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What is considered a good temp for a CPU to be running before it is
considered too hot?
 
500 Rankine


| What is considered a good temp for a CPU to be running
before it is
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Every CPU is different. You should find the spec/data sheets online for the
processor in question. For example, Original Athlon XP's and the Pentium 4's
with the Prescott core run very hot, while Celerons, amd durons and others
run cool.

Intel:
http://www.intel.com/design/Pentium4/documentation.htm#datasheets

AMD:
http://www2.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/1,,30_182_739,00.html

Example, my AMD Opteron 148's max CPU temp is 70C. With my Zalman
heatsink/fan, I rarely go above 50C even after a few hours of Doom 3. If
mine goes above 55C, I start looking for new cooling solutions (but that's
just my personal preference.) My motherboard allows me to set alarms when
temp thresholds are reached.
 
WOW! That is *WAY* too hot for a 2800+ at idle. There is definitely a
problem with your system.

Bobby
 
45 Celsius at idle with 8 fans? You really have a major problem with your
system I am running an AMD64 3200+ with 2 fans and it idles at 34 Celsius
and runs 43 Celsius at peak when online gaming.

You need to take a serious look at your system...there is definitely a major
problem somewhere...with 8 fans, I suspect your airflow pattern is whacked
and the hot air is not being moved away from the proc. If that is not the
case, then you have other serious issues.

Bobby
 
Rankin is the F scale from absolute zero, same as Kelvin is
C scale from absolute zero. I just made up the 500 number,
because every CPU has a different temperature design. The
only accurate and correct number is to check the specs on
the site www.intel.com or www.amd.com

Google for "cpu thermal limits" and you should find your
answers. You can also Google Intel and AMD sites.



Degrees Celsius
Degrees Fahrenheit
Degrees Kelvin


Rankin is -459.67 F





|I understand that anything past 50 celsius is too much ...
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| | > I'm not sure what that means ... i was looking for a
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see
http://www.intel.com/idf/us/fall2003/presentations/F03USDSIS165_OS.pdf
for Intel.


|I understand that anything past 50 celsius is too much ...
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| | > I'm not sure what that means ... i was looking for a
Celsius temp reading
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| > "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote in message
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| > > | > > | What is considered a good temp for a CPU to be
running
| > > before it is
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Here is another good one
http://mondo-daemon.sourceforge.net/README_CPUS.html


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|I understand that anything past 50 celsius is too much ...
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| | > I'm not sure what that means ... i was looking for a
Celsius temp reading
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| > "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote in message
| > | > > 500 Rankine
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| > > | > > | What is considered a good temp for a CPU to be
running
| > > before it is
| > > | considered too hot?
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My Athlon XP 3200+ runs at 36C with 3 fans. Better whip your system into
shape!

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
 
Fan blowing on fan? Could be cause of trouble. The whole idea is to create
an airflow in one direction. Fan against fan could negate this effect. It
would be like trying to empty a leaking pail while pouring water into it.
 
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