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CPU Temperatures. IDLE/LOAD

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What are your CPU LOAD/IDLE Temperatures?

  • LOAD: 61C or Above

    Votes: 275 7.8%
  • LOAD: 51 - 60C

    Votes: 901 25.5%
  • LOAD: 41 - 50C

    Votes: 1,382 39.1%
  • LOAD: 31 - 40C

    Votes: 675 19.1%
  • LOAD: 30C or Below

    Votes: 101 2.9%
  • IDLE: 51C or Above

    Votes: 169 4.8%
  • IDLE: 41 - 50C

    Votes: 865 24.4%
  • IDLE: 31 - 40C

    Votes: 1,432 40.5%
  • IDLE: 21 - 30C

    Votes: 601 17.0%
  • IDLE: 20 or Below

    Votes: 100 2.8%

  • Total voters
    3,538
Asus P4PE with P4 2.4B @ 2700 @ 1.525V = 48C - 55C max.

Asus P4S8X-X with P4 1.8A @ 2610 @ 1.550 = 31C - 39C max.

Modified Intel P4 Stock HSF @ 3750+ RPM.
 
Athlon 2600+/ on ASUS A7N8X FSB:178MHZ/ CPU 2225MHZ

Ambient: 33
Case: 35
CPU idle: 35
CPU Loaded: 37

Note: The evercool W/C system is responsible for these temps. Previously, with a Coolermaster HCC002, (7500RPM,67db fan!) CPU temps were 50+.

Antec 1080 case has 2 80mm intake fans providing active cooling of (2) 15.3K SCSI drives and 3 exhaust fans (two 80mm, 1 90mm)
 
Swiftech MCX4000 - Enermax adjustable fan at 2800rpm
Idle 27c
Load 39c as long as I keep it dust free. If I let dust accumulate on the aluminum pins, the temps can soar.
 
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AMD Athlon XP 2100+ (T-bred B, no OCing)
Using Volcano 9 w/ rheostat attachment

Idle: 39-40 C (100-104 F)
Load: 45-47 C (113-116 F)
Ambient: 25-27 C (78-81 F)
 
49-50 Load ( Folding )
36-43 Idle or light work

Problem is that where I live the ambients are high, 28 to 29 degrees celcius is a cool day ! But I have a 120mm 105-110 Cfm Sunon which means that no matter the ambient , my load temps are always 49-50 .
 
I ticked 4 boxes: 2 per each of my 2 CPUs.

CPU1 is 38C idle, 43C load.
CPU2 is 46C idle, 57C load.
 
2 boxes - 2 cpus (both are in the same category)

IDLE: 24°C,25°C
LOAD (folding):33°C,35°C

I use watercooling, and they are in parallel, so i'm happy with these temps
 
Not sure of idle, but my duallie runs 37C-40C (CPU1-CPU2) and I think idle is about 31C-34C, but I never have tested it at that, just for a few minutes in the BIOS while setting up stuff..
 
My CPU with the Vantek VA4-C7040 with 70mm YSTech TMD fan runs 16c over ambient fully loaded and 13c idle. I average 45c-50c depending on the inside temps. I'm only running stock voltage on all components. 1.5v for the CPU in rig 2. I suspect the 'Hardware Doctor diode readings are 10c too high as it's no where near 35c in my house or I'd be sweating buckets right now.

I think a relap and new AS ceramic thermal compound is in order.
 
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My comp runs at about 45°C while Folding, and I do so 24/7 so I am not even sure what idle temps are anymore...
I suppose that if I added a higher CFM fan to my AX-7 that I might get a bit better temps, but my ears are happier this way and mid-40's ain't so bad in my book...
 
after 45 minutes, the box idles @ 41C. if its under an extremely heavy load, it can go as high as 46C, but usually maxes at 45C.

[edit]after a thorough (sp?) cleaning, fan re-lubrication, and fan re-positioning, i'm idling at 37C and maxing around 41C. that's a big difference:eek: oddly enough, my mobo seems to be getting more power, too, and that ain't bad.[/edit]
 
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Abit's new NF&-S 2.0 beta bios 1.4 fixed my inaccurate temps. Now I'm amb25c/sys36c/cpu44c under full FAH load.
 
CPU:
Load: 32C (Vcore 1.58) , Idle: 27C (Vcore 1.62)
Mobo: 25~26C.

Cooled with stock intel hs + xeon 6K rpm fan, AS3.
 
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