Increasing fan speed, power monitoring

[itlog]

Hello, so I recently bought a factory made computer and I want to make sure that it never overheats on me. I want to increase the fan speed on this PC; is it safe to do so? Any programs you guys can recommend?
Also, is there a way to know how much power this thing is consuming in any given time? Thank you very much for reading

 

[itlog]

Well I tried using speedfan and it says : Temp1:85c with a burning icon in front of it.
...I'm pretty sure it's not the q6600, so I'm assuming it's the temp inside the case. However, I put a small fan outside the PC, in front of it actually, and 'temp1' isn't changing at all. What's the deal with that?
Anyone?

 

[rgsaunders]

Use the latest version of RealTemp for your temp readout, speedfan temps are wonky. http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
Go into the settings screen on RealTemp and set the TJ Max to 90 as per Intel specifications recently released.

 

[itlog]

Thanks for your reply. I tried realtemp but it doesn't work for some reason. I'm using 64 bit vista btw. My current CPU temp is 50-48. Is that hot?

 

[z999]

pretty much... have you OCed it? if yes than it's normal.

 

[itlog]

No, it's stock. I can't overclock this PC.
I really want to make this as cool as possible but without replacing the stock fan and hs... any ideas? I'm thinking of upping the fan speed using speedfan but i don't know if that'll shorten the lifespan of the fan or do something adverse to the system.