New Computer. Need help monitoring

[JanJan]

Hi All,

Just assembled new system: i3 4610, msi z97 pcmate, 750 ti ftw.

What is the best program to monitor cpu and gpu temp?

Also, is this normal for my card? the name says standard vga graphics adapter.

 

[yotano211]

YOu might be update the drivers of the graphics card. When ever i installed a fresh OS on the laptop, it would say that.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Click on look up above the Nvidia banner and see where that takes you, it should display the model of your card, if it doesnt TPU will correct that error.



I use HWMonitor, free, safe software to monitor temps.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

 

[JanJan]

I actually installed the drivers from the disk came with the card.

The look up does take me to the 750 ti. However, in the HWMonitor and Open Hardware Monitor, it wouldn't list my card.

Weird...

 

[bdiddy]

I actually installed the drivers from the disk came with the card.

If you did that, the drivers you are running should be old. Try to upgrade, might solve some of your problems

 

[JanJan]

can you link me to a download page?

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

drivers
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk



Are you connected to the VGA port on the mobo or connected to the GPU, is there anything in BIOS to switch from onboard gpu to your dedicated card.

 

[bdiddy]

can you link me to a download page?

Just fill in your info here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Unless you want a specific driver for your card, I would have used the version you get from the link above.

 

[JanJan]

updating the drive did the trick. thanks

 

[yotano211]

updating the drive did the trick. thanks

oh good to hear.

 

[Bill_Bright]

What is the best program to monitor cpu and gpu temp?

I use and recommend CoreTemp to monitor my CPU.

If you want to see more than just the CPU's temp, you might want to check out Speccy (from the makers of CCleaner). It now has a System Tray app that lets you monitor CPU, GPU, MB, and drive temps too. I for one, am not crazy about its color scheme, but admittedly it didn't take long to get used to it.

 

[Vayra86]

For an all-in-one solution, get MSI Afterburner with RTSS (RivaTuner Statistics Server).

http://gaming.msi.com/features/afterburner

This will also allow you to monitor temps, both CPU and GPU, clockrates, GPU load, etc. etc.
It also provides an OSD that can be used during gaming, so you can monitor at all times. (Monitoring a PC sitting idle on desktop really isn't that interesting anyway, so I don't care much for tray icons personally ) Cherry on top you can do your GPU overclocking in Afterburner.

For a solid GPU burn-in without overdoing it, and for benchmarking, I'd recommend Valley Benchmark.

https://unigine.com/products/valley/

For CPU burn-in and testing, Prime95, Aida64, OCCT or IntelBurnTest. Make sure you test with AVX instructions or you won't see the top end of temperatures.

 

[peche]

hello,

for temps monitoring on general hardware I always use and recommend HWinfo, It will show all sensors and features on your motherboard, also every core, thread, temps and wattage, I love this app,

http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php


for setting your GPU, overclock and also the most important part, Fan curve for keeping it chilled:

http://www.evga.com/precision/


Pretty easy to use, compatible with most cards in the market, even AMD, [tested on my old Amd on work rig…]


Regards,

 

[JanJan]

quick question: which parts in my signature need to register for warranty? i already registered the gpu card

 

[Jetster]

quick question: which parts in my signature need to register for warranty? i already registered the gpu card

EVGA require registration

 

[Bill_Bright]

quick question: which parts in my signature need to register for warranty? i already registered the gpu card

Depends on the country in which you live. In the US you NEVER have to register anything you purchase to get warranty support. It is a fallacy that you do.

Registration is typically just a marketing ploy to get your name and address, phone number and email so the company (and all the companies they sell your information to) can hound and spam you to buy more of their products. But you are protected under various national and state Consumer Protection Laws and companies MUST honor their warranties even if you don't register, as long as you have proof of purchase.

There are some advantages to registering, however. Some companies extend or double the warranty period if you register. And if they have your personal information, you can be notified of product recalls. You can also be notified of software/driver updates - but you can easily get that information in other ways.

 

[newtekie1]

I'd just use MSI Afterburner to monitor CPU and GPU temps. If you're overclocking your card, and you should be, then it is already running anyway.

In the US you NEVER have to register anything you purchase to get warranty support.

EVGA is shady as shit, they used to cut your warranty down to 1-Year if you didn't register within the first 30 days after purchase. But they changed that a year or so ago because it was pissing a lot of people off. They got away with it legally by putting the little * after the warranty on their packaging and putting that you have to register within 30 days in the fine print on the bottom of the box.

Just another reason I stopped buying anything from eVGA.

 

[Bill_Bright]

they used to cut your warranty down to 1-Year if you didn't register within the first 30 days after purchase.

Actually, the standard warranty was 1 year and, as I noted above, they would extend it if you registered - not cut it if you didn't. While that may seem like it is just semantics, it is not.

eVGA is not alone in that practice. I would not avoid them for it. They make good products.

Note because companies want your repeat business, and they want to tell your friends good news not bad, even eVGA will treat you right if you don't register (as long as you have proof of purchase) as seen here.

 

[newtekie1]

Actually, the standard warranty was 1 year and, as I noted above, they would extend it if you registered - not cut it if you didn't. While that may seem like it is just semantics, it is not.

When you slap a huge 3-Year warranty stamp on the front of the box, then only give a year when you fail to register in 30 days, that is cutting the advertised warranty if you don't register.

eVGA is not alone in that practice. I would not avoid them for it. They make good products.

Note that I said it is just another reason. Several bad experiences with poor quality products are another reason I won't buy their products anymore.

 

[Bill_Bright]

When you slap a huge 3-Year warranty stamp on the front of the box, then only give a year when you fail to register in 30 days, that is cutting the advertised warranty if you don't register.

Well, I'm afraid I'd have to see that - but for sure, that "deceptive marketing tactic" most likely would not be allowed in the US.

 

[newtekie1]

This is their warranty policy from before June 2011. Notice it says:

Products purchased ON or AFTER November 1, 2006 MUST be registered within 30 days of the ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE to receive EVGA's Free Extended Warranty. All products not registered within 30 days will ONLY receive a 1 year limited warranty.

This is the back of my dead 780i motherboard box. This motherboard was bought in 2008. This is an -A1 part, which the site informs you requires you register within 30 days to receive the lifetime warranty. The box never mentions you have to register within 30 days, it doesn't say that anywhere on the box or in the manual that comes with the board. What the box does is it implies that you can register at any time to receive the lifetime warranty. The only hint you get is the asterisk and the note to visit the url for more details.

That to me is saying the product is covered by one length of warranty, then cutting it when the customer doesn't register within 30 days. EVGA can call it an "optional extended warranty" on the website all they want, but their wording on the box is a flat out lie then.

And yeah, it is all legal thanks to that little asterisk.

Oh, and FYI, when the board died eVGA basically told me to go pound sand when I tried to RMA it because the 1 year warranty was expired and I didn't register it within 30 days so my lifetime warranty was void.

But, like I said, the warranty issue isn't the only issue I have that makes me avoid eVGA products. I've had 3 motherboards that either died or had major issues that eVGA wouldn't take care of, as well as two graphics cards that don't work. I have a 610i board with burnt up VRMs that was running a dual-core at stock speed(the board claims support for quads), no RMA because it wasn't registered within 30 days. My 780i just died one day, I turned it off and it would not POST, wasn't registered within 30 days so no RMA. And finally my P55 FTW 200 board were eVGA released a BIOS that totally screwed up the front USB ports and then never put out an updated BIOS again. People complained in the forums about it, eVGA promised they were working on a fix, then one day all the threads or posts that mention the USB issue just magically disappeared from their forums. I had a GTS250 that had memory go bad and started artifact real bad, even on the BIOS screen, the card was out of warranty. Finally, the last straw is a 650Ti that is not stable under load, the fan shoots up to 100% the instant load is put on it even though temps are fine, and after a few seconds the screen just goes black, card only had a 1 year warranty and it is more than 1 year old. You know, out of all the graphics cards I've had and all the motherboards I've had, the eVGA ones are the only ones to flat out die on me...

 

[Bill_Bright]

As far as the screen shot and the information on the box, those conditions seem pretty clear to me and I don't have a problem with that - with or without the asterisk.

As far as your experience with eVGA products failing at such an alarming rate, that would certainly turn me off too. I've never used their motherboards but I've had good luck with their graphics cards and power supplies.

At any rate, I think we've hijacked the OP's thread enough here.