Is my CPU temp too high? *Fixed with a minor mod*

[Key West]

50c idle
60c stress test full load

system spec is below.. hmm...

[update]
On the exhaust fan, the holes are constricting about 60% of airflow, so using the set of pliers, I made a circular cut so the opening is completely unrestricted. I also took out two PCI slot covers. Those slits + nice airflow = 43-45 idle, 53 load.

A whopping 8 degree difference! The heatsink is fine and works beautifully, it's just that the case was too damn suffocating.

 

[fffblackmage]

Are you using stock HSF?

AMD cpus generally OC higher with better cooling...

60C is still under the safe limit, I think, but it is rather high...

 

[Key West]

Are you using stock HSF?

AMD cpus generally OC higher with better cooling...

60C is still under the safe limit, I think, but it is rather high...

Heatsink is in the sig. I don't think temp is the prob with my OC. It's just unstable despite very cool temp (40-45c with case open).

 

[irishScott]

I once had a laptop that ran at 90C+ almost constantly for 3 years.

But yeah I've heard 50 and under is ideal. Try a thinner layer of thermal paste?

 

[fffblackmage]

Well, it might be a bit of a PITA, but you could try reseating the heatsink.

And getting 40-45C with the case open... kinda sounds like a possible airflow problem with the case.

 

[alfa147x]

I once had a laptop that ran at 90C+ almost constantly for 3 years.

But yeah I've heard 50 and under is ideal. Try a thinner layer of thermal paste?

Laptop CPU's are generally designed with that in mind, I think.

 

[fffblackmage]

Laptop CPU's are generally designed with that in mind, I think.

They are. It's just not feasible putting a tower heatsink in a laptop. So, they design mobile cpus to put out less heat (lower TDP), but they still end up operating at high temperatures because of the small heatsinks used in laptops.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Those load seems fine to me. I wish I could get 60c under load on my i7 860.

The idle seems a tad high though. Are you ambient temperatures high? Do you have the fan speed set to run as quiet as possible?

I think the maximum temperature before Phenom II's start throttling is 70c. As long as you're below that, you should be fine.

What stress test is this btw?

 

[Key West]

Those load seems fine to me. I wish I could get 60c under load on my i7 860.

The idle seems a tad high though. Are you ambient temperatures high? Do you have the fan speed set to run as quiet as possible?

I think the maximum temperature before Phenom II's start throttling is 70c. As long as you're below that, you should be fine.

What stress test is this btw?

Prime95

 

[nyker96]

which case you got?

 

[Key West]

which case you got?

$20 ATX case that's on the smaller side. There is one exhaust fan and honestly that's all the room it has for except side fan.