Safe PC temps?

[hueylax70790]

So I just built a brand new PC;

 

Intel i7-4790k @4.0GHz

ASUS Z97-AR Motherboard

Geforce GTX 970 SC

750W EVGA Power Supply

2TB HDD

Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler

 

So my question is, what is the safe temperature range? When i first turned on my computer, my CPU was running around 56 degrees. I just want to know what the safe range is so i can keep an eye on it.

[FoxHound]

So I just built a brand new PC;

 

Intel i7-4790k @4.0GHz

ASUS Z97-AR Motherboard

Geforce GTX 970 SC

750W EVGA Power Supply

2TB HDD

Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler

 

So my question is, what is the safe temperature range? When i first turned on my computer, my CPU was running around 56 degrees. I just want to know what the safe range is so i can keep an eye on it.

 

56c is a bit high when it comes to idle temperatures. Have you tested temperatures under load? your cpu block may need to be remounted.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Generally idle at room temp to ~ 90 Celcius MAX

 

If that is at idle and your room temp is reasonable, I'd keep an eye on it. 

[hueylax70790]

56c is a bit high when it comes to idle temperatures. Have you tested temperatures under load? your cpu block may need to be remounted.

I haven't checked that yet, but it was pretty warm in my apartment when i first turned it on.

[FoxHound]

I haven't checked that yet, but it was pretty warm in my apartment when i first turned it on.

 

Above 85 is when I start to worry about my load temps, generally liquid coolers keep your idle temps at about 5-10c ambient so your temp is higher than I would expect.

[hueylax70790]

Generally idle at room temp to ~ 90 Celcius MAX

 

If that is at idle and your room temp is reasonable, I'd keep an eye on it. 

Will do. What is safe under load? Say, playing Watch Dogs oh full specs.

[hueylax70790]

Above 85 is when I start to worry about my load temps, generally liquid coolers keep your idle temps at about 5-10c ambient so your temp is higher than I would expect.

so what should i do? What would you recommend?

[FoxHound]

Will do. What is safe under load? Say, playing Watch Dogs oh full specs.

 

Safe is under 90, your cpu will shut itself off at 100 but I never like to go above 85.

 

 

so what should i do? What would you recommend?

 

Just run something like AIDA64 and see what your load temperatures are.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Will do. What is safe under load? Say, playing Watch Dogs oh full specs.

Anything over 90 is scary. Anything over 95 is horrid. Mine gets around 55 under load.

[hueylax70790]

Safe is under 90, your cpu will shut itself off at 100 but I never like to go above 85.

 

 

 

Just run something like AIDA64 and see what your load temperatures are.

So what would you recommend i do to fix this?

[BurgerBum]

idle should be under 40. IMO

[BurgerBum]

So what would you recommend i do to fix this?

better case airflow, better cooler, but first try re-mounting the cooler.

[FoxHound]

So what would you recommend i do to fix this?

 

Check the load temperatures, and if they are really high you might have an issue with the way the CPU block is mounted.

[hueylax70790]

better case airflow, better cooler, but first try re-mounting the cooler.

alright, ill try remounting the cooler first then remount the cpu block if that doesnt work

[BurgerBum]

alright, ill try remounting the cooler first then remount the cpu block if that doesnt work

remount. 

then airflow.

then different cooler. 

those are the best steps really...

 

be sure to come bacl to us if the remount doesnt work!

[hueylax70790]

So, i didn't remount or anything yet, but i checked and saw that my cpu cooler was loose, so i tightened that. Now it's fluctuating between 34-50 degrees while downloading an update for a game and downloading an entire game while running google chrome and spotify. Would you say that's normal? My room is also roughly 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Once i get Hitman: Absolution downloaded, i was going to run the first mission and see how it did then, but for now, this is what i have. 

[hueylax70790]

remount. 

then airflow.

then different cooler. 

those are the best steps really...

 

be sure to come bacl to us if the remount doesnt work!

So, i didn't remount or anything yet, but i checked and saw that my cpu cooler was loose, so i tightened that. Now it's fluctuating between 34-50 degrees while downloading an update for a game and downloading an entire game while running google chrome and spotify. Would you say that's normal? My room is also roughly 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Once i get Hitman: Absolution downloaded, i was going to run the first mission and see how it did then, but for now, this is what i have.