Are these good idle temperatures for a fan-cooled PC?

[DahMainahGaimah]

First, here are my specs:

CPU: Intel i7 3770 3.4 Ghz

RAM: 32GB DDR3

HDDs: Two 1TB Drives

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB (EVGA Superclocked)

PSU: SeaSonic S12 620W


With this setup, here are my average idle temps (I also don't overclock at all):


CPU: 25°C

HDD: 26°C

GPU: 36°C


Are these good idle temps?

 

[Whateverworks_19]

Looks good. No worries. How are temps under load?

 

[PapaWood]

They look good! How are they under load? What kind of ambient room temp you got?

 

[DahMainahGaimah]

To answer both questions, my ambient room temp is about 75°F (24°C), and the temperature under load is usually about 40°C for the CPU and 60°C for the GPU. Dunno about the hard drives. The highest temp I've ever gotten was 45°C after playing Crysis 3 at max settings for about 5 hours straight.

 

[PapaWood]

Seems fine to me, not bad temps for a room that nice and warm. Video cards can surely get warm, mine will get into the 60 degree range and the automatic fan control will still never hit a high speed. I think mine was stated to be good upto 98 degrees.

You should be fine, having any issues? Just curious?

 

[DahMainahGaimah]

I'm just curious. I was expecting much higher temperatures, considering my build is fairly high-end.

 

[DahMainahGaimah]

Also, from a fellow Niels Bohr fan, nice profile pic!

 

[Whateverworks_19]

I'm just curious. I was expecting much higher temperatures, considering my build is fairly high-end.

Nope, those temps are completely normal and indeed even in the good end of the temperature spectra. The real issue with temperature and high end cooling is when overclocking. The potential of the overclock is limited by the multiplier and the amount of voltage you apply. More voltage equals better stability with a high multiplier but this generates more heat thus raising the temperature and this leads to the purchase of a high end cooling system.

So that's why you don't see higher temps. You have quality components which are not overclocked besides factory settings.

 

[DahMainahGaimah]

Alright, thanks mate!

 

[Whateverworks_19]

Alright, thanks mate!

My pleasure, Sir. One of my favorite quotes from Mr. Bohr (though there are many) is this:

"An expert is a person who has found out by his own painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field." - Niels Bohr.

 

[DahMainahGaimah]

Late reply, but that is SO true. I'm making that my signature now, actually. XD

(I'm actually more of a fan of Richard Feynman, who was good friends with Bohr. This is mostly because if I were as smart as Feynman, I would probably be as crazy as he was. XD)