are there safe temps?

[her34]

are there safe temperatures for your system and cpu? or is any temp okay as long as comp is stable under load?

like for case temps, is there a number that is too hot for system components and will cause damage over long run even if it is currently stable? 35c? 30c? at what point would you stop working on cooling in your case

 

[iamtrout]

50C is a general guideline. Over 50C on anything but the GPU and you may have problems. 60C on a GPU is ok. The high 30's is considered cool.

 

[tweeve2002]

Slightly off topic but on the same note. How high is too high for the GPU?
I have a GeForce 4 TI 4200 and the Core runs about 50C I just had to replace the heatsink/fan and I dont know what the temps were before I had to replace the heatsink/fan. (I replaced the heatsink/fan because the old one stoped working and didnt catch it till the Video card started over heating :Q )

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: iamtrout
50C is a general guideline. Over 50C on anything but the GPU and you may have problems. 60C on a GPU is ok. The high 30's is considered cool.

Unless your motherboard takes the reading from the CPU's onboard diode itself, in which case, add 10-15C.

- M4H

 

[iamtrout]

50C is fine for your video card. The 6800 series for example have their temperature warning at ~135C, and some people run them at ~70C. I think at 80C one should definitely try and cool down the GPU, as this high of a temperature would probably mean something is going wrong considering everyone else is doing 60s.

 

[iamtrout]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: iamtrout
50C is a general guideline. Over 50C on anything but the GPU and you may have problems. 60C on a GPU is ok. The high 30's is considered cool.

Unless your motherboard takes the reading from the CPU's onboard diode itself, in which case, add 10-15C.

- M4H

If the mobo is reading the CPU's onboard diode, why would you need a correction? That reading would be as accurate as you can get, no? Considering that it's coming from the CPU itself...

I would think that if the temp reading was from a thermistor on the mobo, underneath the CPU, then one should add an additional few degrees.

 

[her34]

what are ideal case/mobo temps?