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I am setting the upper temperature limit for my CPU that would be considered a dangerous level to reach. This is because i play hardcore games on my PC and i would not like it to burn out. The highest i've obseved it running at was 61 degrees celsius. Would 65 or 70 be considered a critical point which it would be dangerous? I'm setting the program "real temp" on a shutdown on reacing this point so it has to be the very limit. OH, i do not overclock my CPU, and i have a Intel Core Duo CPU at 2.667 GHz.

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So from what I've seen you really don't need to do all that with your computer to play any game out there. They just over exaggerate so you will go out there and blow money on an overly powered computer for no reason.

Something is very very wrong I think.

Invest in a better cooler.  You can pick up a fairly decent LGA775 cooler for not much money.

Then apply a modest overclock and you'll see better results (hopefully).

You shouldn't be worrying about temperature when you're not overclocking.  That isn't normal.

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So from what I've seen you really don't need to do all that with your computer to play any game out there. They just over exaggerate so you will go out there and blow money on an overly powered computer for no reason.

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and if you want to run the game at max settings and a high resolution you will have to spend quite a bit, especially if it is pre built.

Post edited at 3:51 pm on Oct. 29, 2009 by oink

Who knows how accurate it is, but 70 C is not going to harm your CPU.

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i'm not going to buy anything new.  I have a gaming computer with gaming hardware in it.  I'm just using an extra precaution.  Whats the absolute limit that a CPU should be running at?

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If you're using the stock heatsink, I'm afraid that you really should be buying another one. Intel's stock heatsink is a terrible design. Hell, the fan for the heatsink is mounted in an impractical way! $15 would get you a much better heatsink.

Quote: from Macropiper at 8:58 am on Oct. 30, 2009

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The CPU in my laptop has supposedly got to 90 C, according to the temperature monitor. It regularly gets to 80 C when I am encoding video or otherwise pushing the computer hard.

Who knows how accurate it is, but 70 C is not going to harm your CPU.

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It reduces the lifespan of your CPU, running it at high temperatures like that.

Post edited at 4:40 am on Oct. 31, 2009 by allsmiles

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Quote: from bautrey37 at 7:58 pm on Oct. 29, 2009

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i'm not going to buy anything new. I have a gaming computer with gaming hardware in it. I'm just using an extra precaution. Whats the absolute limit that a CPU should be running at?

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If you're using the stock heatsink, I'm afraid that you really should be buying another one. Intel's stock heatsink is a terrible design. Hell, the fan for the heatsink is mounted in an impractical way! $15 would get you a much better heatsink.

Quote: from Macropiper at 8:58 am on Oct. 30, 2009

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The CPU in my laptop has supposedly got to 90 C, according to the temperature monitor. It regularly gets to 80 C when I am encoding video or otherwise pushing the computer hard.

Who knows how accurate it is, but 70 C is not going to harm your CPU.

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It reduces the lifespan of your CPU, running it at high temperatures like that.

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As its a laptop, there is little I can do to make it run cooler, other than underclocking.

As long as it lasts another year or so, its all good anyway, I plan to replace it with something better by then.