[wellylug] OT: CPU Temperature

[Jamie Dobbs]

Maybe I should just get someone else to "sanity check" my build and ensure
that the HSF combo is seated correctly etc. and see what they link of the
temperature of air being exhausted from the case etc.

>
>> I note that the monitoring of CPU core temperature (from BIOS) states
>> that
>> the core is running at 65 degrees celsius and case temperature is at 29
>> to
>> 30 degrees.
>>
>> Should I be concerned about these figures? At the moment I am using the
>> supplied AMD HSF and a single case fan, would adding another case fan
>> help? Do I need to bother?
>
> That's pretty high. most of the boxes I have built are running around
> the 40 degree mark.  I would suggest a bios upgrade for starters.
>
> I turn the CPU fan upside down (to  suck instead of blow), and then use
> ducting to connect it to the case fan.  This means that the hot air
> coming off the heatsink is exhausted out of the case rather than being
> recirculated.
>
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