are my temps normal

[Howitz]

new build, i got the i5-6600k overclocked to 4.2 ghz with the asus z170a auto-overclock 20% thing in bios, i have the 212 evo as cooler and arctic silver 5 thermal paste.

 

i see my max load temps are about 60 degree celsius and my idle temps are around 26 celsius, is this normal? what is the max threshold for my processor on msi-afterburner?

 

ambiant temps are in the 20 celsius in my room, i also get my gpu which is the xfx gtr to never go above 65 celsius in base clock with 2250 rpm fan speed set as max for optimized silence.

[Tedster]

2 minutes ago, Howitz said:

new build, i got the i5-6600k overclocked to 4.2 ghz with the asus z170a auto-overclock 20% thing in bios, i have the 212 evo as cooler and arctic silver 5 thermal paste.

 

i see my max load temps are about 60 degree celsius and my idle temps are around 26 celsius, is this normal? what is the max threshold for my processor on msi-afterburner?

 

ambiant temps are in the 20 celsius in my room, i also get my gpu which is the xfx gtr to never go above 65 celsius in base clock with 2250 rpm fan speed set as max for optimized silence.

That sounds nice and healthy!

As a rule of thumb, you should only really get uncomfortable beyond 80 or 85 celsius under sustained load.

Why don't you push your chip further?

[Skiiwee29]

That is 100% fine. For CPU temps during a stress test you want it to be around 75c at max. This is the goal you should shoot for.

[Joseph Hartness]

3 minutes ago, Howitz said:

new build, i got the i5-6600k overclocked to 4.2 ghz with the asus z170a auto-overclock 20% thing in bios, i have the 212 evo as cooler and arctic silver 5 thermal paste.

 

i see my max load temps are about 60 degree celsius and my idle temps are around 26 celsius, is this normal? what is the max threshold for my processor on msi-afterburner?

 

ambiant temps are in the 20 celsius in my room, i also get my gpu which is the xfx gtr to never go above 65 celsius in base clock with 2250 rpm fan speed set as max for optimized silence.

As stated here it is http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/285525-28-degrees-celsius

[SeanAngelo]

3 minutes ago, Howitz said:

new build, i got the i5-6600k overclocked to 4.2 ghz with the asus z170a auto-overclock 20% thing in bios, i have the 212 evo as cooler and arctic silver 5 thermal paste.

 

i see my max load temps are about 60 degree celsius and my idle temps are around 26 celsius, is this normal? what is the max threshold for my processor on msi-afterburner?

 

ambiant temps are in the 20 celsius in my room, i also get my gpu which is the xfx gtr to never go above 65 celsius in base clock with 2250 rpm fan speed set as max for optimized silence.

looks good to me. 26c idle is fantastic, mine idles at 34c at 4.2ghz  

[Tedster]

1 minute ago, SeanAngelo said:

looks good to me. 26c idle is fantastic, mine idles at 34c at 4.2ghz  

I idle at 50% load, so sometimes around 50 or 60C (:

[SeanAngelo]

5 minutes ago, Tedster said:

I idle at 50% load, so sometimes around 50 or 60C (:

how. thats a bit high for idle lol.

[Tedster]

1 minute ago, SeanAngelo said:

how. thats a bit high for idle lol.

My 4670k is a really terrible overclocker but I really want 4.2GHz...long story short, I settled on running it at 1.4V. I often have a couple hundred chrome tabs open as well as a couple programs that just eat CPU for no reason every now and then *coughs* iTunes Spotify *sputters*...

[Howitz]

thanks for the replies guys, also to answer tedster, i don't OC my chip further because i am new to overclocking, this is my frrst build ever and i don't yet quite feel comfortable pushing this new shiny stuff, the auto 20% overclock on the asus z170a is fine i think, i don't think it increases the voltage on the cpu, which stays around 1.25V max in cpu-z, all while pushing me above the 4ghz. my ram is trident z 3200 mhz and it does 3300mhz on xmp 3200 profile somehow too, i dont get why but wathever

[Tedster]

Just now, Howitz said:

thanks for the replies guys, also to answer tedster, i don't OC my chip further because i am new to overclocking, this is my frist build ever and i don't yet quite feel comfortable pushing this new shiny stuff, the auto 20% overclock on the asus z170a is fine i think, i don't think it increases the voltage on the cpu, which stays around 1.25V in cpu-z, all while pushing me above the 4ghz.

Alright!

 

Just to be sure, run yourself an FPU-only test in AIDA64 and just make sure that the chip doesn't go to any ridiculous voltages.

[Howitz]

2 minutes ago, Tedster said:

Alright!

 

Just to be sure, run yourself an FPU-only test in AIDA64 and just make sure that the chip doesn't go to any ridiculous voltages.

do you have a link for aida64? is this a free software? i only seems to find stuff i gotta purchase

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Howitz said:

do you have a link for aida64? is this a free software? i only seems to find stuff i gotta purchase

unfortunately  you have to pay. iirc u have free tiral? 

[Howitz]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

unfortunately  you have to pay. iirc u have free tiral? 

is there something i might get for free thats reliable and will achieve the same?

[Guest]

Just now, Howitz said:

is there something i might get for free thats reliable and will achieve the same?

not sure. i have a locked processor so can not really oc lol

[Tedster]

8 minutes ago, Howitz said:

do you have a link for aida64? is this a free software? i only seems to find stuff i gotta purchase

 

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

unfortunately  you have to pay. iirc u have free tiral? 

It's paid-for but you can download a thirty day free trial.

 

Have a look here.

https://www.aida64.com/downloads

 

[Howitz]

7 minutes ago, Tedster said:

 

It's paid-for but you can download a thirty day free trial.

 

Have a look here.

https://www.aida64.com/downloads

 

okay will do, thanks m8, happy holidays