What's up guys. I have been messing with my PC's settings all day today and have a couple questions about my OC temps and other stuff.
I'm using RealTemp to monitor my CPU temperatures and CPU-Z to check its activity. When idling or just using Skype and the internet it sits at around 50 degrees Celsius and the core speed bounces anywhere between 1900mhz and 3000mhz. When I was testing the settings on WoW the temperatures went up to around 60 - 65 degrees celsius and in MW3/BF3 the temps got to around 80 degrees celsius.
Is 80 degrees an okay temperature to be at under a heavier load like gaming? I was just wondering if playing a good game for 2 to 3 hours at those temperatures would cause any damage to my CPU at all.
I have an intel core i5 750 stock at 2.66 ghz overclocked to about 3.44 ghz. Depending on what kind of feedback I get on whether or not 80 degrees celsius is an okay temperature to be hovering around, I'll either keep it the same or lower the OC settings just a tad to compensate for temperatures..
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
PS: I know that everyone says not to OC on a stock heatsink.. I have a mid-tower case at the moment and a new heatsink probably wouldn't fit inside of it. I plan on upgrading to a much needed full tower soon.
are those core temps or cpu ?
yes stock heatsink will need to be upgarded. U can always go with water cooler.
it's not about how big is tower but how good is ur airflow
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Many mid-tower cases will accommodate a good 160mm tall air-cooler quite easily.
If your case is 7.5"+ there's plenty of options.
All three of my rigs use mid-towers and all have aftermarket air-coolers.
Message edited by davcon on 02-10-2012 at 06:34:33 AM
Alright I lowered the temps so that now under a lot of stress it only reaches around 75 degrees Celsius. I'll keep it there for now and go order my self a new cooler. As well as a case and some more RAM because I feel that this is the right time to do it.. lol.