c2d temps

[mushroom3]

topic. does 60C leave you headroom or you just shouldnt get past it?

 

[sjandrewbsme]

60 is my ceiling.

 

[wgoldfarb]

Are you referring to the actual core temperatures (as read by TAT) or to the "CPU" temperature as read by most motherboard monitors?

There is plenty of information in in this article at Tom's Hardware, but the quick answer is this:

According to the article, if you are talking about the actual temperatures of the individual cores, 60C under load is a safe temperature with plenty of headroom. You can go up to 65 under load and still be within what Intel considers a "normal" temperature, safely sustainable for long periods. If you are referring to the CPU temperature (what the article calls "tCase") then 60C is high and you should avoid going any higher.

 

[Puffnstuff]

If I were to see a 140F temp from the exterior of my cpu I'd probably have a baby cow.

 

[wgoldfarb]

Originally posted by: Puffnstuff
If I were to see a 140F temp from the exterior of my cpu I'd probably have a baby cow.

LOL! Just to clarify, the mention of 60C/140F as safe temp is in relation to the temp INSIDE the actual core of the CPU, not outside of the CPU.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: Puffnstuff
If I were to see a 140F temp from the exterior of my cpu I'd probably have a baby cow.

As mentioned previous, assuming he's using something like CoreTemp or the Intel TAT, it reads the temperature off the thermal sensor diode located within the die of the processor.