BigJerm Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Alright, well, I currently have my 8600M GT 610/515, and when I am playing games like TF2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 2, the absolute highest temperature I have seen it hit was 62 degrees. Is RivaTuner giving me an accurate reading, because usually the temp is somewhere around 57-59 whilst playing. This seems pretty low considering the clock speeds. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashts121 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 That doesn't seem right, but from my experience with RivaTuner, it is very accurate, seeing as Nvidia Monitor and RivaTuner both show the same temperature for me. Do you have a laptop cooler? Where do you live (could be your environment?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJerm Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I do not have a laptop cooler, although I was thinking about purchasing one soon. I live in Newfoundland, Canada. It has a cold climate, but the room I am currently operating the laptop is at room temperature (20). I don't know, is there any other program I could use to check the temperature to make sure it's right? I don't want to overclock more, and end up frying it due to a bad reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashts121 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Yes, download Ntune, and then open up Nvidia Monitor (it should be in your start menu). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJerm Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Alright, Thanks. I'll do that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Man, I wish I lived in Canada where everything was cooler. My GPU temp. usually runs at 72-74 when I am running high yield games. I have it in an open environment too, so there is nothing I can really do about the temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJerm Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Apparently the reading is accurate, because I just test nTune and it read the same temperatures as Riva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJerm Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Man, I wish I lived in Canada where everything was cooler. My GPU temp. usually runs at 72-74 when I am running high yield games. I have it in an open environment too, so there is nothing I can really do about the temperature. Yeah, Go Canada. :) But, I am still wondering if it is a normal temp reading. Technically I could overclock it a significant amount more, considering the readings I am getting. It barely hits 60 degrees, while I play Half-Life 2: Episode 2 on high settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashts121 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, Go Canada. :) But, I am still wondering if it is a normal temp reading. Technically I could overclock it a significant amount more, considering the readings I am getting. It barely hits 60 degrees, while I play Half-Life 2: Episode 2 on high settings. I would OC it more, you should take advantaged of your **gifted** video card lol. I'm thinking your laptop just has good venting, or is away from the cpu which also attracts and creates heat, but being in Canada and all could also have an effect on your temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laes Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I too have a notebook with a 8600m GT, a Dell Inspiron 1720. You'll notice that the GPU temp will not go up that much but the CPU temp will, and this is due to the shared heatpipe with the GPU and CPU so the extra heat the GPU is producing is going straight to the CPU. Monitor your CPU temps before and after GPU overclocking, and notice the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Well it is a proven fact that anything in a cooler area of the world will run much better than if it were in a warmer environment. I just have to watch how much I OC very carefully, or I can end up frying it pretty easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJerm Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I too have a notebook with a 8600m GT, a Dell Inspiron 1720.You'll notice that the GPU temp will not go up that much but the CPU temp will, and this is due to the shared heatpipe with the GPU and CPU so the extra heat the GPU is producing is going straight to the CPU. Monitor your CPU temps before and after GPU overclocking, and notice the difference. Yeah, I noticed that yesterday when I installed the Core 2 Duo Temp Moniter for Riva. My Core usually heat up to about 65, at most 70 degrees. Is that a resonable temperature, or is that to hot? I just don't want to do any damage. Just today, I got a laptop cooler, so that's helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laes Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Well the CPU will have a throttle temperature so, if it gets too hot it will basically power itself down to prevent damage, isn't that what the throttle temps are for? But yeah you should be fine as long as the CPU doesnt go over 80-85c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Is there a CPU temp. monitor in nMonitor? I know there is the GPU monitor, but that can only tell me so much about my machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJerm Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Not sure about nMonitor, but with Riva you can monitor everything, including CPU Temp. If you using a multi-core processor you can download a plugin for Riva to read both temps. Also, if you can't find the temp monitor in nMonitor, google "Core Temp". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmonkey Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 i odn't understand you people :) my 8600m gt always gets over 80 when playing and overclocked (often on crysis maxed to 91^c) :/ and i don't know what to do... maybe a cooler pad ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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