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Quick Q Regarding i7 950 Temps

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PainInverter

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I know the i7's are known to run a little warm, and I've heard that comparable temps are expected, but just wanted to be sure.

Under light "load" of doing every day things with many browsers open, Steam open in the background, VLC Player, Photoshop etc., my temps are as follows:

Cores are generally in the mid-to-high 40's, right now so far today hitting max of: 45C, 41C, 48C, 42C. Currently idling at 41C, 37C, 42C, 38C.

Under load it's anywhere from high 40's to mid 50's max. Never hit the 60's range, even when gaming, and I've a GTX 480 creating heat as well.

Temps monitored with HWMonitor, like all progs, the TJmax could be off by upwards of 10C, though my BIOS is showing relatively the same, so I think it's pretty accurate.

Safe to assume these are good/about average temps for the 950?
Using a Prolimatech Mega Shadow cooler.
 
I thought as much from what I've read, but wanted to double-check. Temps drop rather well/quick as well.

Just pushed under load (playing Borderlands, with music etc. in the background) and temps only hit: 50/48/52/47C after pushing it hard (a lot of action on-screen etc.), then dropped to 40/36/42/36C in a under a minute after exiting.

Considering the i7's tend to run warm as it is, I'd think that's pretty good.
 
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