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Gymnut

macrumors 68000
Original poster
Apr 18, 2003
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I've got this running on my desktop and my CPU temperature seems to fluctuate between 48 C in the early mornings to 59.2 C midday and evening. These computers have built in temperature monitors and are able to use this freeware.

Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
Power Macintosh G4 (FW 800)
Power Macintosh G5
PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
XServe
XServe (Slot loading)

http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
 

revenuee

macrumors 68020
Sep 13, 2003
2,251
3
8 C ... thats right 8 C ... LOL i don't think my hardware supports this software

:D
 

Powerbook G5

macrumors 68040
Jun 23, 2003
3,974
1
St Augustine, FL
1.25 GHz PowerBook G4, 512 megs single DIMM RAM, 5400 RPM HD, Radeon 9600, OS X 10.3.2:

44.8 C

It's been running since I woke it from sleep about 2 hours ago and running off and on all day now.
 

Counterfit

macrumors G3
Aug 20, 2003
8,195
0
sitting on your shoulder
You guys might also want to check out ThermoGraphX (sorry for the lack of link). It keeps a log of up to 250 hours before the current time (not including sleep). I like trying to figure out what I was doing by searching back.
 

Gymnut

macrumors 68000
Original poster
Apr 18, 2003
1,887
28
Originally posted by revenuee
8 C ... thats right 8 C ... LOL i don't think my hardware supports this software

:D

Lol, what's your computer sitting on? A snow drift? ;)
 

Gymnut

macrumors 68000
Original poster
Apr 18, 2003
1,887
28
That's one thing about Temperature monitor, it'll measure Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin. 70C-90C would be 21.1F-32.2F.
 

revenuee

macrumors 68020
Sep 13, 2003
2,251
3
Originally posted by Gymnut
That's one thing about Temperature monitor, it'll measure Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin. 70C-90C would be 21.1F-32.2F.

umm you have that backwards ...
 

Nermal

Moderator
Staff member
Dec 7, 2002
20,595
3,935
New Zealand
My 1.25 GHz G4 tends to sit at about 30-35°. It can get up to about 40° if I'm doing something intensive like a video encode.
 

robbieduncan

Moderator emeritus
Jul 24, 2002
25,611
893
Harrogate
PowerBook 1.25Ghz currently sitting at 38.8C. Under normal usage it doesn't get above 40C but in Final Cut or iDVD it can get to 60C easily.
 

Mr. Anderson

Moderator emeritus
Nov 1, 2001
22,568
6
VA
Cool stuff!

Dual 1.25 MDD PM G4

132.4 currently - but we'll see what happens in a bit when I start rendering! :D

D
 

Mr. Anderson

Moderator emeritus
Nov 1, 2001
22,568
6
VA
Originally posted by markjones05
58.8 degrees celcius. And i just started it up from sleep and hour ago.

you shouldn't be putting your machine to sleep - you should be folding! :D
 

Mr. Anderson

Moderator emeritus
Nov 1, 2001
22,568
6
VA
Well, its been running for a couple hours and still going, but the temp is only 134.9° F - interesting, eh?

D
 

markjones05

macrumors 6502a
Jan 15, 2003
935
0
Brooklyn, NY
Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
you shouldn't be putting your machine to sleep - you should be folding! :D

I dont know how... Everytime i ask how on these forums i get a half assed answer that doesnt help me at all. So ive given up.
 

Mr. Anderson

Moderator emeritus
Nov 1, 2001
22,568
6
VA
Originally posted by markjones05
I dont know how... Everytime i ask how on these forums i get a half assed answer that doesnt help me at all. So ive given up.

its quite simple

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?threadid=21908

if you have any questions, just post them in the forum - I can't imagine anyone giving you half-assed answers. I use the terminal and mc68k's scripts. It runs in the background and I never have to worry about it. Just remember we're team 3446 :D

D
 

4409723

Suspended
Jun 22, 2001
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59.3°C right now, if I'm doing something intense like 3D or gaming I can get it to about 59.7°C, doesn't fluctuate much.
 

sonofslim

macrumors 6502a
Jun 6, 2003
742
0
the hottest i've seen mine go is 110°F, maybe 114°. usually runs around 80, plus or minus 5.
 

applemacdude

macrumors 68040
Mar 26, 2001
3,240
2
Over The Rainbow
This computer is based on the 'PowerPC 7450' processor. The CPU manufacturer has disabled the Thermal Assist Unit on this chip, so it is not possible to report temperature information.

A feature check executed by the Mach kernel additionally confirms that this processor is not capable of returning temperature values.

A scan of your hardware indicates that there seems to be no alternative temperature sensor available that can communicate with the operating system.

Unfortunately, your hardware does not support temperature monitoring so this application cannot be used.
 

King Cobra

macrumors 603
Mar 2, 2002
5,403
0
Originally posted by Gymnut
70C-90C would be 21.1F-32.2F.

My hot chocolate is just about ready ... ?
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Mine reads among 28, 32, and (rarely) 36ºC. Metric rules the world!
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