Case temperature, safe?

[qckbeam]

What is a safe case temperature? I think I may be overheating since whenever I start up a game and play for 10 minutes or so it crashes. I am at around 42 degrees Celsius during play. Also, what is the normal temperature on a video card? Please help as soon as you can, thanks!

 

[crabcakes66]

That seems pretty warm....but it depends on the ambient temp alot.....

i push about 36c under full load fro an extended period

 

[jbscotchman]

It depends on whether you have an AMD or Intel chip also. But honestly 42celcius isn't that bad.

 

[crabcakes66]

Originally posted by jbscotchman
It depends on whether you have an AMD or Intel chip also. But honestly 42celcius isn't that bad.

not really.... like i said it depends alot on ambient temp....how many case fans you have and how they are set up.......also gfx cards throw off a damn lot of heat..and if you have a lot of harddrives and cd/dvd drives going they create some heat to

 

[xXSMGXx]

I got 45 with open side covers

 

[ShinRa]

<----52C with a front and side intake, one outtake, and thermaltake giant II heatsink/fan for my video card, still have the temp.

 

[crabcakes66]

Originally posted by guinny
<----52C with a front and side intake, one outtake, and thermaltake giant II heatsink/fan for my video card, still have the temp.

hmmm......ive seen plenty of people whos cpu never gets that hot.....

 

[EVIL]

I am around 60C load (not really having problems)

 

[BGM]

Originally posted by crabcakes66
That seems pretty warm....but it depends on the ambient temp alot.....

i push about 36c under full load fro an extended period

wow 36c on load.. what are u running a p2 ?

 

[pinkerton]

my cpu runs pretty close to 60, so, yeah.

 

[PsychoEva01]

You shouldn't worry about cpu temp as long as you have the proper heat sink and fan on you cpu and gpu.

 

[pinkerton]

I'm a stock cooled overclocker!

I need to get some case fans and a better heatsink. Christmas is just around the corner, so yeah, I'll try to cheap weezle my way out of paying for computer parts again.

 

[Sgt.Igneri]

42C is actually pretty damn low for what you have. When it gets above 60C then you should start worrying.

 

[crabcakes66]

Originally posted by BGM
wow 36c on load.. what are u running a p2 ?

you realise we are talking about case/mobo temp not cpu temp...?

i run a 2600+ @2.21 ghz

and a 9700pro @ 371mhz core/337mhz mem


if anyones case/mobo temp is 60c....you have problems.....

 

[PsychoEva01]

Stop worring about your mother board temp, unless you overclocked the bus speed, it shouldn't over heat.

 

[bx|ch3f_0z]

depends on were the probe is and if its even reading the natural ambiance of the case... i think not.
Mines at 33-35 and well who knows..
my thoughts are more on my m/b,cpu,mos rather than the box it goes in..

 

[BGM]

Originally posted by crabcakes66
you realise we are talking about case/mobo temp not cpu temp...?

i run a 2600+ @2.21 ghz

and a 9700pro @ 371mhz core/337mhz mem


if anyones case/mobo temp is 60c....you have problems.....

ah sorry

36 for case temp is about right i think.. mine is 35c