small HTPC inside a cabinet, are these temps acceptable?

Kremlar

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Oct 10, 1999
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Just built a new HTPC for my kitchen. It's located inside a cabinet, replacing a Mac Mini which ran warm but reliably.

These are my components:

Habey EMC-800B Mini-ITX Chassis
Intel DH67CFB3 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Intel 2.5 GHz i3-2100T Processor
Kingston KVR1333D3N9K2/8G 2x4GB DDR3 1333
Crucial CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 64GB SSD
LG GT30L Slim DVD-RW Drive
Evercool EC5010M12CA 50mm x 10mm Case Fan


After testing with higher than normal use patterns I'm getting temps in this range:

CPU: 61 - 70 degrees celcius
Voltage Regulator: 51 - 58 degrees
DIMM: 45 - 49 degrees
PCH: 68 - 76 degrees


Obviously I know cooler is better, but from what i understand these temps are within an acceptable range. Can anyone confirm?

When idling or during low use activities temps are on the low end of that scale or even lower.

System needs to be small and quiet, so I'm willing to trade off and accept some heat, but want some comments on these temps.

FYI, this system idles at 16 watts according to my Kill-A-Watt. When streaming a 15Mbps MKV over the LAN it's running at 21-22 watts.

Thanks!
 

Modelworks

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The cpu temp is reaching the high end of where I like it to be but should still work fine. I like to keep cpu temps around 60C when under load if I can but have run them much higher when I needed to.
 

Kremlar

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Did some more fan tuning today, upping the fan speeds while making sure I could not hear them through the cabinet. After MKV playback I'm getting the following temps:

CPU: ~57-59 degrees celcius
Voltage Regulator: ~47 degrees
DIMM: ~43 degrees
PCH: ~63 degrees

Seems more reasonable, think I'd be happy if I can maintain these temps.
 

Zap

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Oct 13, 1999
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The Intel CPU can probably handle 85ºC. You are fine.

AMD CPUs (at least the current AM2/AM2+/AM3) seems to max out around 65ºC.