Question Are these temps ok

[Bob_the_lost]

Yeah my fan often comes on cos my processor is really powerful.

*checks specs*

i3

*sniggers*

Modern computers don't tend to crash when the CPU overheats. The CPU speed gets throttled down and in most cases you won't even notice it's happened. If it did manage to overheat and crash then you'd see an instant reboot.

GPU overheats tend to result in a bit of crazy graphics rendering followed by it just going blank.

PSU overheats just go blank straight off.

RAM issues you might get BSOD but again you're going to get a very sharp reboot.

 

[ruffneck23]

i3 @1.7gz , a mighty powerhouse of a chip there

 

[gentlegreen]

looking at a CPU meter, how can one tell if the CPU has been slowed because of heat or because Windows simply thinks it isn't needed - 100 percent usage of both cores ?

 

[Bob_the_lost]

looking at a CPU meter, how can one tell if the CPU has been slowed because of heat or because Windows simply thinks it isn't needed - 100 percent usage of both cores ?

You need something that displays the frequency in real time. I cant remember the easiest solution for this, I've been working on servers too long

 

[Dillinger4]

What is a good temperature?

I built my own PC a few months ago, the one I am on now. I found my CPU was idling at something around 50 degrees, which seemed a lot to me. So I bought a water cooling thing for my CPU and now it is around 40 when I am running a few programs, between 30-35 when idling. Which still seems a bit high to me, considering I have installed water cooling. Now I am wondering if the water cooling is working as it should be, like have I installed the fans correctly and so on. I have loads of regular fans installed as well.

I know 35 is probably pretty good but I don't really have any idea whether that is right considering all the cooling I have.

My CPU is AMD8350FX

 

[Dillinger4]

You need something that displays the frequency in real time. I cant remember the easiest solution for this, I've been working on servers too long

CPUID shows it in real time.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

What is a good temperature?

I built my own PC a few months ago, the one I am on now. I found my CPU was idling at something around 50 degrees, which seemed a lot to me. So I bought a water cooling thing for my CPU and now it is around 40 when I am running a few programs, between 30-35 when idling. Which still seems a bit high to me, considering I have installed water cooling. Now I am wondering if the water cooling is working as it should be, like have I installed the fans correctly and so on. I have loads of regular fans installed as well.

I know 35 is probably pretty good but I don't really have any idea whether that is right considering all the cooling I have.

My CPU is AMD8350FX

It varies between CPU lines and generations. Old netburst CPUs were happy up to around 80, Core was more fussy and only liked 70 ish whilst core 2 was much more picky and liked to be down closer to 50. 40 degrees is great for any CPU, be happy with it.

Part of the wide range of temperatures is that the measurement isn't always in the hottest place on the chip, whilst the chip may say it's at 50 the center might be running at anything up to 200 C. I haven't been keeping track of consumer processors for a while so i'm woefully out of touch with what the current numbers should be.

 

[panpete]

*checks specs*

*sniggers*

Modern computers don't tend to crash when the CPU overheats. The CPU speed gets throttled down and in most cases you won't even notice it's happened. If it did manage to overheat and crash then you'd see an instant reboot.

GPU overheats tend to result in a bit of crazy graphics rendering followed by it just going blank.

PSU overheats just go blank straight off.

RAM issues you might get BSOD but again you're going to get a very sharp reboot.

Hi, so as my computer said "shutting down" does this mean I have a problem.
My fan comes on a lot but I assumed this was cos of the powerful processor.
I never have it in dusty places and always use my laptop tray.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Hi, so as my computer said "shutting down" does this mean I have a problem.
My fan comes on a lot but I assumed this was cos of the powerful processor.
I never have it in dusty places and always use my laptop tray.

Your processor is not powerful. It is a very solid entry level CPU but it's very far from powerful. This also means that it draws less power and gives off less heat than a powerful CPU.

Laptops have a lot of trouble shedding heat, fans firing up on them is normal. Even taking the best care possible your laptop will collect dust. Cleaning is a good idea if done safely but don't worry about it for now.

Your computer shutting down is probably not related to heat.

 

[panpete]

Your processor is not powerful. It is a very solid entry level CPU but it's very far from powerful. This also means that it draws less power and gives off less heat than a powerful CPU.

Laptops have a lot of trouble shedding heat, fans firing up on them is normal. Even taking the best care possible your laptop will collect dust. Cleaning is a good idea if done safely but don't worry about it for now.

Your computer shutting down is probably not related to heat.

Hi thanks for explaining that to me.