First question: When i’m using HWInfo which is the correct temp Tctl or Tdie i’m not used to using HWInfo i have pretty much used HWMointor, I’m going to guess it’s Tdie but i’m not sure,
Here’s a screenshot.
Are my temps good, I haven’t done any stress testing either, Not sure what program to use and how long should i let the stress test go for.
Second question: My temps jump around a lot when i open a program it can jump up 10 c just bye opening one program but it does come back down, I don’t like my temp jumping around that much is there anyway to fix that i think the only way maybe is to spin the fans a bit faster i do have the fans setup as manual in the BIOS but i have changed them just the default percentage. I was using a CLC but looks like there might be a problem with it so i’m using an Air cooler atm but it’s not setup normal i have the fan as an exhaust cause of memory.
Third question: Not really to do with my CPU but my HDD light stays on completely doesn’t matter which way the pins are facing, I have disconnected all of my sata HDD’s but it still stays on i have check task manager in Windows and there’s really nothing in there that’s hammering the HDD’s, It also happen on my Godlike motherboard when i was using it and now with the Crosshair VI Extreme, Cause it just but that the HDD light has just gone faulty.
Give it a stress test with AIDA64/Prime95/Blender and see what the max temp levels off at after about 20minutes of stress testing.
Then you’ll know for sure if it’s ok.
I have heard from other people that AIDA64 is hit and miss, I have used OCCT in the past, If i was going to use Prime95 what settings do i need to enable.
Is 20 minutes too short or is that more of a guide?
The specifix tool doesn’t matter too much as they will all stress the temperature higher than your usual use will. So any of those is suitable for establishing a worst case baseline.
In prime 95 small ffts max heat is good.
20 minutes is a rough rule established through experience where most air and even medium liquid coolers will have levelled off more or less.
I would probably ignore it for everything else, but for fan adjustment on Asus boards I have come to like it quite a bit as long as it’s not conflicting with other software (don’t install it alongside Corsair Link for instance - that was frustrating).
@Steinwerks
I used the software but i couldn’t change my front fans for some reason, It only found my CPU & Rear fan so i don’t know.
@catsay
I run Prime95 for over an hour looks like my max temps are about 65c not sure if that’s good or not, I don’t know that much about stress testing.
Here’s a screenshot
That’s good to know, I was playing some Team Fortress 2 last night and the temps didn’t go any higher than 50c
I’m reusing Corsair Dominator Platinum from my X99 system i have a feeling that the Crosshair VI Extreme doesn’t like this memory also i see in HWInfo Is missing timings for one of my dimms not sure what’s going on there Windows does read them at 16GB.
