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November 22nd, 2022 13:00
Aurora R13, Temperature sensor (Fans) issue
Greetings,
I recently purchased an Aurora R13 with an I7 12700k and RTX 3080.
I believe I might have a faulty temperature sensor because it runs idle at over 60C or this just might be normal for this system? Please see the screenshot below to see what I mean.
And below are the CPU/GPU temps:
This is a capture of my system "fan" temps at idle for more than an hour and ambient temperature of 20C in the room.
Thanks for your responses.
Jay
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Vanadiel
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November 22nd, 2022 15:00
If this is air cooled, then that's normal.
If liquid cooling, not normal.
Just_Jay
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November 22nd, 2022 16:00
It is liquid cooled.
Vanadiel
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November 22nd, 2022 16:00
You can try turning them up, see what happens. They are running pretty low speed by the looks of it.
You can also use MSI Afterburner to measure GPU and CPU temperatures. As long as those are ok the rest does not really matter.
ProfessorW00d
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November 22nd, 2022 17:00
Create a custom fan curve so the fans ramp up sooner and the case doesn't get that hot. That said . . . those temps do seem whack. I'm not sure what those fan designations mean, but your radiator fan temp should not be hotter than your CPU.
Just_Jay
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November 22nd, 2022 17:00
The CPU/GPU temps are fine, it's just when the "fan" temps go higher and the case fans ramp up to 100% then the noise starts to drown out the sound of the vacuum cleaner. When it's that loud it becomes very distracting to everyone in the room.
Just_Jay
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November 23rd, 2022 08:00
Update:
I've ramped up the fans to maximum and left the system idle for 30 minutes. When I returned the CPU temps where consistently at 25-29C, GPU temps 32-36C, while the fan temps never dipped below 54C.
After dropping the fans speeds back down to a nominal level (about 25%) the temps rose again to over 60C in under 10 minutes still at idle.
To clarify, I figured out that the Mid Fan, Side Fan and Front Fan temps are linked, they all change at the same rate, with the Front/Mid being the 2 fans in the front of the case and the Side being the radiator fan. The Top Fan has never been an issue.
Thank you for your responses.
ProfessorW00d
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November 23rd, 2022 08:00
Something is not right . . . your case should not be that hot under any fan curve. Put a small thermometer inside your case and test several locations . . . see what the temperature reads.
Just_Jay
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November 24th, 2022 15:00
I agree that something is not right, I put 2 small thermometers inside the case and played some games for about an hour, the maximum the thermometer beside the radiator read was 40.9C and 35.1C for the one by the front fans while the fan temps reported by AWCC were at 78C. Funny thing I noticed was immediately when I shut down a game the temps reported in AWCC dropped to 69C instantly.
The CPU/GPU temps were in the range of 60-65C. I'm at a loss on how to explain the high temps other than a faulty sensor.
F34R
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November 24th, 2022 19:00
Those temps are motherboard sensors. Nothing to worry about at those readings. Just ignore them.
Run hwinfo64 and msi afterburner and you'll get to see your cpu/gpu/ram/hdd temps.
F34R
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November 24th, 2022 20:00
Set a new profile and lock them where you want them.
ProfessorW00d
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November 24th, 2022 20:00
It could be tough to make a custom fan profile with whack-a-doodle temp sensors.
Just_Jay
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November 24th, 2022 20:00
The only reason I'm not ignoring them is because they ramp up all the fans to 100%, which becomes as loud as a jet taking off. I'm not worried about the cpu/gpu/ram or hdd temps, never had an issue with those.
F34R
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November 24th, 2022 22:00
It's not an issue at all to be honest.
Mid fan = bottom front
top fan = top fan
side fan = cpu cooler fan
front fan = top front
You can change each one to your liking.
Just_Jay
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November 27th, 2022 11:00
I've played around with fan profiles for a while, even when I flatten the smooth line profile to 0% across the board they still ramp up to near 100% speed, except for the top fan since that one works correctly. It seems to me that if the temps are high enough they ignore whatever profile you have set and ramp up anyway.
ProfessorW00d
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November 27th, 2022 17:00
If the temp sensors are built into the motherboard you should make Dell bring you a new one.