CPU Temp

[airtj]

Just wondering if I should be worried about the temps of the processor that I have. When the computer isn't running alot of programs it's around 32*C. When the flight sim is running its around 44-48*C. Has the standard intel fan. Computer is down in the basement room temp 70-80*F. I clean the computer out often. Thanks for any tips or suggestions.

[djscoo]

Just wondering if I should be worried about the temps of the processor that I have. When the computer isn't running alot of programs it's around 32*C. When the flight sim is running its around 44-48*C. Has the standard intel fan. Computer is down in the basement room temp 70-80*F. I clean the computer out often. Thanks for any tips or suggestions.

I sure hope those temps are okay! I just checked and mine is @ 32 as well. I just turned my computer on though...I'd be interested to hear the normal temps for a CPU though.

[StickMan]

Most Intel specialist will say that 70c is the danger point although Intel themselves may say lower since they do not want overclocking generally. I hit 55-56c in long FSX gameplay and your temps reported are much lower and I have been running mine this way for about 8 or 9 months.

[CodyValkyrie]

Wait until you see the heat your video card generates.... ;)

[harleyman]

Those temps are perfect for your conditions.....

You have nothing to worry about........

[hobofat]

Those temps are just great. As was mentioned 70c is the danger point, but pretty much anything below 60 is just fine. If you are hitting between 60 and 70 you should probably be looking into why and be doing something about it.

[aeromed202]

Check out Cooling a Computer under FS2004 threads. I was concerned as well and ended up installing a larger case fan. A bit noisy but I can feel the exit air is a bit cooler now so I assume it is not allowing the heat to build as much. Anyway a good discussion and info about a diagnostic utility to check temps and all sorts of things.

[michael davies]

Those temps are fine, on my old set up my E6300 ran at 80 deg C for months before I noticed the fan was all clogged up, never faltered or failed, pretty resilient TBH, though I'd not want to do it on purpose.

Best

Michael

[Cactuskid]

When the computer isn't running alot of programs it's around 32*C. When the flight sim is running its around 44-48*C.

What program are you running to read temps? I found that RealTemp reads about 5 deg. lower than Everest and some of the others. With RealTemp I idle at approx. 34 deg, while Everest and OCCT read about 38-39. FSX usually hovers around 46-48 with complex aircraft and scenery...

[airtj]

I'm using the free version of Everest

[Cactuskid]

Your temps really don't sound bad using a stock fan. The fans that come with the CPU do leave something to be desired though. I would suggest that you get a good CPU fan. They are not that expensive and can make a big difference in temperature. I don't know what kind of case you have, but I added a side fan on mine, and it dropped temps about 4 or 5 deg. There are a lot of variables that effect temps... core voltage, northbridge voltage, ambient room temp, etc, etc., but I'll bet that if you added a better CPU fan, your rig will run cooler... :wavey:

[Quixoticish]

Bear in mind a low quality, low rated or failing power supply can also result in high temperatures, but those don't look too bad at all.

Basically the only temperature that is too high is the one you start crashing at. It varies from system to system and depends on your own mix of hardware but unless you're experiencing crashing (or thermal throttling where the CPU is slowing itself down due to overheating) then you've nothing to worry about. With modern PC's there are so many safety features built in that unless you actually try to power the PC on without the heat-sink block attached to the core you can't really do any damage to the CPU.

So unless you've noticed artifacts appearing on screen, graphics corruption or crashing when playing high stress games and applications that you can trace back to overheating then you've nothing to worry about.