How hot is too hot? (in the computer)

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  1. Posts : 39
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    How hot is too hot? (in the computer)


    Since I've installed SpeedFan 4.45, I've noticed the CPU and hard drive temperatures will range from 90F - 133F. More typically it's 115F - 133F.

    Should I be concerned with those temperatures?
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  2. Posts : 3,168
    Windows 10 64bit
       #2

    yes thats a tad high
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  3. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    How do I know if my computer is overheating? Processors — How do I know if my computer is overheating?

    Intel® processors have built-in thermal protection. If the processor gets too hot, the built-in protection shuts down the computer. If your computer is not over-clocked and is running under the design specifications, the built-protection can help prevent damage to your system.
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  4. Posts : 4,161
    Windows 7 Pro-x64
       #4

    There's nothing wrong with 90 or even 115 but not knowing the circumstances of the test, it's a little hard to call those temps out of range. What was running? With Windows 7, there's no such thing as an "idle" processor any more. Also, your specs say an SSD. How are you getting a temp for an HDD? If that's the SSD temp, I'd change to HWiNFO64 and see what it says. SSDs don't have temp sensors.
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #5

    Usually anything below 70 degrees Celsius (185F) is considered in the green area. But that is at maximum load. At idle, 40C (104F) is more typical.
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  6. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
       #6

    when you boot the pc you can boot into the bios settings and see the true temp How to check CPU temperature - CPU temperature Software, Reasons for Overheating CPU link >>> How to check CPU temperature - CPU temperature Software, Reasons for Overheating CPU
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  7. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
       #7

    i also use this program to monitor cpu temp PC-Wizard ftp://ftp.cpuid.com/pc-wizard/pc-wiz....961-setup.exe

    What is PC-Wizard
    Since 1996 PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. PC WIZARD is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results. PC WIZARD is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.
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  8. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
       #8

    here are my results using pc wizard
    How hot is too hot? (in the computer) Attached Files
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  9. Posts : 4,161
    Windows 7 Pro-x64
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    brianzion said:
    here are my results using pc wizard
    Skimpy at best. :)

    Here's mine with HWiNFO64. And this is JUST the sensor data.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails How hot is too hot? (in the computer)-hwinfo64-part1.jpg   How hot is too hot? (in the computer)-hwinfo64-part2.jpg  
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  10. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
       #10

    cool tool here is mine with HWiNFO64 :)
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails How hot is too hot? (in the computer)-brys-snap-01-08-january-2012-.png  
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