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Does anyone know the temperature ranges one can expect on a core2 duo
I've looked around for an answer to this for a while, and have found many conflicting answers. I've heard that it shouldn't be allowed to go higher than 45C or so, and I've also heard that 55C is a safe limit. I'd really appreciate some clarification.
ThisTime
Posted 2009-08-26T17:56:53.270
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It depends on the individual CPU, take a look at the Intel Core 2 Quad Specification site and click on your CPU to find out.
It looks like average thermal specification is between 60c-70c, with some being higher
William Hilsum
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Looks like 71.4 for my Q8400, thanks for the help! – ThisTime – 2009-08-26T20:59:42.357
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Usually anything in the 40-60 range is safe. If you hit the 60s or 70s you need to check your cooling solution. I believe most motherboards (double check yours) have a fail safe now where if your temp reaches a certain threshold, your system will power off.
th3dude
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Anywhere from 25C to 55C is safe.
ctzdev
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It all depends on what you are doing on the computer.
Example: Recoding a Blu-ray movie from 50GB to 25GB. In that case, the CPU reaches temperatures of 90C - 95C.
You need strong fans to pull out the heat or the CPU may burn or system halts.
Erick
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I've seen duplicate questions mentioning particular models of CPUs chips. – Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski – 2009-08-26T18:02:23.853