what temperature CPU?

FPSChris_96

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whats the max it should be. at idle its at 40°C and if i turn up the fans it will probably be around 35. At what temperature should t be.
my cpu is a intel core i5 2500k and the software i use is the mobo software.
 

clutchc

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It will depend on which temp sensor you are reading. There are the sensors in the cores themselves, the sensor embedded under the CPU's heat shield (tcase), and there may be one embedded in the CPU socket. Either way, idle is not a very important temp. 35C - 40C is fine for idle. But you really want to know the temp when the processor is running at 100% for an extended period of time.
http://ark.intel.com/products/52210/intel-core-i5-2500k-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3_70-ghz