the screen while in a game. I will be testing other games a well as they are installed, but would like to start checking to make sure nothing wrong with GPU. etc. I want to be able to see real time what is going on. Then I can research online and compare to others, as I have seen posts on various games with people discussing similar topics. I just don't have the data to have conversation or analyze.
SYSTEM
i3-4170 (BeQuiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler)
XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card
ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (OS, games)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Data Drive, all User account crap like documents, music, desktop, etc., and office apps)
Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Windows 10 Home Premium
REGARDING COOLING
The Thermaltake Core V21 is basically an open air case. There is a 200mm pushing into the case. Two whole sides are mesh walls. Room is currently around 22-26C
I have a 120mm fan on order that will blow on R9 380 directly, but note that suspected overheating in Witcher 3 was almost instant after the game began.
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