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My intel core i5 2500 reaching temperature to 90C to 100C. on load and 45C to 50C when idle. ie. while browsing listening music etc...
Now i know that 90C to 100C on load is not normal. But is 45C to 50C normal when idle ?

plz provide me a solution for my problem...
 
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No, those are bad numbers. At 90C or so, it will begin to throttle and loose speed to save itself. Idle should be in the low 30Cs. Clean the dust out of the system good. fans too. If you are using the stock cooler, it may be time to replace the thermal paste. Or the stock cooler may have come loose from the motherboard. Sometimes those push-pin feet don't quite expand properly when installed. They then have a tendency to work loose. If that happens, the heat sync isn't making good contact with the CPU's heat spreader.
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No, those are bad numbers. At 90C or so, it will begin to throttle and loose speed to save itself. Idle should be in the low 30Cs. Clean the dust out of the system good. fans too. If you are using the stock cooler, it may be time to replace the thermal paste. Or the stock cooler may have come loose from the motherboard. Sometimes those push-pin feet don't quite expand properly when installed. They then have a tendency to work loose. If that happens, the heat sync isn't making good contact with the CPU's heat spreader.
 
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At idle, my CORE TEMP is around mid-30Cs with the mild O/C I use. Idle temp isn't important unless you are experiencing the issues you state above. The core temp should stay as far below the TjMax as possible. Intel recommends the case temp be below 72.6C, but most pgms don't read tCase. They read core temp. There's a difference. Intel specifies the TjMax as the temp that a signal is sent to begin throttling down. I have yet to see an Intel max for core temp other than the TjMax.

Here is some reading you can use to make sense of all this: http://www.techreaction.net/2009/10/14/guide-to-understanding-intel-temperatures/
 
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