Posted July 4, 2013 Well, for all my components, what are *completely* safe temps.And, what are temperatures where I have to be worried. Thanks! Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 Generally you want to say at 80C or lower for a CPU, and at 95C or lower for a GPU. If they get much higher than that, then there might be problems. Intel Core i7-7700K | EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW | ASUS ROG Strix Z270G Gaming | 32GB G-Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3200 | Corsair AX860i Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3 | Samsung 950 Pro 256GB | Samsung 850 Evo 1TB | EKWB Custom Loop | Noctua NF-F12(x4)/NF-A14 LTT Special Edition Dell S2716DGR | Corsair K95 RGB Platinum (Cherry MX Brown) | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | FiiO E17 DAC/Amp | Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414457 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 Well, for all my components, what are *completely* safe temps. And, what are temperatures where I have to be worried. Thanks! For CPU: Anything below 80C is good. 85C is when you get iffy and 90C+ is when red lights should be going off. Your CPU would survive that, but it would shorten it's overall life span. For HDD: Anything under 40C is good. 50C is when you get iffy and 60C+ is when red lights should be going off. Your HDD will have a higher risk of failing at those temperatures. For GPU: Same as CPU. For PSU: Same as HDD. For Motherboard: Same as CPU. That's about it. † Christian Member † For my pertinent links to guides, reviews, and anything similar, go here, and look under the spoiler labeled such. A brief history of Unix and it's relation to OS X by Builder. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414460 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 Temperatures really depend on your clock speeds, cooling setup, and what load your components are under. I tend to find under 80 Celsius for gaming laptop components under full load for a prolonged period of time is normal, maybe not? O.o Desktops anything under 65 Celsius when regular browsing is fine I believe. O.o CPU - I7 4770k @ 4.3GHz GPU - EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Motherboard - ASUS Maximus VI Extreme RAM - 16GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 2133MHz Case - Corsair 800D PSU - Corsair AX1,200i CPU Cooler - Custom Liquid CPU Cooler SSD - Samsung 840 Pro 256GB Hard Drive - Western Digital Black 1TB. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414462 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 Author How can I check the HDD & PSU Temps? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414582 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 Software like HDD Health (http://panterasoft.com/hdd-health/) or CrystalDiskInfo will tell you your HDD temps. Unless you have a digital PSU (Corsair AXi series, etc.) you probably won't be able to monitor PSU temps directly. Intel Core i7-7700K | EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW | ASUS ROG Strix Z270G Gaming | 32GB G-Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3200 | Corsair AX860i Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3 | Samsung 950 Pro 256GB | Samsung 850 Evo 1TB | EKWB Custom Loop | Noctua NF-F12(x4)/NF-A14 LTT Special Edition Dell S2716DGR | Corsair K95 RGB Platinum (Cherry MX Brown) | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | FiiO E17 DAC/Amp | Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414605 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 For CPUs: I think the phenom IIs, piledriver and bulldozer had a maximum of 62 degrees Sandy Bridge and Nehalem shouldn't exceed 80-85 degrees during a burn test Ivy Bridge and Haswellh shouldn't exceed 90-95 degrees during a burn test for GPUs: GTX 480s seem to be able to withstand anything up to 95-100 degrees GTX 600 series GPUs are best when they don't exceed 70 degees, since they start throttling I have no idea for other cards. VRMs probably should not exceed 100 degrees Hard drives should not exceed 60 degrees. It's pretty hard to get some of them up to that temperature, but I have one hard drive that I've known to shut down when a fan's not on it. I doubt chipset temperatures will ever be dangerously high, unless something has gone wrong, or you have no airflow in your case. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414648 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 4, 2013 AMD processors: keep under 60°C Intel processors: keep under 90°C All graphics cards: keep under 90°C AMD Ryzen 7800 X3D, MSI B650 Project Zero, Antec C5, Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero Nikon D500 | Nikon 300mm f/4 PF | Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 | Nikon 50mm f/1.8 | Tamron 70-210 f/4 VCII | Sigma 10-20 f/3.5 | Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 | Tamron 90mm F2.8 SP Di VC USD Macro | Neewer 750II Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/32423-safe-operating-temps/#findComment-414685 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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