What temps should I be aiming for?

[jspeicher]

what are some general ranges of temps that are acceptable for my pc? what do i not want to see?

 

[Batman5177]

definitely DO NOT want to see 90C!

aim for under 60C full load.

 

[farmercal]

I think 30C for case temp and less than 50C for CPU is a good target. If you have less than this you are good.

 

[jaeger66]

If it's stable, it's cool enough.

 

[Regs]

Less than 50c? Im sure you are not talking about thoroughbreds, lol. The only time when I see my thoroughbred drop below 50c is when my window is open during a cool night (30-40 degrees) when the pc is in complete idel. When it gets warmer however during the summer, it runs around 58c-65c full load. I imagine a HSF blowing hot air isnt going to get it down below the 50c mark.

 

[vkeks05]

Could I get some information on what would be an ideal hard drive temperature?

 

[jspeicher]

can i thermal tape a heat sensor to the side of the cpu heatsink and get an accurate temp measure?

and where on a GPU or HD can i tape a sensor down on?

 

[eklass]

i'd say 1C is a good temperature, but since that's not goig to happen, i know that i'm quite happy at 43C under full load... AS3 + Tt Volcano 9

 

[PHiuR]

for the case temp it should be room temperature...and for cpu it should be below 60C(full load). or whatever is stable is decent enough.