Is 50*c too hot for certain temps (also: speedfan questions)

Morvak · 08-29-07, 09:00 AM

My E6420 OC's on stock volts/cooling to 3ghz. It's in the Antec P180b where there are no front fans. There is also the Evga 8800 GTS 640. Case fans on low.

I was playing Bioshock last night, and ran Speedfan (I get same temps as Coretemp) to see what my temps were.

Off hand I think the temps are named/like this:

Temp1
Temp2
HDD
CPU0
CPU1

"Temp 2" is always -2 degrees. I have no idea what that is. Maybe it's a fan that's not hooked up? I noticed this was the case in my last Antec 900 system.

Temp 1 usually reads around 42 degrees, the same it usually reads on idle/everyday use on my previous Antec 900 system.

But Temp 1 reached 50*c. When i turned the case fans on high, temp dropped to 45*c, fans on medium temp dropped to 47 degrees. Would this be the overall case temp?

Then my CPU temps got to 50*c during gameplay.

Speedfan has that flame icon in front of anything 50*c and higher so that makes me concerned a little bit.

Is 50*c OK for my E6420 and case temps? If so, do I only worry about reaching 60*c ?

TIA!

Morvak · 08-29-07, 10:24 AM

i know this sounds like a n00b question, i know it's safe to run non-OC'd at around 50*c, i just want to make sure if 50*c is OK even OC'd, since i never reached this temp before.

i guess what i am asking is - as long as i'm stable, is 50*c+ going to hurt anything?

CGR · 08-29-07, 11:24 AM

Your fine. 50c load temps are not that high and frankly are fairly low for your OC imo. 60's are a tad on the high side to me though. I would definitely try to keep your loads under 60c.

As for your Temp reading, its hard to say what it is, because turning your fans on high could lower all temps in the system. I am more inclined to say its the case temp but unless you know which diode its reading the temp from it may be hard to find out.

Wayward_Son · 08-29-07, 07:13 PM

How about hard drive temps? What temps become dangerous for hard drives?

oakstave · 08-29-07, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayward_Son

How about hard drive temps? What temps become dangerous for hard drives?

I found this to be entirely too hot...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hn8Vo2UDvj0

Wayward_Son · 08-29-07, 10:11 PM

I think Zalman or somebody makes a heatsink that should take care of that. No problem.

08-29-07, 09:00 AM	Thread Starter #1
Morvak Disabled Join Date: Jun 2007	*Is 50c too hot for certain temps (also: speedfan questions)** My E6420 OC's on stock volts/cooling to 3ghz. It's in the Antec P180b where there are no front fans. There is also the Evga 8800 GTS 640. Case fans on low. I was playing Bioshock last night, and ran Speedfan (I get same temps as Coretemp) to see what my temps were. Off hand I think the temps are named/like this: Temp1 Temp2 HDD CPU0 CPU1 "Temp 2" is always -2 degrees. I have no idea what that is. Maybe it's a fan that's not hooked up? I noticed this was the case in my last Antec 900 system. Temp 1 usually reads around 42 degrees, the same it usually reads on idle/everyday use on my previous Antec 900 system. But Temp 1 reached 50c. When i turned the case fans on high, temp dropped to 45c, fans on medium temp dropped to 47 degrees. Would this be the overall case temp? Then my CPU temps got to 50c during gameplay. Speedfan has that flame icon in front of anything 50c and higher so that makes me concerned a little bit. Is 50c OK for my E6420 and case temps? If so, do I only worry about reaching 60c ? TIA!
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08-29-07, 10:24 AM	Thread Starter #2
Morvak Disabled Join Date: Jun 2007	i know this sounds like a n00b question, i know it's safe to run non-OC'd at around 50c, i just want to make sure if 50c is OK even OC'd, since i never reached this temp before. i guess what i am asking is - as long as i'm stable, is 50c+ going to hurt* anything?
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08-29-07, 11:24 AM	#3
CGR Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lower NY	Your fine. 50c load temps are not that high and frankly are fairly low for your OC imo. 60's are a tad on the high side to me though. I would definitely try to keep your loads under 60c. As for your Temp reading, its hard to say what it is, because turning your fans on high could lower all temps in the system. I am more inclined to say its the case temp but unless you know which diode its reading the temp from it may be hard to find out. __________________ Main System:.................................................. ......................Second System: DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL w/ Q6600 GO@ 3.2 (9x360), 1.4v....DFI Ultra-D w/Opteron 170 @ 2.7 G.skill 4GB (2x2gb).................................................. ..............G.Skill Extreme 2GB (2x1gb) HIS 4850 680/1108.................................................. .............Nvidia 7600GT WD VRaptor 300gb/Seagate 1TB..........................................Raptor 74gb/Seagate 200gb OCZ GameXtreme 600SLI
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08-29-07, 07:13 PM	#4
Wayward_Son Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southeast Texas	How about hard drive temps? What temps become dangerous for hard drives? __________________ \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ MOBO....Gigabyte....GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H .............................HT Link : 222 x 11 = 2442 CPU.......AMD..........1090T : 222 x 18.5 = 4107 @ 1.475v, 46C .............................CPU-NB : 222 x 12 = 2664 @ 1.225v RAM.......GSkill........2x4gb Ripjaws DDR3 : 222 x 6.67 = 1480 @ 1.6v GPU.......XFX...........5870 1gb : 938/1325 @ 1.2v, 70C SSD.......OCZ..........Vertex II 120gb HDD.......WD...........Caviar Blue 320gb CASE......Antec........P180 Mini PSU.......Corsair.......HX620
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08-29-07, 10:11 PM	#6
Wayward_Son Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southeast Texas	I think Zalman or somebody makes a heatsink that should take care of that. No problem. __________________ \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ MOBO....Gigabyte....GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H .............................HT Link : 222 x 11 = 2442 CPU.......AMD..........1090T : 222 x 18.5 = 4107 @ 1.475v, 46C .............................CPU-NB : 222 x 12 = 2664 @ 1.225v RAM.......GSkill........2x4gb Ripjaws DDR3 : 222 x 6.67 = 1480 @ 1.6v GPU.......XFX...........5870 1gb : 938/1325 @ 1.2v, 70C SSD.......OCZ..........Vertex II 120gb HDD.......WD...........Caviar Blue 320gb CASE......Antec........P180 Mini PSU.......Corsair.......HX620
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