Whats a good temp to have?

[mrgeorgedude]

i run an amd 3500 and i simply was wondering what temp my cpu should be at?...whats good, average, and bad?

 

[Geoff]

i run an amd 3500 and i simply was wondering what temp my cpu should be at?...whats good, average, and bad?

Well before my AMD A64 3200+ oc'd to 2.5Ghz ran around 25C idle, and 34C load.

But now its ~9C idle, but thats a different story.

 

[Motoxrdude]

Good is <40. average is <50. Bad is >50

 

[Geoff]

Good is <40. average is <50. Bad is >50

I wouldnt say that, i'd say; Good < 35, Average <40, Could use Improvement >40, Bad >50+.

 

[Omicron]

i run an amd 3500 and i simply was wondering what temp my cpu should be at?...whats good, average, and bad?

It would help first to get more details on your processor, there were many incarnations of the Athlon 64 3500+. Some with varying TDP, lower TDP means lower power consumption and hence lower heat dissipation.

Perhaps you could post a cpu-z screen shot to provide us with more info.