True Black 120, 32-40c, good or decent?
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True Black 120, 32-40c, good or decent?
Hey!
I have an Antec 900 chassi and an True Black 120 heatsink with two Scythe 120mm @ 800 rpms
The temperature varies between 32-34 during idle and 40 during load.
I tried seaching but couldn't find what a decent temperature for this setup would be.
What do you say, good, decent or even bad?
Thanks!
Best regards
I have an Antec 900 chassi and an True Black 120 heatsink with two Scythe 120mm @ 800 rpms
The temperature varies between 32-34 during idle and 40 during load.
I tried seaching but couldn't find what a decent temperature for this setup would be.
What do you say, good, decent or even bad?
Thanks!
Best regards
ATI Phenom II 955 Black edition, unclocked, it's about 23c in the roomilovejedd wrote:40C during load should be well below most processors' max temp specification so at the very least, the values you're getting are safe.
However, whether they're good or not depend on several factors:
ambient temperature
processor
is that 40C core? or CPU temp...cause there is a difference. The former is measured off of a thermistor inside the actual chip..versus the latter which is a sensor on the motherboard. If you're seeing 40C core..don't bother second guessing yourself..that is rediculously cool.
If it's reading 40C CPU, then your core temps could be upwards of 60-65C easily. As a rule of thumb, it's a good idea to keep the cores below 60C at all times (even with an overclocked CPU). This keeps it well within it's max temperature rating (most will start throttling when it gets closer to 75C +)
If it's reading 40C CPU, then your core temps could be upwards of 60-65C easily. As a rule of thumb, it's a good idea to keep the cores below 60C at all times (even with an overclocked CPU). This keeps it well within it's max temperature rating (most will start throttling when it gets closer to 75C +)
Note sure. I think something might be up with the cpu or mobo. Here's a screen of core temp.RoGuE wrote:is that 40C core? or CPU temp...cause there is a difference. The former is measured off of a thermistor inside the actual chip..versus the latter which is a sensor on the motherboard. If you're seeing 40C core..don't bother second guessing yourself..that is rediculously cool.
If it's reading 40C CPU, then your core temps could be upwards of 60-65C easily. As a rule of thumb, it's a good idea to keep the cores below 60C at all times (even with an overclocked CPU). This keeps it well within it's max temperature rating (most will start throttling when it gets closer to 75C +)
Looks to me as if it doesn't measure individual cores.
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