CPU Temp Q8400

[dudleygb]

Hi guys, I have no idea what a good CPU teemp should be, my BIOS is reporting CPU temp of 40-45C and a system temp of 38C

Is this fine?

 

[Sandman30s]

Yep seems pretty good, anything in the 30's or 40's is good. If you approach the high 60's or 70's then you're asking for trouble. Check your graphics card and HDD temperature as well.

 

[dudleygb]

Yep seems pretty good, anything in the 30's or 40's is good. If you approach the high 60's or 70's then you're asking for trouble. Check your graphics card and HDD temperature as well.

cool thx for the response, is there a utility or something to check this?

 

[elL0L]

Is 65 C too much for a E8200, after hours of heavy load?

 

[Sapphiron]

Try piriform's Speccy

http://www.piriform.com/speccy

 

[TheRift]

Is 65 C too much for a E8200, after hours of heavy load?

Sounds about right to me especially after lots of heavy load. If that was idle temps I'd be worried.

I have a Intel quad 2.83GHz here which idles at 45-50C on the stock heatsink thanks to today's heat. On max it tops out at 80C and just stops heating up.

 

[AnomalyNexus]

Download coretemp. Go to Option>settings select Show delta to tjunction max temp.

Now read of temps in main coretemp window. Thats how much headroom you've got until it shuts down to prevent meltdown. Thats the absolute max though & is already outside of thermal spec. You'll start getting slow thermal damage maybe 10-25C before that.

Personally I start getting nervous at 70 on a dual & maybe 75 for a quad.

 

[Monkey101]

Wow so i am over cautious with my CPU then, if my Q6600 hits 65 i turn down the OC. In summer i run it stock.

 

[PostmanPot]

System Information for Windows

Google

 

[elL0L]

I use RealTemp. Is that the best for a E8xxx?

 

[dudleygb]

i see coolermaster sells those dials, that show temp and volume etc lol

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

My Dual Core E6300 is OC'd at 3.36Ghz and idling at 38 degs. These processors are really sweet.

 

[kkza]

Core temp and real temp are two great apps for monitoring your windows temperatures of the CPU.
www.google.co.za

 

[AnomalyNexus]

My Dual Core E6300 is OC'd at 3.36Ghz and idling at 38 degs. These processors are really sweet.

Nice. Cooling?

 

[dudleygb]

howsit guys, so if i wanted to overclock my Q8400 with my mobo G41M-FD, whats the process?

 

[ponder]

Lap it http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=187892

 

[dudleygb]

Core temp and real temp are two great apps for monitoring your windows temperatures of the CPU.
www.google.co.za

interesting, on the Q8400 I get 37 - 45C and on the
Q9400 I get 39 - 64 (while playing games) on the CPU and 46C - 57C on the GPU GT9800

seems like the Q9400 is a bit high?

this sound ok?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Nice. Cooling?

Stock Cooling. Its just these processors that run really cool. People have oc'd these to 4ghz - not too bad for a dual core processor with vt which costs about 700 bucks. I haven't tried going as far as 4ghz, I'll rather stay in the safe zone!

 

[Brawler]

interesting, on the Q8400 I get 37 - 45C and on the
Q9400 I get 39 - 64 (while playing games) on the CPU and 46C - 57C on the GPU GT9800

seems like the Q9400 is a bit high?

this sound ok?

Interesting.

I got a Q8400 yesterday and on a 4M superpi gets to just over 50 average on a hot night.