B basket687 Distinguished Jun 1, 2009 136 0 18,710 Jul 18, 2010 #1 I have a Q8400 running at stock speed with the stock cooler, when idle the core temperatures are 40-44 C, but under prime 95 they rise to 75-80 C, ambient temperature is 30 C, is that OK or are those temperatures too high?
I have a Q8400 running at stock speed with the stock cooler, when idle the core temperatures are 40-44 C, but under prime 95 they rise to 75-80 C, ambient temperature is 30 C, is that OK or are those temperatures too high?
J Joeses Distinguished Jun 12, 2010 88 0 18,630 Jul 18, 2010 #2 Sounds a bit too high... Not sure though, the core 2 quads might be able to take quite a beating, never had one myself Upvote 0 Downvote
Sounds a bit too high... Not sure though, the core 2 quads might be able to take quite a beating, never had one myself