Thanks to you All for your answers!

I use Speccy as well as CPUID HW Monitor (also free) to retrieve the temperature values.
The gpu meter gadget I will get and test over the weekend.

Enjoy the weekend,
Gerhard

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Get Speccy Free PC Hardware/Software Analyzer/Monitor.

Shows temps of CPU, MOBO, GPU & HDDS.

 

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That's the one I used as well. Also miss it. I'm running 8.1 now.

1) W7 Power Options, here, are Default; Balanced Mode.

2) Max CPU temperatures & Fan speeds here,  are controlled by ASUS MOBO. CPU Temperature & Fan speeds can be customised via ASUS MOBO Probe Program. Anything above the Default Maximum will display a red warning. My Settings are set at Default.

3) No AMD/ATI GPU Control Panel Priority Settings here re; Rampa's Post, that I'm aware of. But there are in Windows OS Settings. The Default is; "Let Windows Decide".

4) I repeat my first Post that, IMO, iClone Program "decides" when it's using CPU/GPU.

5) Ensuring that all Settings above are set at Default, "Might" fix the problem.

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Try the widget on the sidebar on Win 7. It's called gpu monitor, I miss this in Win 8.
http://addgadgets.com/gpu_meter/

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indeed, I made a change from "let the application decide" to "advanced settings" but switched back now in the NVidea SystemControl; as far as I see now it does not make much of a difference and there are no further settings made by me;

which "process monitor" do have in mind?

You might want to watch a process monitor and see if iClone is using your GPU. It should be using it quite a lot!

Check in the control panel of your GPU to see if it's set to something custom that is preventing iClone from utilizing it. I keep my settings on "let the program decide", but I know that you can set custom settings for individual programs.

- the fans are clean as well as the PC´s interior

- my latest experience: the energy options of W7 have an impact on CPU temp:
- energy saving mode: ~ 40°C
- balanced mode: ~ 50°C
- high power mode: 70° up to sporatically 100°

I checked Intel: the 4790 has a max. operating temp of 72,72°C and an updated temp. management which reduces CPU´s load when temp goes up to 100°C which is prevented by the fans. 150°C seems to be a real critical value!

I have not experienced any forced shut-down sofar; but for sure, higher temps reduce the CPU´s life-span. For the moment I use Windows 7 energy saving mode.

the fans are clean as well as the PS´interior
the energy options of W7 have an impact:
energy saving mode

40 -50 is within acceptable limits. 70 & certainly not 90, aren't. Your CPU/MOBO should have a safety cut-out that shuts-down you PC, when those temperatures are reached.

Excessive dust can also cause overheating.  

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