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define idle/load temps.
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Idle would be when you basically let your computer run w/o running anything (programs etc)...you know, just sitting idle and load is when you are using an application, playing a game or benchmarking etc. As in the system has a "load" on it. So when see people posting their temps as in 32/35 (idle) and 35/39 (load) that is their tempature in celsius for the cpu and motherboard. Your components are always cooler when it is idle because there is no stress on it but as soon as you put some stress on it it gets hotter. Just like an engine. Hope this helps.
Idle to me is when my computer has been on at least half a day without being shutoff, but is not processing anything other than maybe some small background applications. To measure full load on my proc, I would have prime95 running for at least an hour, that is full load temp, to me. 
For my video card I have everest open on one monitor, and run the 3dmark 2005 demo on the other, by the time the credits have been rolling for a couple minutes your gpu will be at the warmest temp it will see. (full load gpu).
For my video card I have everest open on one monitor, and run the 3dmark 2005 demo on the other, by the time the credits have been rolling for a couple minutes your gpu will be at the warmest temp it will see. (full load gpu).That may not produce a valid idle temperature. During boot-up, the CPU is working at full load.HiJon89 said:
The idle temperature would be the temperature value (or range) the CPU stays on while running only background processes (which consume a very small amount of CPU usage, if any).
Then the short period of full load probably wasn't enough to establish an equlibrium temperature/heat transfer. But your lowest temps shouldn't be considered your idle temps.
Idle temps should be literally when your computer is idling, not warming up
Idle temps should be literally when your computer is idling, not warming up
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idle: after idling in your operating system for a while (maybe 10 minutes or more, enough to ensure no change in temperature would occur)
load: after staying in load for a while (enough to ensure no change in temperature would occur)--load for your CPU could probalby best be acheived by running Prime95 torture test with the second option (in place large FFTs)
load for your system would mean loading your Vid Card / Memory too...so it would be slightly different
load: after staying in load for a while (enough to ensure no change in temperature would occur)--load for your CPU could probalby best be acheived by running Prime95 torture test with the second option (in place large FFTs)
load for your system would mean loading your Vid Card / Memory too...so it would be slightly different
I would recommend using a distributed computing program for your CPU benchmarks. It will at least make some use out of your CPU instead of wasting cycles generating useless primes (or I should say useless to those who don't know what to do with them ).
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