The temperature regime for the technique is no less important than bed rest for a patient with a leg fracture. And if in the case of a person, he can report his discomfort through words, the computer will try to inform you of his "feelings" using the built-in sensors. And whether you will follow their testimonies, or whether you rely on the traditional Russian "maybe", is up to you.
In this article, we’ll talk about how to find out the temperature of a computer’s video card. It will also be useful to know what threatens to significantly exceed the maximum values recommended by the manufacturer.
First, let's figure out how to find out the temperature of the processor and video card. As already mentioned, there are sensors in the system that manufacturers of video cards and motherboards implement in their products in order to help the user in monitoring the parameters of the PC. Since all these components tend to overheat with insufficient cooling, periodic monitoring of their readings will not be amiss in the winter, but it is especially true in the summer heat. If your PC is running Windows, you can access applications that let you know the temperature of a video card or processor, such as the freeware AIDA64 and Everest programs. And there is completely free software called Speed Fan.
The easiest way to find out the temperature of a video card or processor is to use the Speed Fan, which is quite convenient and not burdened with extra features. After installation, just start it. Access to the sensor data will appear immediately on the first page that opens. Look for the GPU line, the current temperature of your video will be indicated to the right of it, under it will be the CPU line - this is the processor sensor readings.
If, in addition to these parameters, you are also interested in all other sensors, or if you want to deal with the hardware available on your computer , it will be more interesting for you to dig into the extensive Everest menu. After all, this package is deservedly considered one of the best in those situations when you need to find out about the PC all the available information, from beginning to end.
How to find out the temperature of a video card and CPU using Everest? To get information on the current readings of sensors, you should click on the first menu item "Computer" and there select the last item "Sensor". Information on the state of the system will appear in the right window, the CPU line will tell you what temperature the processor is in, and the “Graphics processor” line, as its name implies, will help you find out the sensor data of the video card.
Well, for those who like to check their computer for stability in various benchmarks and tests, AIDA64 will be the best choice. By the way, in this program, just like in the previous one, you will be able to learn about your system a large amount of various information. They have almost identical interfaces.
How to find out the temperature of a video card and processor using AIDA64? In the main menu, click on “Computer” and select “Sensors” in the drop-down menu. The line "CPU" is responsible for the temperature of the processor, the line "GP diode" - will show you the current readings of the thermometer of the video card.
It remains only to find out the maximum allowable temperature for your video card, these data are always published on the manufacturers' websites. Based on this value, you can already determine whether the temperature that you are observing in the control utility window threatens you with something or not.
Now that you already know how to find out the temperature of a video card, let's talk about what overheating of a central or video processor can lead to. It should be noted right away that the central processor does not like temperatures above 70 degrees, at 100 it already starts to work extremely slowly and at temperatures above 110 it can fail. Well, in contrast to the CPU, the GPU normally works at temperatures up to 90 ° C, and can work in a more or less stable mode up to the maximum temperature, which in most cases is 105 degrees, further heating can cause application braking and even destruction of the GPU. So monitor the status of the cooling system of your computer, and it will thank you with reliable operation.