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markpeterjameslegg:
Hi people, just noticed recently that my CPU temp is always hovering around 57c, I wondering if that's safe. In the winter it was always between 42-45c, but then the house was usually a little cold, whereas the house is around 28-30 the last couple of weeks with the really hot weather, could that be the reason?

major:
Idle @57c?

That's pretty high for idle. My OC'ed quad with stock cooler is about 46c and around 23c in room.

Open up your case and take a look at your CPU cooler and see if its clogged with dust. That is the typical reason for abnormal spikes and in general high temps.

As long as CPU doesn't reach a extreme temp, should be OK. Though, hotter it runs, the shorter the life span of the CPU. Intel CPU thermal shutdown is around 90c I think.

namajnaG:
It's about 28c in my room and my proc runs at 70c with a few programs running, And it usually always run at this temp, I don't worry about it too much... Should I? I don't know, But I haven't had any problems with it ever, And I clean my PC about every three months, Had this proc for about a year and a half.

Proxie:

--- Quote from: namajnaG on July 26, 2012, 08:22:28 am ---It's about 28c in my room and my proc runs at 70c with a few programs running, And it usually always run at this temp, I don't worry about it too much... Should I? I don't know, But I haven't had any problems with it ever, And I clean my PC about every three months, Had this proc for about a year and a half.

--- End quote ---

That's pretty damn hot.  Do what Major said, you might also want to invest into thermal paste and a new heat sink.  Cooler Master Hyper 212+ is probably the best for the money.

P.S. My CPU (AMD Phenom X4 955) is overclocked to 4GHz and I get to around 58C under load.

namajnaG:
I'm aware, But actually, I changed the thermal paste about five months ago, I just checked and there's still a decent amount applied, And the fan is not too dusty.
My heatsink (If I can call it like that, It's just a lame, Lousy fan) is a bit shitty though, It's the one included with Intel processors, So it doesn't do a good job, But my case is fairly small, So instead of upgrading this PC, I might just as well sell it and build a new one, I've got other plans on my mind for now though so upgrading this old machine isn't in my top priorities.

My CPU is running at 2.6GHz, Not OC'd, The highest it can get is like 80c under load.

Also, Intel CPU thermal shutdowns are at 115c. Yeah, I reached that high sometimes due to tons of dust clogged up the heatsink.

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