Machine Temps
| August 12th, 2010My current computer contains an AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.4Ghz processor, which is basically AMD’s flagship quad-core CPU.
I’m running it at stock speed with the stock cooler, but I applied some Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste for better heat dissipation. As it stands, with regular fan settings and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet turned on, the Tcase sensor reports 33 degrees celsius while idle and maxes out at 60 degrees on full load (running Prime95). Core/Tjunction values are 4 or 5 degrees higher than Tcase values for my particular processor, which is normal.
Admittedly my computer case is very cheap. It has weak cooling, with a single rear 92mm exhaust fan. Tomorrow I’m going to install a second fan in the front. It will be a 120mm intake fan. I’m not sure how much it will do in the way of CPU temperatures; if anything, it should definitely improve my video card temperatures by a little bit. I have a factory-overclocked Gigabyte Radeon 5770 that has very good cooling – 3 copper heat pipes and a good fan – but it still gets considerably hot (low 70s) which I again blame on my cheap case.