So I just upgraded my computers gpu to a gtx 770 4gb by MSI I know it is a little overclocked already and I don't have any kind of cooling system special for my computer. I upgraded it to play dragon age inquisitions. It is running at 80 degrees during prolonged gameplay now I understand that is fine for a gpu with gpu boost 2.0 however Ive been watching my cpu temps because my cpu isn't the best and prob not good enough for that game. I'm running an i5 650 and during prolonged game play its hitting up to 83 degrees the max temp according to intel is 72.6°C so how worried should I be about this playing for prolonged periods as I plan on playing this game with little to no breaks?
Playing a game and worried about the temps.
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wboy8807,
Intel doesn't tell us everything. There's a little more to it than that. Their Thermal Specification is "Tcase", which is "CPU" temperature, not "Core" temperature as most everyone assumes.
There's a couple of obscure Intel engineering documents that describe the relationship between CPU temperature and Core temperature, which has a thermal gradient of 5C. This means that your i5 650 has an equivalent Core temperature value of 77C, not 72C.
Without knowing your ambient temperature or what temperature monitoring utility you're using, I'd say that although it's hot, you should run some proper tests to get load and idle thermal bechmarks so you know where you stand.
It's all explained in this Tom's Sticky: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html
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Intel doesn't tell us everything. There's a little more to it than that. Their Thermal Specification is "Tcase", which is "CPU" temperature, not "Core" temperature as most everyone assumes.
There's a couple of obscure Intel engineering documents that describe the relationship between CPU temperature and Core temperature, which has a thermal gradient of 5C. This means that your i5 650 has an equivalent Core temperature value of 77C, not 72C.
Without knowing your ambient temperature or what temperature monitoring utility you're using, I'd say that although it's hot, you should run some proper tests to get load and idle thermal bechmarks so you know where you stand.
It's all explained in this Tom's Sticky: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html
CT
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