Is my pc temperature ok???? help!!!!!!

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Hi guys, I am not very confident with my pc temperature. I have a Pentium D 820 2,800Mhz , 1gb ddr2 sdram, hard drive 250gb, and my PSU is 300w- 12V,22A. The temperature of my hardware is:

processor temperature is 52-55c, at high loads it goes even up to 61

mainboard temperature is 41-45c

power/Aux temperature is 41-43c

hard drive temperature is 40-47, goes up to 49-50 after several hours

Is this fine?? I have been reading many opinions, some said that this is ok, others that it's way of limit. So I'm confused.... If these temperatures are to high, than what should I do? Buy a new cpu heatsinker or some water cooling device, or both? could anyone recommend me a good heatsinker ( what determines a good heatsinker? the air flow, fan speed, noise level etc...?).

My computer seems to work ok, not much noise, no reebots; however, I'm planning to buy a video card 8800gts, so I think that I definitively will need better cooling. And I'm also planning to buy a 750W psu with a 12v-60A, so I think that will be helpful ( my present psu i obviously crap...).

O, and one more thing, I check my pc temperatures by a PC WIZZARd 2007, is this software reliable? If not I would be greatful for some advice regarding a better software or anything that would detect my pc temp accurately.

Please help someone :o ;)
 
CPU temp is OK.....not good, rather bad, but acceptable. Hard drive is real high, I think thats close to data loss temperatures.....yeah, heat can do that. Mainboard temp is OK, but again, not that good. A 8800GTS will create a lot of heat, about 70*C on idle, that will significantly increase tour system temp as well as everything around it. You need better colling if your going to get one. And PC Wizard 2007 is amazing, reliable and overall very good. in fact, I'm using it right now!
 
I agree that my computer will need extra cooling after I buy that video card; however, I don't believe that my hdd is near losing data. I know that it's best to keep your computer as healthy and safe as possible, but don't we sometimes get a little obsessed with it??? For example, earlier I had a computer that was made of old parts (so, I guess evetything was way overheated comparing to my present pc), so much heat came out of the behind that my room was a sauna, not mentioning the noise that it made...hehe. Despite that, I had that computer for approximately six years,the hdd never lost any data. After six years I gave my friend this pc and still the hdd works ok, and he has the pc for two years, who knows how much longer it will go on like that. My point is that pc's are a little tougher than we think. Maybe I think this way because never anything happened with my hardware. And the second odd thing; why do companies sell computers that have heatsinkers,psu's etc that don't live up to the pc's requirements?? Isn't that a serious flaw?? Because, based on most opinions, a new baught pc has to be right away upgraded to a better heatsink and so on....am I not getting something, or is this simply how this business works??.....

Anyway, I decided to buy some cooling devices, so could you recommend me something: heatsink, water cooler, brand, anything..... I would be very greatfull, THANKS!!! :)
 
Firstly, try to stay from watercooling at the moment, as it is very expensive, and in some situtations you may require a new case to mount it all. Also try getting more, or better case fans. As for heatsinks, how much are you planning to spend, it's hard to recommend parts without some sort of budget.
 
schoning16 said:
Firstly, try to stay from watercooling at the moment, as it is very expensive, and in some situtations you may require a new case to mount it all. Also try getting more, or better case fans. As for heatsinks, how much are you planning to spend, it's hard to recommend parts without some sort of budget.
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Well actually, I'm primarly planning to get a new pc case that has also a fan in the front and on the side, right know my case has only one at the back. I believe that the temp will drop drastically. If that won't help for the cpu temp, I'm planning to buy this heatsink, or similar. They arn't very expensive....

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2245455&CatId=1588
 
That heatsink seems to be fine, perhaps try applying some as5 if you're not already using it. Once it breaks in your cpu should run a bit cooler. Cleaning out your case of dust will help. And try and neaten up your cable as much as possible, to allow for better airflow, which in turn will create a lower case temp. Good Luck.
 
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