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    All about temps

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by scythie, Dec 19, 2007.

  1. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    There really ought to be a condensed topic about temperatures. For the sticky index topics.

    First off, what's the ideal range of CPU/GPU temps? When idle? When on 100% load? When overclocking?

    Second, will temps generally go down with a laptop cooler? Will a cooler laptop make it a longer lasting one? Will a laptop cooler even allow for better overclocking? Maybe there should be a guide on laptop coolers too [I'm such a dummy, don't know anything :eek:]

    And lastly, is I8kfanGUI accurate? :p

    Thanks!
     
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    CPUs can go up to the high 80s when the will throttle down. Idle varies a lot, but should be anywhere between 30* and 50*. Any higher idle and it's running kinda hot. But that depends alot on ambient temps. If you live in a hot room, then the idle will be much higher. Gpus technically can go up to like 120*, but it's not safe. Keep then under 100* and you will be fine.

    Also, there is a cooler review, check the reviews section.
     
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  3. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    CPU's? anything over 70 start to get worried.

    GPU's? anything over 90 start to get worried.

    Those are baselines for today's standards.

    Yes, temps will go down with a laptop cooler. Don't expect miracles. Usually the drop is around 5C. Can be higher though.

    The Zalman ZM-NC-1000 is generally regarded as one of the 'best' notebook coolers.

    Speedfan is usually one of the top monitoring programs, as is Everest. Many people use multiple ones to try to determine the CPU/GPU temps as close as possible.
     
    Wu Jen, Dec 19, 2007
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