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My system specs
CPU - i5 4690
GPU - XFX Double D R9 270x
PSU - Corsair vs550
Ram - Corsair vengeance 8GB
Case - Corsair carbide 500R
HDD - 1TB Western digital
OS - Windows 8.1 x64 Pro

Using MSI afterburner @99% load Im getting around 68-70 temps while playing watch dogs , gtav , AC unity , witcher 3 etc .

72-73 absoloutly max my temps never goes more than this . Is everything under control ? or should i worry about it?
Also while playing free roam games (gtav / watch dogs) CPU usage goes over 70-80% but temps stay under 65 . Everything fine or should i get a CPU cooler (Prefer me a good CPU cooler if needed '' Corsair only '' ) Thanks
 
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Max load temps for an i5 should be under 80*c so yours ar 65*c is fine. Max load on a GPU is over 100*c before it will die safe is 80*c I would check MSI afterburn's fan profile on the card just to make sure everything is ok. A lot of time the fan curve will do just enough to keep the card under 80*c temps. I normally ramp mine up a little more then what stock fan speeds are. I would rather have a noisy card then a dead one.


Anyway your temps look fine all around.
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Max load temps for an i5 should be under 80*c so yours ar 65*c is fine. Max load on a GPU is over 100*c before it will die safe is 80*c I would check MSI afterburn's fan profile on the card just to make sure everything is ok. A lot of time the fan curve will do just enough to keep the card under 80*c temps. I normally ramp mine up a little more then what stock fan speeds are. I would rather have a noisy card then a dead one.


Anyway your temps look fine all around.
 
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That is really close to max temperature. While the processor would continue to run without complaint, it's life would be significantly shortened if it continue's to run at those temperatures. I would get an aftermarket cooler.
I don't know about Corsair's cooler's, but for a locked processor that isn't overclocked you really don't need much, a cooler master TX2 would drop it down below 40 and hold it there.
 
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I had a crap case before . GPU temps were around 88-90 . Recently bought Corsair 500R . GPU never goes over 72(I have not seen yet more than this ) . Room temps are around 25-27C or more and MSI afterburner fan sets to auto . During 99% load fan goes around 54-56% . If i set my fan to 60% temps stay under 65C . And thanks for the quick response mate

 
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Uhm 70C realy close to max temps? I thought 80C fine for any R7/ R9 series gpu @_@ . I was wrong? :(

 
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That means Im fine with both temps? Im currently thinking to get a CPU cooler . I dont like CM cpu coolers much . Suggest me any corsair CPU cooler . And thanks for quick response mate ~

 
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Tcase is not the same thing as core temps!
If a CPU has a "Tcase max" of 72 degrees C, this does NOT mean that it will start throttling at 73 degrees core temp! Tcase is the temp measured from the Integrated heat spreader, by a diode or thermometer close to the CPU. This is usually the temp that is shown as "CPU" in the bios health options, or in some monitoring programs.

Core temp is completely different.
Core temp is the actual temp INSIDE the IHS, measured by a digital sensor on the CPU itself, that calculates how close the CPU is to Tjunction. And since the core temp is HOTTER than the temp on the IHS, it's naturally going to be higher.

The Tcase temps can also vary between two chips of the exact same default VID and batch (which puts them in the same power and voltage envelope), just from the IHS being soldered poorly onto the top of the CPU cores.

There's no clear direct formula to relate core temps to Tcase temps, but the core temp tends to be around 15 C hotter than the Tcase/IHS temps. (You can check that in a monitoring program that will show the CPU temp to be a lot lower than the temp shown in Realtemp or Coretemp.

Also, the TcaseMax rating for the cpu's also is based on the temps running at STOCK clocks and STOCK voltages. When you start overclocking, then all balls are off the table, and saying "I'm below Tcase max" means absolutely nothing if you're overclocking! Since you're running the cpu's out of specification.

Keep that in mind.
 
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