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I ran the Prime95 blend test again for about 10 minutes and reach a max load temp of 75-81C; idle temp is anywhere from 31-45C (using CoreTemp). Are these temps normal for an i3 2120 with a stock heatsink? and considering it will get hotter in the summer, should I really consider upgrading to a...

Yeah, I've seen the Tcase rating before (which is why I got worried when I was getting into the 70C's). I just can't find what the Tj rating is. I've also heard that the Tj is generally 5C above Tcase, can anyone confirm this? Should I run the test again and see if it goes above 80C, and if...

Hi, please excuse me if this was answered somewhere else, but I can't seem to find a definite answer to this, and I've been looking for about an hour now. I just finished my first build today (yay!), and I tried running prime95 blend test. Using CoreTemp and RealTemp, I saw my CPU temp go up...