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    Acceptable HD and CPU temperatures

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Seks, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. Seks

    Seks Notebook Geek

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    so...what are acceptable HD and CPU temperature values?

    I just installed Core Temp and HDD Thermometer.

    HD reads 39C.
    CPU reads 49C...spikes up to 55'ish when I put a load on it.

    I have a dell lat d630 which consists of a Core 2 Duo T7300 and a Seagate 7200 rpm 120 gb
     
    Seks, Mar 22, 2008
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  2. Hawkshark

    Hawkshark Notebook Consultant

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    Are those temperatures with or without the fans running? Is the laptop on idle, or doing something?
    I use I8kfangui to keep my fans always maxed and on full load i hit 62 cpu and 45 HDD... Idle they're at 42 CPU and 39 HDD. This is a somewhat warm room too.
     
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    HD: Max temp 45-50
    CPU: Max temp (supposedly below 100) but i like mine below 80.
     
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Wobble987's temps are good goals to not go above but the extreme top temps for most HDD is 55C 131F, For Intel 100C 212F AMD 95C 203F. The cooler the better it prolongs the life of both. Both of your temps are good, I assume this is at idle or low load? Your CPU seems a little higher than a lot of people report for Intel. But nothing to worry about.
     
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    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Like powerpack said both of those temperatures are very good. You don't need to get concerned.
    Tim
     
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    Seks Notebook Geek

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    Never knew about i8kfangui. Just installed it..neat program...

    Well the temp I posted is with the fan running slow 2500ish rpm. And laptop idling.

    Won't the fan burned out when it's max out 24/7?
     
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  7. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The fan will not burn out when running 24/7.

    Most fans are designed to run for about 40,000-60,000 hours, which is about 3 -5 yrs non stop.

    Do not worry about the fans burning out.
    If they burn out in 5 yrs, then you buy the fan for $30.
    Its worth the $30 to have the piece of mind knowing that your say $200 motherboard, $300 processor and $200 gpu are not burning out.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Mar 23, 2008
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