PowerSpec i5 Desktop. Replaced cpu fan and video card.
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Hello,
I recently purchased a PowerSpec from Microcenter.
After getting it home I checked out the parts and was pretty happy. The fans were loud though and so I decided to change them and upgrade the video card.
After installing a Cool Master Hyper TX3 and adding a Nvidia GeForce 560ti, I watched the temps for a few hours to make sure I applied the heat sinks thermo conductor correctly.
I ran some graphics benchmarks to see how the GPU behaved.
I have two points of concern.
1) When looking at SpeedFan monitor I noticed one temperature labelled SMIOVT4 is always slightly high around 50C compared to 30C for all other monitors.
Is it possible the fan is crowding the memory and this is what SMIOVT4 represents?
2) When running Unigine Heaven the GPU temp kicks up at around 84C fairly quickly?
I am not a big gamer so I don't know if this is normal or not.
Thanks for any comments.
I recently purchased a PowerSpec from Microcenter.
After getting it home I checked out the parts and was pretty happy. The fans were loud though and so I decided to change them and upgrade the video card.
After installing a Cool Master Hyper TX3 and adding a Nvidia GeForce 560ti, I watched the temps for a few hours to make sure I applied the heat sinks thermo conductor correctly.
I ran some graphics benchmarks to see how the GPU behaved.
I have two points of concern.
1) When looking at SpeedFan monitor I noticed one temperature labelled SMIOVT4 is always slightly high around 50C compared to 30C for all other monitors.
Is it possible the fan is crowding the memory and this is what SMIOVT4 represents?
2) When running Unigine Heaven the GPU temp kicks up at around 84C fairly quickly?
I am not a big gamer so I don't know if this is normal or not.
Thanks for any comments.
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well speed fan is know to have some weird sensor readings
sometimes it is reading sensors that are not even there
try HWinfo instead
http://www.hwinfo.com/
easier to read in my humble opinion
also 84c is a little high for the GPU but not outrageous
really depends on your ambient room temp
if your room temp is between 20-22c or 68-71 than that is a little high
sometimes a free fix is to remove a PCI slot blank next to the GPU
can help cool it
or if you have a PCI card right next to the GPU then move it farther away if possible
can consider a pci slot cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...
can be a cheap way to reduce GPU temps
overall I wouldnt be drastically worried
sometimes it is reading sensors that are not even there
try HWinfo instead
http://www.hwinfo.com/
easier to read in my humble opinion
also 84c is a little high for the GPU but not outrageous
really depends on your ambient room temp
if your room temp is between 20-22c or 68-71 than that is a little high
sometimes a free fix is to remove a PCI slot blank next to the GPU
can help cool it
or if you have a PCI card right next to the GPU then move it farther away if possible
can consider a pci slot cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...
can be a cheap way to reduce GPU temps
overall I wouldnt be drastically worried
Hey thanks for the response.
This was my first time changing out a cpu fan / heat sink so I am a bit nervous.
It is a DP67DE motherboard and after adding the fan / heat sink and the Nvidia card there was little room.
It seems to me there isn't much space for airflow.
The cpu fan is really close to the first memory stick and the video card is close to the bottom of the case.
I decided to look at the temps using CPUID hardware monitor and then downloaded Everquest 2 just to see what would happen in a game.
All for cores are reporting about 53 C (max) now and the GPU is around 65.
Again I am just not sure of the norms so I can judge if there is a problem.
This was my first time changing out a cpu fan / heat sink so I am a bit nervous.
It is a DP67DE motherboard and after adding the fan / heat sink and the Nvidia card there was little room.
It seems to me there isn't much space for airflow.
The cpu fan is really close to the first memory stick and the video card is close to the bottom of the case.
I decided to look at the temps using CPUID hardware monitor and then downloaded Everquest 2 just to see what would happen in a game.
All for cores are reporting about 53 C (max) now and the GPU is around 65.
Again I am just not sure of the norms so I can judge if there is a problem.
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Best solution
if heatsink or thermal paste was applied wrong your temps would go much more higher
at 71f you the temps sound pretty good
i would worry if I was you
if you really want to stress your GPU then use Furmark
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
run it for about a half hour in a windowed mode so you can see you temp monitors
watch it carefully
if your GPU doesnt go above 80-85 then you are fine
below 80 is better
like i said remove one of the metal blanks in the tower covering the PCI slots
can make a difference
at 71f you the temps sound pretty good
i would worry if I was you
if you really want to stress your GPU then use Furmark
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
run it for about a half hour in a windowed mode so you can see you temp monitors
watch it carefully
if your GPU doesnt go above 80-85 then you are fine
below 80 is better
like i said remove one of the metal blanks in the tower covering the PCI slots
can make a difference
if heatsink or thermal paste was applied wrong your temps would go much more higher
at 71f you the temps sound pretty good
i would worry if I was you
if you really want to stress your GPU then use Furmark
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
run it for about a half hour in a windowed mode so you can see you temp monitors
watch it carefully
if your GPU doesnt go above 80-85 then you are fine
below 80 is better
like i said remove one of the metal blanks in the tower covering the PCI slots
can make a difference
at 71f you the temps sound pretty good
i would worry if I was you
if you really want to stress your GPU then use Furmark
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
run it for about a half hour in a windowed mode so you can see you temp monitors
watch it carefully
if your GPU doesnt go above 80-85 then you are fine
below 80 is better
like i said remove one of the metal blanks in the tower covering the PCI slots
can make a difference
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