Acer Aspire 5 A515 44 R8RH system temps and fan control

SilvaGi
SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
edited March 2021 in Aspire Laptops
Hi,

I have received a new aspire 5 with R5 4500u cpu and am quite happy so far. Cheers Acer!
One thing I used a lot on my Nitro 5 was Nitrosense. So, are are there any programs I can download that gives me fan rpm and controls?
Also want CPU and iGPU temps and loads.
I plan on some light gaming so will need something...

Thank You!

Thread was edited to add model name to the title


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  • SilvaGi
    SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
    @JackE any recommendations?
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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,081 Trailblazer
    Why do you think you need something to control fan speeds? Do you know for sure it is overheating? Normal temperatures under very high gaming loads are anything less than about 94*C for newer laptops and CPU/GPUs. 

    Jack E/NJ

  • SilvaGi
    SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
    JackE said:
    Why do you think you need something to control fan speeds?
    Because I like control over my Laptop and plan to push it hard when gaming. Simple.

    JackE said:
    Do you know for sure it is overheating? Normal temperatures under very high gaming loads are anything less than about 94*C for newer laptops and CPU/GPUs. 
    I havent tested it yet but I think its NOT overheating. I just like to set the fans to MAX mannually to get best performance from cooling system under load like recommended. TBH 94C is within manufacturer range but for me thats too hot.
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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,081 Trailblazer
    What is the full A5 model number? For example "A515-55"? Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • SilvaGi
    SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
    A515 44 R8RH
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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,081 Trailblazer
    You can try to install nitrosense using the suggestion posted in this thread. Some have reported success, some not. You can also try speedfan freeware if the nitrosense refuses to install on your particular model. Jack E/NJ


    Jack E/NJ

  • SilvaGi
    SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
    Thanks for this but I cant rename the Plugs files. Has acer locked it for V 3?
    downloaded and tried both an515 52 and an515 44 nitrosense programs.


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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,081 Trailblazer
    Try booting from the USB Win10 installation stick advanced options. Go to the X : \ command prompt and try to rename the files. If you're still unable to rename the files, try setting and saving a BIOS supervisor password. Then reenter the BIOS with the password and disable secure boot. Then try to rename it again from the USB X : \ command prompt.

    Jack E/NJ

  • SilvaGi
    SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
    JackE said:
    Try booting from the USB Win10 installation stick advanced options.
    Do you mean the boot dirve? or a usb thumb drive with windows 10 on it? is the advanced options like the manually bios boot option?
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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,081 Trailblazer
    edited March 2021
    Yes, boot from a bootable USB Win10 installation thumb drive. Choose the advanced options to get to the X : \ command prompt. From there you should be able change the name of the files on the C ;: \ drive. Do you know how to use the command prompt to change filenames and drives, etc? Jack E/NJ

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  • SilvaGi
    SilvaGi Member Posts: 277 Practitioner WiFi Icon
    No I dont know how :( but Im gonna try msi afterburner according to another user.
    I dont have a thumbdrive either atm.

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