Very general questions..

[HaD3k]

What is the most popular way to keep track of CPU, and GPU temps when running a water cooling setup? What hardware and software do you use?

 

[MisterSparkle]

Hmm, not sure what the best solution to display both is as I only needed the GPU temp shown. For the GPU temp I have ATI-Tool load on windows startup with it showing the temperature in the sys tray, it also handles the overclocking.

 

[MisterSparkle]

I believe Everest can be set up to show any number of temperatures in the system tray. Definitely worth a look.

 

[Ndel]

coretemp is pretty good for the cpu

 

[HaD3k]

Thank you.

 

[Arcygenical]

I adjust Speedfan so it matches both ATI tool's readings and Intel TAT's readings... Then keep it minimized in the tray.

I then configured a Samurize plugin to read from Speedfan, and display the temperatures as bar graphs on my desktop, with an alarm if any raise above 70c, and an auto shutdown if they exceed 80c.

 

[videogamer323]

Everest is a really nice program that will display pretty much everything you need to know about you rig. Also if you have Logitech G15 you can set it up to display temp, ram, gpu info right on the LCD screen however you want and you can see it while gaming or whatever, which is a huge plus for testing. A true gem IMHO

 

[Wshmaster0]

some motherboards will have a software based utility that will keep track of temperatures.

some go to the extreme as to plant probes in and around their loops but you have to be careful about leaks when using this method.

 

[Sanction]

I have probes @ GPU and CPU connected to a pair of custom mounted CompuNurses. Motherboard will shut down computer at 60C.
While I know 60C isn't damaging to the CPU it would certainly be indicative of a problem in my loop.