Temperatures

[xRyokenx]

I am curious, what is a good temperature for things like the CPU, GPU, RAM, HDDs, etc? Also, what is too high for these components? I am sure that it varies between models and whatnot, though.

My video card has been closing out games at 60C (which seems low to me, it is ~150F). Is that really a that high of a temperature? If not... is there any way to adjust the safeguard they have in place so that it closes things at maybe 70C?

I'm putting this in Technology Talk because the main purpose of this thread is to discuss temperatures in things. ;]

[Trace]

I have heard that some nVidia cards can survive 100*C+ temps but I wouldn't want it to go any higher then 75.
My Q6600 isn't supposed to get higher then 71*C I think.

[xRyokenx]

I have heard that some nVidia cards can survive 100*C+ temps but I wouldn't want it to go any higher then 75.
My Q6600 isn't supposed to get higher then 71*C I think.

Both my 6800XT and my 8500GT had heatsink problems at one time or another and you could have boiled water on them. With the 8500GT, they did not put the heatsink on properly, and the thermal paste on it had the consistency of a piece of chalk, lol.

[Cymae]

I live in Australia, and it gets VERY hot here. I've got 3 sets of thermal sensors, and I don't let anything get over 35 degrees. Over 45 and you start losing performance. 35 is doable, and a good temperature.

[crenn]

CPU - 15c-75c (85c if you've got the balls)
GPU - 20c-95c (85c is the max you should see)
HDD - 10c-50c (I tend to start turning things off at 45c)
RAM - 10c-80c (only a guess.... I don't worry about RAM temps really....)
Chipset - 10c-65c (A hot chipset is REALLY bad)

[xRyokenx]

Thanks guys... and girl, lol. By the way, Cymae, what kind of cooling do you have that keeps everything under 35C? Whenever I start playing a game or something, my video card usually jumps up to 60+C. I need to check my CPU and all of that to see what it jumps up to.

[nevermind1534]

I don't think you can really keep a vid card that low while playing a game with stock cooling. My 8800GT with no overclock, and somewhat decent airflow is idling at 58° C right now. This and my last card both get/got somewhat hot while playing games. I've seen temps in the high 80s.

[xRyokenx]

I also just discovered that the temps were not affecting it like I thought they were.

[Cymae]

I've got 2x120mm fans, 1x80mm fan, a .....HEAPLOAD of heatsinks and copper heat conductors, and an air conditioner...the last one helps a little ^_^

[xRyokenx]

I have four or five 80MM fans and a 120mm one. I am quite sure that the AC helps, lol.