jman20nnsss
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2012
- Messages
- 62 (0.01/day)
Hey Guys,I was just wondering,what temperatures are considered "safe" for my CPU AND GPU when I'm doing overclocking cause i don't wanna damage my hardware...
-
Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.
Safe temperatures
- Thread starter jman20nnsss
- Start date
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2004
- Messages
- 7,595 (1.07/day)
- Location
- Planet Earth.
| System Name | Ryzen TUF. |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
jman20nnsss
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2012
- Messages
- 62 (0.01/day)
How about listing your hardware and your current temps? Then ask us this?
I just want a general guideline
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2004
- Messages
- 7,595 (1.07/day)
- Location
- Planet Earth.
| System Name | Ryzen TUF. |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
With out proper information about your system there can be no general guideline.
Red_or_Dead
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2011
- Messages
- 76 (0.02/day)
- Location
- YOU Knighted king-DOM
| System Name | the changeling |
|---|---|
| Processor | intel core i7, 980X @ 4.4GHz HT |
| Motherboard | Asus Rampage2Extreme, X58 |
| Memory | 12Gb DDR3 1600MHz 7-7-7-20-1T |
| Video Card(s) | 2x HD7950OC 3072MB @ 1050/1600 |
| Storage | Corsair sandforce F40 and Force3 128Gb |
| Display(s) | 28" 1920X1200 |
| Case | it's a box, I shit you not! an actual BOX! (for now) |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium |
| Power Supply | 850W Modular |
| Software | Windows8 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | meh! |
general guideline is don't go over 100degC
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2004
- Messages
- 7,595 (1.07/day)
- Location
- Planet Earth.
| System Name | Ryzen TUF. |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
70c is what I like to keep mine under. (CPU)
80c for GPU. But still with out any real information it is a guessing game.
jman20nnsss
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2012
- Messages
- 62 (0.01/day)
Kk for my CPU im usin a 2500k and reaching 80 degrees and gtx 580 reaching 78 but I could still push a little further with overclocking so 90degrees wouldnt damage the hardware right?
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2004
- Messages
- 7,595 (1.07/day)
- Location
- Planet Earth.
| System Name | Ryzen TUF. |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
80c is really pushing it. Heat takes life from your hardware the cooler it is the more you can "push it" . When you start to get above 70c you are taking a risk, Stability starts to get harder to keep and things fail faster. 78c is fine for a GPU. but you still have artifact's that can hit at them temps.
jman20nnsss
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2012
- Messages
- 62 (0.01/day)
Oo ok,thanks alot of the help guys!!
Red_or_Dead
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2011
- Messages
- 76 (0.02/day)
- Location
- YOU Knighted king-DOM
| System Name | the changeling |
|---|---|
| Processor | intel core i7, 980X @ 4.4GHz HT |
| Motherboard | Asus Rampage2Extreme, X58 |
| Memory | 12Gb DDR3 1600MHz 7-7-7-20-1T |
| Video Card(s) | 2x HD7950OC 3072MB @ 1050/1600 |
| Storage | Corsair sandforce F40 and Force3 128Gb |
| Display(s) | 28" 1920X1200 |
| Case | it's a box, I shit you not! an actual BOX! (for now) |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium |
| Power Supply | 850W Modular |
| Software | Windows8 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | meh! |
mine don't reach 70 he wanted general, he got it.
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2004
- Messages
- 7,595 (1.07/day)
- Location
- Planet Earth.
| System Name | Ryzen TUF. |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
Like Kreij said once you hit the wall on your cooling things can go south very fast.
Mine never goes above 63c!
Thing is "General" Doesn't mean that the cooler can take any more. If the OP is already at 80c that is dangerous! 20c more is all there is left and that would indicate the cooler is reaching critical mass!
Kreij
Senior Monkey Moderator
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2007
- Messages
- 13,817 (2.20/day)
- Location
- Cheeseland (Wisconsin, USA)
Yeah, he wanted a general guideline, but we really want to give him enough information on cautious OCing so he doesn't fry his hardware.
Don't really want him to say he nuked his system because folks at TPU said it would handle it.
Don't really want him to say he nuked his system because folks at TPU said it would handle it.
Red_or_Dead
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2011
- Messages
- 76 (0.02/day)
- Location
- YOU Knighted king-DOM
| System Name | the changeling |
|---|---|
| Processor | intel core i7, 980X @ 4.4GHz HT |
| Motherboard | Asus Rampage2Extreme, X58 |
| Memory | 12Gb DDR3 1600MHz 7-7-7-20-1T |
| Video Card(s) | 2x HD7950OC 3072MB @ 1050/1600 |
| Storage | Corsair sandforce F40 and Force3 128Gb |
| Display(s) | 28" 1920X1200 |
| Case | it's a box, I shit you not! an actual BOX! (for now) |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium |
| Power Supply | 850W Modular |
| Software | Windows8 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | meh! |
point is, he wasn't prepared to give system specs/current levels, so he got GENERAL. live with it, don't get retarded about it.
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2004
- Messages
- 7,595 (1.07/day)
- Location
- Planet Earth.
| System Name | Ryzen TUF. |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
Yeah, he wanted a general guideline, but we really want to give him enough information on cautious OCing so he doesn't fry his hardware.
Don't really want him to say he nuked his system because folks at TPU said it would handle it.
Unlike you I am here to help. Just because you read and take things to the literal doesn't mean you are helping. Read what Kreij has to say and maybe you will see what I mean.
His temps are far to hot for his cooling solution! Safe also means "Before it FRY'S!"
What I see is an air cooler that has reached it maximum work load and things are going to get hotter faster from here on.
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2012
- Messages
- 8 (0.00/day)
- Location
- NORCAL
lmao true that.
i dont like seeing more on my i7 then 70c with a overclock at full load. safe to me with no overclock is 35c-50c
the video card i have sounds really annoying past 65C really loud. i dont OC my video cards either.
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2010
- Messages
- 2,972 (0.60/day)
| System Name | Old Fart / Young Dude |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2500K / 6600K |
| Motherboard | ASRock P67Extreme4 / Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 |
| Cooling | CM Hyper TX3 / CM Hyper 212 EVO |
| Memory | 16 GB Kingston HyperX / 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws X |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti / INNO3D RTX 2060 |
| Storage | SSD, some WD and lots of Samsungs |
| Display(s) | BenQ GW2470 / LG UHD 43" TV |
| Case | Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced / Thermaltake Core v31 |
| Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Wharfedale D 10.1/ FiiO D03K/ JBL LSR 305 |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX650 / Corsair TX650M |
| Mouse | Steelseries Rival 100 / Rival 110 |
| Keyboard | Sidewinder/ Steelseries Apex 150 |
| Software | Windows 10 / Windows 10 Pro |
Voltage can be more dangerous as high temps. So we need more info to guide you. CPU will downthrottle if temps are too high (if enabled in BIOS-UEFI) and the same goes for the GPU.
- Joined
- Feb 29, 2012
- Messages
- 143 (0.03/day)
- Location
- Germany
| System Name | Blackbox |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i7-2600k @ 4.8 |
| Motherboard | ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance |
| Cooling | Thermalright Macho Rev.A |
| Memory | 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP DDR3-1600 |
| Video Card(s) | KFA² (Galax) GTX970 EXOC Black Edition |
| Storage | Bunch of 1-2TB WD RE4 + WD Red |
| Display(s) | Samsung Syncmaster 2333T |
| Case | Fractal Design Arc Midi |
| Power Supply | Seasonic S12 II 430 |
| Mouse | Logitech MX518 Refresh |
| Keyboard | Tesoro Colada G3NL (MX Brown) |
| Software | Win7 Ultimate |
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i5/Intel-Core i5-2500K CM8062300833803.html
"Maximum operating temperature: 72.6°C"
If it goes above that, it'll most likely start to throttle (leave out clock ticks to prevent it from frying itself) just like almost any Intel CPU since the P4 days, making the overclock essentially useless.
Nvidia GPUs are usually rated for a max. temperature around the 100°C mark, so 78°C is perfectly fine, but IMO pretty darn hot already.
Official max. temp for the GTX580 is 97°C
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-580/specifications
"Maximum operating temperature: 72.6°C"
If it goes above that, it'll most likely start to throttle (leave out clock ticks to prevent it from frying itself) just like almost any Intel CPU since the P4 days, making the overclock essentially useless.
Nvidia GPUs are usually rated for a max. temperature around the 100°C mark, so 78°C is perfectly fine, but IMO pretty darn hot already.
Official max. temp for the GTX580 is 97°C
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-580/specifications