ideal sys and cpu temp?

[Fastcat_13]

I've had my pc on for about 24hrs and for kicks I checked the system and CPU temp and they are reading 102*F and 78*F respectively. are these ideal temps or are they too high? I dont have any xtra cooling just and the pc is nothing special just what an "average" person needs to surf the web and play/burn cds.

 

[br3nd064]

So 78 is the cpu temp? That's very good no matter what cpu you have.

 

[Fastcat_13]

yes78is the cpu temp and 102 is the system temp

 

[br3nd064]

What cpu is it and what program are you using to monitor them? I'm just asking because the cpu temp is really good.

 

[Fastcat_13]

sempron 2800+ I just checked the temp in the bios

 

[br3nd064]

Oh ok, the temps are so low because the computer just started up, and the cpu isn't doing anything yet. Run coretemp and see what the temps are through that.

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

 

[Fastcat_13]

40*C w/ core temp. What does case max mean (that is at 69*C)?

 

[br3nd064]

40c is about average. It is the max temperature for the cpu before it shuts down or starts throttling itself.