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Using linux. 42 with both case fans and 48 with just cpu cooler
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So it seems like it goes up to about 49-52 during HD playback.
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Idle temps don't matter at all. (unless of course they are way out of range) And if your reading it from the bios they sometimes can read high. Its load temps that are important. you can run a program called Prime95 to load your CPU and then watch your temps. Of corse you will need to install a program to see the temps like hardware monitor or Speedfan
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2012-03-12, 15:26
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-12, 15:28 by propJohn.)
I put together a bunch of Socket 1155 machines over the holidays, one of them ran much hotter (by 20C) than the others. I pulled the HSF and discovered that it wasn't seated right. Reseating it properly got the temps back in line with the other machines.
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I have a Core i3 2125 in a Wesena itx7-2 case. With the stock cooler and using the thermal paste already on the cooler i get about 44C idle and under HD load it hits up to 55C.
the case is tiny and there is a case fan blowing IN cold air and a passive cooled HD6450 graphics card as well. I'm assuming that my idle temp are okay due to lack of airflow since the space inside the case is very cramped with all the components in there.
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I get 42C under idle and maybe 56 max when watching 1080p. I believe it's just a design constraint, I've even removed the stock thermal grease and added Arctic Silver 5 compound, so still a quite a bit left of the break-in period.