[mozzer11]

My CPU usually idles around 50c. Is this an ok temp or not? Every game I play crashes after a while and i'm wondering if it's to do with the heat.

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Here's the rest of my temps:

Motherboard - 32c
GPU - 40c
GPU Ambient - 34c
HardDrive - 33c

They all idle at about that

[mozzer11]

Here's the rest of my temps:

Motherboard - 32c
GPU - 40c
GPU Ambient - 34c
HardDrive - 33c

They all idle at about that

[pomp]

Well. what processor you have? The games crashing doesn't have anything doing with the heat. When Intel started the P4 era.. when the cpu gets to a certain temp.. (im not sure which exact temp).. but it will shut itself off when it gets there. When I built my computer.. I didn't have the HSF on all the way and the cpu got to 93C!!! ahh lol. After more messin wit the HSF.. I got it to be at about 51C. But I play games , like intense ones and the CPU only gets up to 53C. The motherboard I have has software to give me this info! It's nice.

It's an ok temp. If it gets to around 60C it can be a problem.. The computer might shut off.. but if you don't experience your computer shutting off on you, it's ok.

[mozzer11]

My processor is an XP 3.2

[pomp]

Well it's ok then

[mozzer11]

What do you think the problem could be then? Bad power supply? It's 320w but i'm not sure of the quality.

[pomp]

What video card you have? Did yuo try to overclock it or anything?

[mozzer11]

geforce 6800, and I haven't overclocked anything

[pomp]

Well. It could be your PSU. Maybe 320W is too less for your system. I have an P4 3.4 GHz w/ HT .. and I have a 450W Dual Fan PSU.

[mozzer11]

Ok ill think ill get a new PSU then
thanks

[warriorscot]

You should tell us the load temps they are what important use prime 95 or folding at home to get a good load on the cpu and then tell us the temps.