Monitoring GPU temperature

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Rockhine · #1 Post by **Rockhine** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:02 am

Does anyone know any free software to monitor the temperature of a T42?

drnoom · #2 Post by **drnoom** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:04 am

hi,

you can use TP Fan Control Utility to measure temperature and also control the fan operation of Thinkpad.

more info:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=18067

best regards.

#3 Post by **Johan** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:21 am

... another option is to use the very good and very user-friendly (and completely free!) program: Notebook Hardware Control - it is very easy to use, and allow you to undervolt the CPU, downclock the GPU, control the fan, and monitor both CPU, GPU, fan etc etc. Highly recommended!

Best regards,

Johan

Rockhine · #4 Post by **Rockhine** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:01 pm

Thank you very much. I installed NHC and its great. I am not able able however to view the GPU temperature.

#5 Post by **Johan** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:01 am

Ooh, yes you are indeed able to monitor GPU temperature using NHC: Right-click on the HNC-icon in the taskbar, choose "Show", go to the ACPI tab, choose "Show ACPI Control System details", and there you go!

For this to work you may need to install the ACPI control; if you already haven't done that, you may refer to page 4 of the above thread and see my post of Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:46 am - that explains all you need to do.

Best regards,

Johan

gunston · #6 Post by **gunston** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:20 am

RM Clock Utility is alternative option to undervolt as well as monitor the CPU temp.

#7 Post by **Johan** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:51 am

It is very unfortunate, but I don't know how to avoid it: My mind is getting slower and starts to forget things!

Because of this, oh well, I first now came to think of another utility which will show GPU temperatures (by the way, will RM Clock also show GPU temp.?); this other utility being: ATITool which - as the name indicates - works for (certain) ATI grahic cards. Try that one!

Best regards,

Johan

Rockhine · #8 Post by **Rockhine** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:41 am

Great information. Thank you. I installed the NHC utility in the thread that you referred me to and can now monitor the GPU temperature.

The main reason for wanting to monitor temperatures is that I recently replaced the fan and heat sink module myself and want to make sure that the temperatures stay within an acceptable range. (I was uncertain whether I applied the thermal paste correctly)

I will need to read much more information prior to changing NHC fan control settings, etc.

Thank you once again.

Monitoring GPU temperature

Monitoring GPU temperature

Use the "Notebook Hardware Control" program"

ATITool will also show GPU temperature!

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