My Q6600 runs is at ~35 degrees with 0% load. is this normal?

Core 1 and 2 stay at around 35 degrees with 0% load, and core 3 and 4 stay at around 30 degrees, this is all only at 2.4 GHz. Is this normal or is it a little too high, I'm using the tuniq tower 120 btw. Also would It be safe to overclock to say ~3.2 GHz at this temp.

Also can anyone tell me whats the maximum temp I can have on my CPU with no load and under load before its dangerously high?

Thanks a bunch

Those are perfectly normal temps, if a little on the low side. It's not as easy as just 'overclock to 3.2' as sportsfanboy said, a list of your components would be needed to see how easy it would be for you to overclock.

Np... Those temperatures are normal if not low like the above poster stated, if they are your actual temperatures. To make an accurate assessment on what they are, the correct program is needed, along with proper calibration of that program. Speedfan and Realtemp can be calibrated to your processor, so no need to guess whether or not what your reading is correct or not. After that you can overclock without worrying about frying your processor.



I recommend reading this temperature guide before overclocking. It uses Speedfan to measure temps.------->

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ture-guide


Realtemp is a great program as well, read this--------> http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/docs.php

Both need to be calibrated, but it's not difficult. You need an accurate thermometer and a little time, good luck.