Cooling Program Question

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Prak06

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Hey All,
Could someone tell me any good and simple programs i could use to find out the temperature of my CPU and GPU and a program that i can control the fan speed of my PC.
So far i have tried both "Speed Fan" and "I8Kfan" and both dont seem to recognize my computer... they show that my processor is at -64C.
However i do use river tuner to find out and control the temp of the GPU, but its mainly controlling the temp of the CPU.

Furthermore something off the the topic does anyone know if i can overclock my CPU, im not to sure as i have a dell vostro 410.

Computer Specs:

<table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="35%">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Operating System:[/FONT]</td> <td width="65%">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Windows Vista™ Business[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]OS Language:[/FONT]</td> <td>[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]English (Regional Setting: English)[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Processor (CPU):[/FONT]</td> <td>[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Total Memory:[/FONT]</td> <td>[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4096MB RAM[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr size="1" width="100%" color="#172736" noshade="noshade"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Graphics Card Name:[/FONT]</td> <td>[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Graphics Card Chipset:[/FONT]</td> <td>[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]GeForce 8800 GT[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Graphics Card Memory:[/FONT]</td> <td>[FONT=Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1779 MB (512MB/1267 MB)[/FONT]</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr size="1" width="100%" color="#172736" noshade="noshade"></td></tr></tbody></table>
Thank You, look forward to your replies
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 410
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 = 22"
    Hard Drives
    640GB
    Internet Speed
    20mb Cable
Hi Prak06

You can download HWmonitor to view your temps.

Since you own a Dell pc you cant overclock as Dell locks the bios to stop you doing that. Sorry. Heres a really old thread that explains why Dell PC's cant be overclocked. There are overclocking software apps available but i dont recommend using them as they are really unreliable and can damage your pc.
 

My Computer

System One

Thank you for the advice and the link, which im trying now.

...Having tried it, i found that it is compatible with my computer but i am able to change the fan speed?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 410
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 = 22"
    Hard Drives
    640GB
    Internet Speed
    20mb Cable
No problem. HWmonitor is free and should show you all your temps but it doesnt allow fan control. I dont know of software that allows fan control but you can buy hardware fan controllers.
 

My Computer

System One

Ok thanks for the information and ill look into the fan control stuff.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 410
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 = 22"
    Hard Drives
    640GB
    Internet Speed
    20mb Cable
If you have all your fans connected to the motherboard, then Speedfan allows you to change the fan speeds as well as soom temp monitoring (though it has been woefully inaccurate for me at times). I don't think you can save fan settings in it, though, so you have to manually change the speeds at each startup.

You might also be able to change the minimum speed of your CPU fan in your BIOS. By default, the BIOS sets mine at 100% minimum, so I put it down to around 50% minimum which makes a difference in terms of noise now and no difference to temps, though with you having a Dell, it might not be possible.

For GPU fan speeds, you can set up fan profiles with something like RivaTuner and apply them to startup.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
Seeing as it is a Dell the option may not be there, and they don't show it as an option here,

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos410/en/SM/html/syssetup.htm#wp1109861

but have a look in the bios (should be in the Power Management section) for anything to do with fan speed/control, may be listed as PWM. If it is there enable it and the CPU fan at least should run at a lower speed, and only speed up when there is a load on the CPU and the extra rpm's are needed for extra cooling.

If it is the video card you want to slow down you can try RivaTuner,

RivaTuner v2.24 download from Guru3D.com

If you do try it just play around with the fan speeds. Here's a guide on how to set them up (both manual and automatic fan control),

RivaTuner 2.0 fan speed & Overclock Guide
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
thank you very much stormy13 for the info + links. Great help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 410
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E228WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 = 22"
    Hard Drives
    640GB
    Internet Speed
    20mb Cable
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