Is 45-50c while gaming a bit hot?

[MyBurger_]

I recently have been playing some more CPU intensive games. I have an i7-3770K (not overclocked) and it is being cooled by a Corsair H60. Typically, while gaming I stayed at 40c which I was ok with. But I'm not so sure about 50. Is this an ok temperature? How hot is too hot for a CPU?

 

[lightcloud]

That's perfectly fine and it is an average temperature.

If you want to test the cooling performance of the H60. You could run Prime95 for half an hour.

 

[skit75]

Those temps are perfect.

The CPU will be fine up to about ~80C and will begin to throttle back before it damages itself.

 

[DeathRabit]

When the processor is stressed out meaning that you are running heavy processor applications that take control of the CPU or uses it at 100% the temperature can go beyond 50C. It can reach 80C to 85C degrees and the processor will still be OK. The cooling fan is in charge to keep that temperature there.

If the processor temperature reaches 100 degrees or more it will send a signal to the motherboard to shut down to prevent mayor damages and most likely it will not be possible to turn the computer back in until it cools down.

But heating up to100C is a bad idea

You can always check your cooler for any dust to clear

 

[MyBurger_]

That's perfectly fine and it is an average temperature.

If you want to test the cooling performance of the H60. You could run Prime95 for half an hour.

Great, thanks for the info! Didn't want to damage my rig, not in the financial position to be able to do that haha

 

[lightcloud]

Glad we can help buddy.