Please post your CPU temperature, in °C. I'm just curious, and to see what is the "normal" and "usable without frying your pc" range is. 
Check the temperature out of the OS, as it's lower and inaccurate there.
Mine is 32°C, at last count. My computer has been on for like a week, and my Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.4GHz temperature reads at :
43*C (or 109*F)
- Mike.
Well, mine's been on for like 3 days and it's around 25-35 degrees. It's fine. It's an Intel Pentium 4.
Opteron 146:
- Old main rig: about 45C load (35% overclock),
- New main rig (shuttle): 45C load (no overclock)
P3 server:
- about 55C load, runs 24/7 100% stable.
AMD 2000 system:
- Old temp: about 110C load
- New temp (new, huge HSF): about 60C load
P4 server (not fully functional yet):
- I would guess 50C or so load...
All systems are and always were stable. The AMD 2000 system ran 100% stable for about a year and a half as a server at over 100 degrees Celsius core temp. It still runs stable and good with the new heatsink, without risk of fire. The "Old main rig" was basically the same rig I have now, but it was in a mATX case instead of a shuttle, so I was using a Thermaltake Blue Orb II. The mATX mobo had good overclocking options, unlike the shuttle, so it worked great with the overclock.
My amd 64 2800+ is at 30ºC right now.
How are you reading your temp? Be careful not to read the wrong one as some apps will incorrectly label them. The best way to find out if it's the correct temp (assuming this could be an issue for you, depending on your source) is to start a program that uses the CPU a decent amount and watch for a rapid increase.
Mine is 39-40 degrees Celcius at idle, 45-46 at load.
mines 50 C with case on and about 42C without it on
Wow wow wow....my pc must be too cool. 
I'm gonna overclock it more!! 
| htmlrules wrote: |
| mines 50 C with case on and about 42C without it on |
with case on? fan?
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How are you reading your temp? Be careful not to read the wrong one as some apps will incorrectly label them. The best way to find out if it's the correct temp (assuming this could be an issue for you, depending on your source) is to start a program that uses the CPU a decent amount and watch for a rapid increase. |
The most accurate way would be going into the bios, but that will only give you an idle temp. As for load temp, first open a temperature application with a graph, then play a game, then alt tab out and see how high the temperature went.The hottest I've seen my CPU at is 68 ºC.
I don't overclock it at all, and even running idle with only the BIOS operating after a cold boot it is 36 ºC.
It's a (now rather old) Athalon 1.4 Ghz. No, not athalon XP or athalon 64: just athalon.
On a normal day, not boiling 40C or freezing 10C, cpu under load:
Pentium 4 1.6Ghz Willamette 256KByte L2 400Mhz FSB
Case - 29C
CPU - 40C
Overclocked from 1.6ghz to 1.696ghz (1.7):
Case - 32C
CPU - 49C
my cpu used to go up to 69C then set off the BIOS alarm at 70 but that was cos of a heatsink issue. so much dust n crap had built up in the gap between the fan and heatsink over 4 years, that the cake of dust was touching the fan blades. that restricted the airflow greatly and reduced the rpm
Each and every processor has their own thermal specification. Some has lower breakage point and some has high.
I guess there is no point in observing the temperature of other processors. Go to Intel.com or the home page of your processor manufacturer and search for the thermal specification for your processor model.
| technology.sponge wrote: |
| my cpu used to go up to 69C then set off the BIOS alarm at 70 but that was cos of a heatsink issue. so much dust n crap had built up in the gap between the fan and heatsink over 4 years, that the cake of dust was touching the fan blades. that restricted the airflow greatly and reduced the rpm |
AAHH!! You know how to overclock, but you don't keep your heatsink clean? Why would you do that to yourself? 
I am running a Dell Latitude D520 (it's a laptop) and my monitoring tool reports about 50*C at idle, but it seems that the fan and heatsink are not accurate because the longer I run it, even at idle, the hotter it gets. I've never seen it above about 70ish, and that was with both cores at 100% for about 15 minutes (VirtualDub is cool!). I would prefer it cooler, since it is less than an inch from my you-know-what, but it hasn't cooked vital parts yet...
JBotMine fluctuates from 50 to 60 degrees celcius. The highest temperature my comp can go is 65 degrees before it autoshutdown. From the previous posts, I noticed that there is a trend where AMD processors seem to be of a lower operating temperature as compared to Intel Processors.
well at least this time of year my computer runs idle at 21*c goes to the mid 30's when its at full load. And if I want to cool it more, I just open the widow and then idle drops to about 14*c and work load goes to about mid 20's.
Other times of the year, it normally runs idle about 35*c and work load 40+
Now the thing that I keep on wondering about, my mother board runs hotter than the cpu by a few degrees. Is that normal?
-saber
Posting procc temp is pretty useless i feel cause it depends on many factors like
1. Ambient temp
2. System Load
3. Type of Procc
4. Condition of heat sink ( one that has accumulated dust will have higher temp)
5. Wiring arrangement inside ur Case
etc.
So for sme it may b high and for some it may b low
Yes and the best software to measure CPU temps is Core Temp http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/CoreTemp/ . Why?
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| Core Temp does not rely on motherboard's onboard circuit but on a so called "DTS" (Digital Thermal Sensor), which provides much higher accuracy and more relevant temperature than the standard thermal diode does. |
Using ASUS Probe...
AMD64 4000+ with supplied fan 55c 131f
Was alot higher until I hoovered out the dust from my heatsink and fan.. 
I see why you're wearing that gasmask. 
AMD Athlon XP 2800+ = 45ºC.
pentium D 3.0, when i on the aircondition, it will become around 36-38ºC. without aircondition, around 40 - 42 ºC.
amd 64 3800+ (not OC) is going at 30 C standing. When I play half-life 2 for 30 min the temp increases to 39 to 42 C.
Opteron 148
27-29C Idle (web browsing)
38-40C Full load (Prime95)
Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.4GHz
temperature reads at : 43*C (or 109*F)
