What temp is the standard computer meant to idle at? Ｉtihnk mine might be a bit hot.. i hav an old pentium D 3.4ghz and with only msn and firefox open, its at 50-60 degrees. sometimes up to mid 60's is that normal or is that getting a bit hot?
That's a bit hot. Look into cleaning your heatsink. Edit: Did some homework and you're supposed to be idling at about 50C.
yeah i did that.. and got new thermal paste while i was at it.. im using a stock heatsink and fan would that be a problem? atm its mid 40's to 50.. varies so much...
What are you using to read the temperatures. I found that the temperature readings vary from application to application. Also remember that the ambient temperature (temperature of your room) affects how well air cooling works. During the hotter seasons, expect idle temps to be higher than during the winter.
im near syd. bout 22degrees in the room and tower is on a tiled floor. atm im using easytune 5 (the one that came with mobo) what else can i use to check? edit: just saw the editted post seems computer temp is fine
That's good I would suggest checking out Everest Home Edition for your temperature monitoring. I use it and love it.
where is it supposed to show cpu temperature? i cant find it... :S only shows motherboard and hdd. (it did say this wasn't completely compatible with my cpu) and i think the cpu fan rpm is wrong....
i recommand you to buy a new CPU fan~ i had that problem too... when i got a new CPU i used the boxed CPU fan... that really sucked when i started a game, my pc crashed after i had bought a new CPU fan, the temperature was between 30-40°c btw 5870 rpm is a way too much i think ~ right now mine has around 1200 rpm
seriously, i would only use the bios temp reading, however of all the intel stuff i have went thru, the Pentium D's are quite got, my P4 HT back then is always at 50-60 degrees and if running an application, i get 70+ and intel cpus can with stand about up to 100 degrees C, so nothing to worry about cuz it won't burn out like the amd's if you switch to other new cpus, like my q6600, is around 40 degrees C idle and the hsf running at < 1l rpm
lol.... since this thread is all about cpu temp, i might as well just post here instead when a CPU tends to over heat, is the idle temp supposed to be higher too? my idle is at 30 something, and my max is at 95C my average under stress is about 88C edit: anyways, the answer lies in applying thermal paste. but that ruins the warranty... what to do what to do T_T
Umm..Shoot. I'll get back to you when I get home. Lol for notebooks they might void your warranty. Not so much for desktops.
