PC Temperatures

[Aaron-kun]

I wasn't sure where to post this, as I'm mentioning multiple parts of my PC.  I hope this sub-forum is okay.

 

I was playing Skyrim for a few hours, and went to check MSI Afterburner to see how hot my PC was running.  To my surprise, I read that my GPU temperature was around 30 degrees Celsius, and my CPU temperature was around 40 degrees Celsius (my CPU temperature didn't even rise from idle).

 

I was very surprised to see my CPU and GPU running at such low temperatures after a few hours of gaming.  I mean, sure, my GPU is supposedly optimized for cooling (Asus GTX 970 Strix promoted to be 30% cooler than reference), but every other fan in my computer is stock.  My PC case is an NZXT H440, which hasn't been known for the best air-flow either.

 

Is it just that Skyrim isn't that demanding of a game, thus my CPU and GPU don't have to work as hard, or maybe that MSI Afterburner is reading the temperatures incorrectly?

 

Thanks for your guys' help in advance.  

[Asgarth]

Did you tab out of the game when checking Afterburner or did you have it on another monitor while playing? I ask because if you have good airflow your GPU will cool very fast when it goes near idle.

[Aaron-kun]

Did you tab out of the game when checking Afterburner or did you have it on another monitor while playing? I ask because if you have good airflow your GPU will cool very fast when it goes near idle.

 

I tabbed out to check, but I checked it within seconds.  Does the GPU temperature dramatically change within that short amount of time?  

[silenthill_69]

try to use a different gpu oc software like EVGA software it's free cuz I think you afterburner is not reading correctly but uninstall afterburner first

[Prokart2000]

try to use a different gpu oc software like EVGA software it's free cuz I think you afterburner is not reading correctly but uninstall afterburner first

im pretty sure they are based off the same thing

[Nomy]

I tabbed out to check, but I checked it within seconds.  Does the GPU temperature dramatically change within that short amount of time?  

Yeah I used to make the same mistake, you'll see a higher temp(especially on the GPU) if you don't alt tab aka stay ingame, use something where you can see the highest temp recorded over a period of time, that'll be the temperature while playing intensive games.

Temps drop really fast the moment you alt tab so it gives a wrong value of temp while gaming.

[Asgarth]

My gpu temperature does drop very fast if my room isn't too hot

[Aaron-kun]

My gpu temperature does drop very fast if my room isn't too hot

 

That could be a factor.  My room isn't freezing, but it's starting to get colder over here, it being fall and whatnot.