Best temperature monitoring software
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Using that, it's reading my max CPU temp as 100C while playing Rocket League (a game it has never crashed during), about 80C when not running a game. I haven't had a chance to check during a game it has crashed on (Beat Saber, Borderlands 2) to see how hot it goes then.
I'm not clued up on these things, but that seems hot!
On Intel's page for my CPU (i7-8700K) it seems to be saying that's the maximum allowable temp ("T-junction"), so this does maybe suggest overheating is the reason for my woes. Can anyone more knowledgable confirm?
If so, I guess this has turned into a hardware question. Fans and AIO cooler pump all seem to be running fine, so why is it getting too hot?
Using that, it's reading my max CPU temp as 100C while playing Rocket League (a game it has never crashed during), about 80C when not running a game. I haven't had a chance to check during a game it has crashed on (Beat Saber, Borderlands 2) to see how hot it goes then.
I'm not clued up on these things, but that seems hot!
On Intel's page for my CPU (i7-8700K) it seems to be saying that's the maximum allowable temp ("T-junction"), so this does maybe suggest overheating is the reason for my woes. Can anyone more knowledgable confirm?
If so, I guess this has turned into a hardware question. Fans and AIO cooler pump all seem to be running fine, so why is it getting too hot?
Voltages are showing a low of about 1.3 and a high of about 1.43 across all lines, is that OK? Re-mounting sounds like a good idea as a quick and cheap way to rule out a possible issue. I shall try that at the weekend.
The temperatures do seem to be showing spikes that last a fraction of a second. Having reset the min/max readings, if I sit watching the readouts, I never see a current reading out of the 30s, but the max is still managing to read at 60C after a few mins.
The temperatures do seem to be showing spikes that last a fraction of a second. Having reset the min/max readings, if I sit watching the readouts, I never see a current reading out of the 30s, but the max is still managing to read at 60C after a few mins.
Thanks very much for the help. It's an Asus motherboard and they seem to use non standard names, but I seem to have managed to find the right setting, and HWMonitor is now reporting VCORE at 1.28v.
Since then, highest temperature listed under the CPU is 82, and I've had no crashes playing Borderlands 2 (previously tonight, it was crashing every 5 mins when trying to play).
Still weird that this has only just started to be an issue. (Well, it has previously crashed very occasionally, but only now started to do it very frequently.) And is 82C still rather high - just not high enough to crash it? So maybe still worth re-seating the cooler.
Since then, highest temperature listed under the CPU is 82, and I've had no crashes playing Borderlands 2 (previously tonight, it was crashing every 5 mins when trying to play).
Still weird that this has only just started to be an issue. (Well, it has previously crashed very occasionally, but only now started to do it very frequently.) And is 82C still rather high - just not high enough to crash it? So maybe still worth re-seating the cooler.
Pump speed is showing up (from memory) at just over 2000rpm. Fans are running. (Before lowering the voltages, I used the BIOS to set them all to 100% constantly to try to control things. Now turned down to 'turbo' setting instead.)
I didn't manage to re-seat the cooler after all this weekend, so I can't guarantee that it's seated perfectly. Still to be done.
The computer is sitting in a cupboard within a desk which probably doesn't help. But the cupboard is open backed, has a drawer sized opening at the top at the front, and has plenty of airspace around the PC.
I have had no crashes at all since the voltage change. But I'd agree it still wouldn't hurt to reduce the temperatures a bit further. Voltage now set at 1.25v, and temperatures rarely going above 70, but a very occasional spike to about 80. I'm not sure whether to continue going lower than this.
I didn't manage to re-seat the cooler after all this weekend, so I can't guarantee that it's seated perfectly. Still to be done.
The computer is sitting in a cupboard within a desk which probably doesn't help. But the cupboard is open backed, has a drawer sized opening at the top at the front, and has plenty of airspace around the PC.
I have had no crashes at all since the voltage change. But I'd agree it still wouldn't hurt to reduce the temperatures a bit further. Voltage now set at 1.25v, and temperatures rarely going above 70, but a very occasional spike to about 80. I'm not sure whether to continue going lower than this.
I'm a bit late to thinking to do so, but a quick google of that motherboard and voltages shows a thread on Asus' own forum starting with:
Out of the box and no changes to the latest bios, I'm finding the voltages to be a bit too high for my comfort level. At all stock settings, I'm looking at 1.47 on CPUz on the vcore. Temps are also really high.
Which sounds very familiar!
Out of the box and no changes to the latest bios, I'm finding the voltages to be a bit too high for my comfort level. At all stock settings, I'm looking at 1.47 on CPUz on the vcore. Temps are also really high.
Which sounds very familiar!
There's an interesting point. I checked the BIOS version now - it's 0405, from 2017.
Looking at the motherboard CPU support listing it states that this CPU was only supported from BIOS version 0408.
So I guess it might be worth a BIOS update.
Looking at the motherboard CPU support listing it states that this CPU was only supported from BIOS version 0408.
So I guess it might be worth a BIOS update.
BIOS updated to version 2001, with voltage control left at auto - which it re-defaulted to.
Immediately I see that VCORE is sitting at around 0.8V and temperatures are much lower. Max CPU temp is now 40C! (Still to stress it, but that's at least a 20C drop.)
Thanks again to everyone in this thread. Without the link from temp to voltage, and from there to BIOS versions, I wouldn't have got to this point!
Immediately I see that VCORE is sitting at around 0.8V and temperatures are much lower. Max CPU temp is now 40C! (Still to stress it, but that's at least a 20C drop.)
Thanks again to everyone in this thread. Without the link from temp to voltage, and from there to BIOS versions, I wouldn't have got to this point!