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Whats optimal temperature for a computer running...

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Asnrefugee

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Whats a safe or normal average temperature for a case?
The CPu i'm running is a 2.53 ghz p4.
How about the temperature of a haddrive?
 
whenever its not being unstable 🙂

sounds like a useless answer but really its the only one, components not only have varying accpetable temperatures but even within that some can be a bit more flaky than an identical one. Then consider that sensors detect temps in different places, in different ways, with varying levels of accuracy - and then the BIOS can have different ways & accuracy in reading them...

In short, temps are just barely comparable on indentical setups, and comparison is next to meaningless accross different platforms. That said, I consider it normal/fine for CPU to be under 55C under load, case to be under say 30C (heavily depends on where the sensor is though) and hard drives under, say, 30-35C?
 
If the components are running below the maximum operating temperature from the manufacturer and the system is stable then it's all good.
 
I wouldn't really worry about it... if your cpu is running around 45 c or less then your shouldn't worry about it... i bet even running up to 50 shouldn't make much different, i can't see how you can overheat if your running a HS fan and a few case fans and keeping them all clean
 
i have an amd barton 2500 @ 3200 speeds running at 38c and my case is at 21c currently 🙂 Zalman cooler is awesome 🙂
 
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