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My computer has been acting up when I play games so I wanted to look into why.
Issue 1: GPU Temp According to afterburner and speedfan my 8800GTX idles at 90 degrees and then when playing games shoots up to over 110C which is when my graphics basically starts to give rendering issues.
Issue 2: CPU Temp Speedfan is saying my CPU temp is 83C idle but when I look at core temp it says core0 is at 35C and core1 is at 33C.
Issue 3: Voltages This is what speedfan is saying for my voltages:
- Vcore1: 1.01V Vcore2: 1.90V
- +3.3V: 3.31V
- +5V: 4.95V
- +12V: 0.51V
- -12V: -16.80V
- -5V: -8.43V
- +5V 5.13V Vbat: 3.25V Vcore: 3.00V
- +3.3V: 3.20V
These voltages, for lack of a better word, look f*cked. With all this happening, the computer runs ok under normal use. Is the software giving out incorrect readouts or instead should I immediately move the computer into another room before it explodes?
P.s I would like to add this is a stock system. EVGA 8800GTX, E6850 CPU, 800W PSU
1It's the +12V rail that is the crucial voltage and is out-of-spec (+/- 10%). So you probably need to replace the PSU. BTW a hot PSU will typically have reduced output and also cause premature deterioration of internal components. If the whole PC runs hot, then your new PSU will have a short life-span. – sawdust – 2012-11-11T22:56:57.463
Ooops. The ATX spec for PSUs tightened up the +12V rail to +/-5%. The 10% tolerance for 12V is an old specification, but might still be in use for other (not ATX) power supplies. So all positive voltage rails have +/-5% tolerance per ATX spec. – sawdust – 2012-11-19T03:14:41.303