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Post your idle temps

When I use my lower overclock for my i5 (3Ghz, TB 3.8Ghz) I get 24 degrees idle. On a good day I've seen it idle at 18 degrees with nothing running.
 
E8400 @ 4ghz.
Tuniq Tower with Apache @ 80%.
Raven 2 case with all 3 180mm fans @ 7v, and an Apache exhaust @ 7v.

Idling at 44ºC in a pretty warm room (get's direct sunlight through large windows from 1pm til sunset).
 
Can't tell, as the temp sensors on my CPU are screwed. One core is stuck constantly at 58, and the other seems to idle around 23 and hit the high 50s under load.
 
krooton said:
E8400 @ 4ghz.
Tuniq Tower with Apache @ 80%.
Raven 2 case with all 3 180mm fans @ 7v, and an Apache exhaust @ 7v.

Idling at 44ºC in a pretty warm room (get's direct sunlight through large windows from 1pm til sunset).
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That's pretty interesting. I have a rubbish NZXT case, cheapo cpu cooler, a few 120mm fans and was getting 5C lower temps at 4.25GHz. That was in a 26C ambient room too. I had just dusted off all my fans/heatsinks though. Back down to 34C today :)
 
Yesterday (Hottest day so far) my highest recorded was 38 degrees, which I'm happy with :) Especially as you can only barely hear my rig :)
 
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Same temps day in day out no matter what the weather is doing :)
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L0rdMike said:
Core temps are meaningless on and CPUs
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Oh. Why's that?

[edit: tried googling, and as usual, all the answers are different depending where you go :p]

[edit2: ok, the k10 only has one sensor, so 20/20/20 is clearly wrong.

CoreTemp and SpeedFan both report a singular 20c as my idel temp. Is this not actually a temperature, but some kind of offset from a constant value? Some say yes, some say no...]
 
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Normally q9950 @3.4Ghz sits idle around 28 - 32 on air. Waiting on GPU arriving back from manufacturer so cant post up temps till then. Also added a new fan to side window on Antec 1200 so hoping this will cool it a bit more as well :D
 
Phenom II 955BE at stock, newly fitted Titan Fenrir today, thermal paste still has to cure.

was 36c when fitted, now at 33.5c
 
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