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onelifecrisis · 12-07-10, 08:43 AM

I've read many times on the net that "anything over 50C is bad" or similar. It's garbage!

My current PC idles at ~50C CPU and ~65 GPU. During intensive games it runs at ~80C CPU and ~85C GPU. I don't have any extra cooling in it (though I do have to clean dust off the CPU heat sink every now and then or it starts to overheat). My previous PC ran games at ~80C CPU and ~80C GPU and it lasted through five years of intensive gaming (without even being regularly cleaned) before the PSU finally gave out and I replaced the whole rig.

Processors are designed to run hot. Cooler is better, but hot is not actually a problem (unless it gets really hot, like over 90C).

12-07-10, 08:43 AM	#8
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I've read many times on the net that "anything over 50C is bad" or similar. It's garbage! My current PC idles at ~50C CPU and ~65 GPU. During intensive games it runs at ~80C CPU and ~85C GPU. I don't have any extra cooling in it (though I do have to clean dust off the CPU heat sink every now and then or it starts to overheat). My previous PC ran games at ~80C CPU and ~80C GPU and it lasted through five years of intensive gaming (without even being regularly cleaned) before the PSU finally gave out and I replaced the whole rig. Processors are designed to run hot. Cooler is better, but hot is not actually a problem (unless it gets really hot, like over 90C).