Which value determines overall reading?

slipd · 2 Jul 2022 at 17:16

Hi guys,

I'm trying to set a fan speed/temp curve in my bios but which value is it that actually triggers the adjustment?

Sys is okay but what about the cpu reading/s?

Thanks!

cjgardens · 3 Jul 2022 at 20:33

Been out of the game for a few years, but are these temp sensors you have put into your case/motherboard?

slipd · 3 Jul 2022 at 21:24

cjgardens said:
Been out of the game for a few years, but are these temp sensors you have put into your case/motherboard?

No worries! Yeah, those temps pictured, are taken straight off my motherboard.

cjgardens · 3 Jul 2022 at 21:26

slipd said:
No worries! Yeah, those temps pictured, are taken straight off my motherboard.

What temps are you worrying about?

You need to look at CPU and GPU temps really. If they are temp sensors then I wouldn't really worry about them

Joxeon · 3 Jul 2022 at 22:40

I've always set mine to CPU but added a delay to avoid the fans ramping up and down on spikes.

Orcvader · 4 Jul 2022 at 14:48

Assuming it's the Tomahawk board in your signature, you should see an option to pick which sensor the curve uses. By default it's on CPU for all headers.

slipd · 4 Jul 2022 at 20:37

Thanks guys! @Orcvader, yep, I on a Tomahawk.

So, looking at the pic I've posted - those values. Will it be the "CPUTIN" temp that the bios reacts too? - and not the individual core temps.

Orcvader · 4 Jul 2022 at 23:45

slipd said:
Thanks guys! @Orcvader, yep, I on a Tomahawk.

So, looking at the pic I've posted - those values. Will it be the "CPUTIN" temp that the bios reacts too? - any not the individual core temps.

Yup, it doesn't do individual cores.

Jay85 · 5 Jul 2022 at 09:54

Joxeon said:
I've always set mine to CPU but added a delay to avoid the fans ramping up and down on spikes.

I set mine in a similar fashion but instead of a delay i use Argus monitor and set the maximum % per second so it can't ramp up and down quickly. I've set it to 3% per second so its more of a gradual climb and a slow drop allowing the fans to work for longer before going back to idle.

slipd · 9 Jul 2022 at 14:16

Hmm, I swear my 3600 is causing me bother because of its erratic individual core temps... but the hardware monitor is only going off of the overall "cpu" temps, right? Weird.