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What is a normal/safe temperature for an i7 2600K CPU?

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I just completed my first build, and while I was finagling around in the BIOS I noticed, with some concern, that my CPU was sitting around 60 °C. Even when I set the maximum temperature to 55 °C, it didn't seem capable of going below 58 °C. Judging by the various threads I've found (for example) th…

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From looking up some stats on Sandy Bridge CPU temperatures it seems your 60 degrees Celcius is indeed quite high. Should you be worried? Well not if it stays at 60 degrees Celcius, so I recommend you do a stress test like Super Pi or Prime95 and ke…

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