Beginning at Overclocking school.
Beginning at Overclocking school.
I'm not sure about it but I haven't used aircoolers for ten years. The reason was that I had a Noctua D14 or something to cool my FX-8350, which couldn't handle the heat. That led me to get a Corsair H100i 240mm. This AIO could manage the temperature. Not with the cheap stock fans, but with 2400 RPM ones. That AIO stopped working a few years ago, which is why I now have a Corsair H100x—it's very affordable and doesn't require software support. I don't mind; I set my fancurve in BIOS. I also switched to the 2400 RPM fans, and they still function perfectly.
If I need to check temperatures, I use HWInfo64, as always.
BIOS is something else entirely, especially on my first day here.
"HWInfo64" is another term you might see—just a quick description from a real person to double-check.
BIOS or more accurately UEFI manages the startup of your system, inputs, outputs, and similar functions. BIOS refers to the Basic Input/Output System. UEFI represents an evolution of this concept, functioning as a small operating system today. Your graphics card must support UEFI, as most GPUs from the last 8 to 10 years do, though some older models lack it. The process of loading from a disk utilizes EFI, which is a file-based structure you can interact with—helpful for troubleshooting boot issues. In everyday conversation, BIOS/UEFI usually means the menu you access via F1 or Del, adjusting settings like voltages, XMP profiles, and boot order. A CMOS reset restores the system to its default settings, often used when modifying memory. Hwinfo64 is a monitoring tool that displays temperatures, voltages, and sensor readings for components such as RAM, motherboard, CPU, GPU, and hard drives. It’s considered a robust alternative to programs like HwMonitor, especially for Linux users.