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Incidentally
I use Speccy from time to time to get an idea what's going on
with my mobo and devices
https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy
It can give you a rough idea on what's using the most power
as you cant get heat without using power
This isnt exact science of course, just an indicator
Currently my graphics card is hottest at 63C
followed by the 4 core cpu at 46C
( the heat sink vanes and fan are looking a little manky and could do with a clean up I see, this would help make it run a bit cooler)
Mobo at 39C
Main/system file SSD at 34C
Storage HDD at 29C (only accessed for movies, tv shows, backups etc) ____________________ bikers smell of wee |
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WD Forte wrote: | Incidentally
I use Speccy from time to time to get an idea what's going on
with my mobo and devices
https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy
It can give you a rough idea on what's using the most power
as you cant get heat without using power
This isnt exact science of course, just an indicator
Currently my graphics card is hottest at 63C
followed by the 4 core cpu at 46C
( the heat sink vanes and fan are looking a little manky and could do with a clean up I see, this would help make it run a bit cooler)
Mobo at 39C
Main/system file SSD at 34C
Storage HDD at 29C (only accessed for movies, tv shows, backups etc) |
Cheers WD Forte - I'll check that out - fans been coming on a lot on my sh*tty old laptop - been thinking I might need to renew the thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink among other possible things to take a look at - sound like this software could point me in the right direction - thanks |
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Droog wrote: | WD Forte wrote: | Incidentally
I use Speccy from time to time to get an idea what's going on
with my mobo and devices
https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy
It can give you a rough idea on what's using the most power
as you cant get heat without using power
This isnt exact science of course, just an indicator
Currently my graphics card is hottest at 63C
followed by the 4 core cpu at 46C
( the heat sink vanes and fan are looking a little manky and could do with a clean up I see, this would help make it run a bit cooler)
Mobo at 39C
Main/system file SSD at 34C
Storage HDD at 29C (only accessed for movies, tv shows, backups etc) |
Cheers WD Forte - I'll check that out - fans been coming on a lot on my sh*tty old laptop - been thinking I might need to renew the thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink among other possible things to take a look at - sound like this software could point me in the right direction - thanks |
You could just take a hoover to the vent and suck out all the
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Im-a-Ridah wrote: | New PSU would probably make the biggest difference. I would say reduce the CPU clock speed but its probably locked. |
You can always underclock an Intel CPU, the older it is less restrictive the bios and chip's microcode are.
Buying an modern efficient PSU? Well sure, higher efficiency = less power wasted in heat etc., but first do the math. The PSU efficiency only really comes into play when the load is significant = fully utilised server, gaming PC with the top tier HW running a demanding game, etc. When the load is low, the efficiency numbers do not matter much. Sure, modern PSUs run semi-passive cooling, when the load is low the fan does not spin, so you do save about 0.5W to 2W of power, depending on how fast the fan spins, when the computer does not require high wattage. So for your application, is it worth it to buy a new PSU while the old one is still working?
Also, you should check wether your workstation runs standardised consumer grade PSU before you even think about an upgrade. Some of those workstations run all sorts of proprietary PSUs that run only with specific proprietary motherboards. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Im-a-Ridah wrote: | New PSU would probably make the biggest difference. I would say reduce the CPU clock speed but its probably locked. |
Interesting suggestion, thanks.
Nobby the Bastard wrote: | You could just take a hoover to the vent and suck out all the accumulated dust. |
Yeah - I got a similar issue with the HP workstation - i took the side cover off and the thing is full of dust - so I got this handheld blower thing which I'm gonna use to blow all the dust out of it.
RhynoCZ wrote: | You can always underclock an Intel CPU, the older it is less restrictive the bios and chip's microcode are.
Buying an modern efficient PSU? Well sure, higher efficiency = less power wasted in heat etc., but first do the math. The PSU efficiency only really comes into play when the load is significant = fully utilised server, gaming PC with the top tier HW running a demanding game, etc. When the load is low, the efficiency numbers do not matter much. Sure, modern PSUs run semi-passive cooling, when the load is low the fan does not spin, so you do save about 0.5W to 2W of power, depending on how fast the fan spins, when the computer does not require high wattage. So for your application, is it worth it to buy a new PSU while the old one is still working?
Also, you should check wether your workstation runs standardised consumer grade PSU before you even think about an upgrade. Some of those workstations run all sorts of proprietary PSUs that run only with specific proprietary motherboards. |
Lot of interesting info to consider there, thanks RhynoCZ. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 346 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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