Temp Monitoring

[Condor]

Skuzzy suggested that the below expected performance I am seeing from my AMD HA6950 card may be due to heat. Does anyone know of a good heat monitoring utility for video cards? I know I've used one for CPUs in the past. Would also appreciate recommendations for CPU temp monitoring. The last one I downloaded was 8 yrs ago and it went away with my old XP machine.

[Drane]

GPU-Z for video card.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

It's usually best to download from the motherboard manufacturer the utility for monitoring CPU temps. CPU-Z can help you figure out what motherboard you have.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

[Bizman]

CPUID Hardware Monitor is what I have: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html. Nothing fancy but it tells the most important things for both CPU and GPU

[Ratsy]

CPUID Hardware Monitor is what I have: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html. Nothing fancy but it tells the most important things for both CPU and GPU

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[Condor]

GPU-Z for video card.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

It's usually best to download from the motherboard manufacturer the utility for monitoring CPU temps. CPU-Z can help you figure out what motherboard you have.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Thanks, I downloaded gpuz. While running AH 3 I saw a gpu temp of 77C and the 3 sensors ranged from 76-87C. Now while in forum they read 45-40C.  Now how hot is too hot?

[Condor]

Thanks, I downloaded gpuz. While running AH 3 I saw a gpu temp of 77C and the 3 sensors ranged from 76-87C. Now while in forum they read 45-40C.  Now how hot is too hot?

FYI. I checked several sites and it appears the safe limit for the HD6950 is 95C. My max fan speed only went to 36% so I guess I can increase that if I get up to 90C.

[FLS]

 Set your fan to 100% or as high as you can stand the noise. Don't wait until you get too hot. Keep temps as low as you can from the start.

[Condor]

Set your fan to 100% or as high as you can stand the noise. Don't wait until you get too hot. Keep temps as low as you can from the start.

That's my thinking too. Trying to figure out how to set fan speed. Catalyst control center is not very intuitive. None of the menu selections bring up anything related to fan speed. An internet search was no help. I'll keep searching but it will be appreciated if anyone can tell me how. Should be simple.

[Drane]

That's my thinking too. Trying to figure out how to set fan speed. Catalyst control center is not very intuitive. None of the menu selections bring up anything related to fan speed. An internet search was no help. I'll keep searching but it will be appreciated if anyone can tell me how. Should be simple.

Answer from AMD 
http://support.amd.com/en-us/search/faq/254

[Condor]

Answer from AMD 
http://support.amd.com/en-us/search/faq/254

Thanks. Unfortunately following those simple instructions did not give me access to fan speed settings. It may be disabled by the manufacturer (Saphire) so now I need to locate their tweaking software.

[Drane]

Thanks. Unfortunately following those simple instructions did not give me access to fan speed settings. It may be disabled by the manufacturer (Saphire) so now I need to locate their tweaking software.

Sapphire Trixx. Hope it works for you. My video card fans go up to about 65% while running AH3 around 75C temp.
http://www.sapphiretech.com/catapage_tech.asp?cataid=291&lang=eng

[Condor]

Sapphire Trixx. Hope it works for you. My video card fans go up to about 65% while running AH3 around 75C temp.
http://www.sapphiretech.com/catapage_tech.asp?cataid=291&lang=eng

Thanks. That did the job. Supposedly the fan automatically speeds up as temp increases but that doesn't seem to work right. In one session I had a GPU temp close to 90C and one sensor got to 94C but the max fan speed was 37%. I just tried AH3 with the fan set at 64% and the highest temp was 68C.  So the right setting for AH3 is probably somewhere between 40% and 60%. It's easy to change back to auto so I don't wear out the fan or have to listen to it when I'm not in AH3. My temps don't get above the 70s in AH2. I know I'm running on but there may be someone else with the same problem.

Again, thanks for the help

[Drane]

I had the same problem too. Set a custom fan profile that runs all the time and is just like original except starting at 60C had it ramp up to 100% at 80C and above.

[Condor]

I had the same problem too. Set a custom fan profile that runs all the time and is just like original except starting at 60C had it ramp up to 100% at 80C and above.

I saw the custom option and will probably give it a try.

[Drane]

The HD7750 on the wife's computer has this problem too.

I installed the ASUS software that came with it and set the custom fan speed profile.

The ASUS software is very annoying to me if it runs all the time so uninstalled it.

To my delight discovered that the video card custom fan profile still worked after the software was gone.

Maybe same will work for you too if your software ever annoys you.