how hot should be cpus be?

[Bayonett Priest]

i preordered the 9900k but it seems it gets very hot! but i dont know how hot it can be before it degrades with time? how hot should a cpu be to runn optimal and doesnt degrade with time?

this will be my first build

want to overclock to 4,9 or 5 ghz

[Electronics Wizardy]

Don't worry about the cpu degrading, even at max temp the cpu should still outlast its usefull life. I have ran many systems at 90+ c for months at a time with no problems.

[Mr. PC]

You should try hitting something around 75°C but as that is unrealistic for the 9900K I would say 85°C would be fine 

[Harkulles]

I try to keep it under 70c, but there are also people who go up to 80c. More than 90c is pure madness (Kappa)

[Husky]

What temps are you getting?

 

An Intel CPU should be fine under 90C, and many laptop manufacturers let their CPUs get up to 100C.

[Bayonett Priest]

Just now, Mr. PC said:

You should try hitting something around 75°C but as that is unrealistic for the 9900K I would say 85°C would be fine 

thanks i thought when it gets over 85 degrees it gets degraded and damaged!

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Bayonett Priest said:

thanks i thought when it gets over 85 degrees it gets degraded and damaged!

degradation varies on speed, but to completely avoid degradation is impossible.

 

I myself draw the line on 75C with my desktop CPUs, but my laptop hits 85C all the time, sometimes blipping to thermal throttle point and there's not much I can do about that because I dont have time to repaste it.

[Bayonett Priest]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

degradation varies on speed, but to completely avoid degradation is impossible.

 

I myself draw the line on 75C with my desktop CPUs, but my laptop hits 85C all the time, sometimes blipping to thermal throttle point and there's not much I can do about that because I dont have time to repaste it.

im gouing with a 360 rad with the cpu so i will see how hot it can get!