Overclocking problem - 50c on idle

[Eightfold]

Is this bad?

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[D3ATH]

My old laptop got 70-105C randomly. And it still worked fine. 100C is when fan went faster.
50C is just fine.

[Eightfold]

My old laptop got 70-105C randomly. And it still worked fine. 100C is when fan went faster.
50C is just fine.

40c even on idle, this is only when i peak CPU usage but no prob, V is about 1.2

Would 600W be enough to power my fans and everything? my PC uses 400W in total

[D3ATH]

Basically you should be worried after 75C imo.

[Eightfold]

Basically you should be worried after 75C imo.

90c on full load?

[Pentium]

What CPU do you have? How hot does it run on maximum load (use Prime95 to find out)?

[Eightfold]

What CPU do you have? How hot does it run on maximum load (use Prime95 to find out)?

Sandy Bridge i5 2500 (non-K) @ 4.1GHZ.

[Demian]

I had 70c when idling, after dusting I got a good 50c.

[Eightfold]

I had 70c when idling, after dusting I got a good 50c.

75c on full load now. 30c on idle, cleaned it a bit

[Pentium]

75c on full load now. 30c on idle, cleaned it a bit

Intel lists a maximum Tcore (center of heatsink) reading of 72.6, so you should probably turn down the clock frequency or get a better cooler. Also, I thought it was impossible to overclock Sandy Bridge CPU's that aren't unlocked?

[Greekgeeker]

You can overclock non-K chips by turning up the turbo multipliers, but from what I've read the maximum speeds you can reach are only about 500 MHz more than the standard clock.

[LeetZero]

http://gyazo.com/43d114a33905665bb31f74c5eaedca20

Intel i5 2300 (Sandybridge).

75c on full load now. 30c on idle, cleaned it a bit

Well I guess it's fine now.

[Eightfold]

I never hit 10)% usage

[heedicalking]

my GPU goes up to 90 C under load. im just gonna run it till it drops then buy a newer one.

[Pentium]

I never hit 10)% usage

The main rule when overclocking is to always do a stability test at full load. It doesn't matter if all you do is play Farmville on Facebook.