Gamer OSD = something strange ??

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hello. my graphics card (asus geforce en8800 gts 512) came with the software gamer osd and another called smart doctor. i installed them earlier just because i had them and hadn't bother seeing what they were yet. i restarted my pc after install and my computer was sounding pretty busy so i checked the temps on speed fan. temp 1 had gone up and now i had the picture of a flame :( . anyway i did a system restore to yesterdays restore point and the programmes are gone with no annoying noise of flames. the temp is now 46C. is this normal? i can't remember what it was before i installed.

also.. any idea why this happened?

thanks

ps. while i'm asking about temperatures.. what should my cpu temp when idle be?. its the Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W

using core temp my 4 temps are 45, 43, 40, 44

pps. if these temps are too high can i have some advice on cooling it :)

ok i thought a nice picture would be easiest

just before pressing print screen the cpu was on 50 and had turned to a flame. i had lots of opera windows open and was installing adobe reader so that could be the reason. but flame = bad surely? and you dont want flames when doing something very strenuous.. and i wasn't.. i dont know .. here you go



finally? heres a pic from CPUZ. if anyone can tell me if my temps are normal and if all my voltages etc are set correctly i would love them
 
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Flames tend to show that the CPU is under load, if the CPU is idle and it's got a flame then it's probably running a little hotter than it should be. Your temperatures are fine for your CPU. They are higher than the average I'd say but nothing to worry about.

Regarding the first paragraph you probably got a flame as the program's were booting up after the restart. I would avoid installing stuff just for the sake of it, it clogs down the system dramatically.

Your CPU-Z screenshot also looks fine.

I would ignore Speedfan altogether, especially the "CPU" temperature as the important part is the core's temperatures. Speedfan reports them incorrectly, so just use Core Temp for reading temperatures and if you need to use Speedfan then just use it for case / motherboard temperatures and not for the CPU.

@scook94: Your signature is too big, 4 lines maximum.
 
Agreed, freaked me out a bit too first time I saw them. If you compare your temps with others who are running full load under prime, then temps of around 65 are not uncommon for air cooled.
 
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