bios temp reading

[pochie45566]

I used bclk overclock so now i cant read temps in windows. any ideas on how to read the direct temp from the bios which actually works but from windows?

[Imakuni]

7 minutes ago, pochie45566 said:

I used bclk overclock so now i cant read temps in windows. any ideas on how to read the direct temp from the bios which actually works but from windows?

I'm assuming you have a Skylake CPU?

[pochie45566]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

I'm assuming you have a Skylake CPU?

yeah i5 6500

[Verrierr]

You should look into whether the producer of your mobo provides software to communicate with your UEFI from Windows level.

[pochie45566]

how would i find that

 

[Verrierr]

Just now, pochie45566 said:

how would i find that

 

What's your mobo model and producer?

[pochie45566]

1 minute ago, Verrierr said:

What's your mobo model and producer?

asus z170 a

[Imakuni]

Just now, pochie45566 said:

yeah i5 6500

Sigh... so I guess you went ahead and OCed it without even knowing the downsides. Shame on you. I'll list them for you real quick.

 

When you do Skylake locked BCLK OCing:

1. You lose AVX support.
2. You lose your core temperature readings.
3. You lose all power saving features.
4. Cache runs slower.
5. You have to run an older Bios, which means missing on features and fixes (unless yours can manually chose the microcode, but those are a minority).
6. Windows can push an update at any time and screw your OC (unlikely, but possible).
7. There was something else, but I just don't remember what it was right now...

Now you tell me, why can't you read your temps? Why is it?

[Verrierr]

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-A/HelpDesk_Download/

go here and download ai Suite

 

Edit: It's under utilities

[pochie45566]

2 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Sigh... so I guess you went ahead and OCed it without even knowing the downsides. Shame on you. I'll list them for you real quick.

 

When you do Skylake locked BCLK OCing:

1. You lose AVX support.
2. You lose your core temperature readings.
3. You lose all power saving features.
4. Cache runs slower.
5. You have to run an older Bios, which means missing on features and fixes (unless yours can manually chose the microcode, but those are a minority).
6. Windows can push an update at any time and screw your OC (unlikely, but possible).
7. There was something else, but I just don't remember what it was right now...

Now you tell me, why can't you read your temps? Why is it?

I did know the downsides. Is it a sin to want to not pay as much and have better performance. I am just trying to work around the temp thing. I would much rather have a great overclock than the ability to read temps..

[pochie45566]

3 minutes ago, Verrierr said:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-A/HelpDesk_Download/

go here and download ai Suite

Thank you, you're very helpful.

[Verrierr]

4 minutes ago, pochie45566 said:

Thank you, you're very helpful.

I also happen to have asus mobo so I know my way around their website. And one more thing I should probably add is I'm not sure how well it will work with your bclk overclock.

 

Edit: I don't think it will break any of your hardware though.