Hello i just wanted to ask you guys something: i have a e8400 stock @ 3ghz and when i play games like crysis it seas that it's heated up to 45-48 degrees celsius and when i'm not playing any games i have around 35 slighty less slightly more to around 40 and when i turn my pc on i have to round 30 now is that good cuz i have a 140 mm fan infront that's spinning at round 4000 rpm even 5000 rpm
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The better the cooling you can add to the processor the cooler and better your cpu will be. the 140mm fan is a case fan, yes?
you will need to upgrade your cpu fan and heatsink.
CPUs on 45nm core are overall cooler than their predecessors on Core micro-architecture. However, the temperature different under 100% workload makes only 4-5 degrees. The thing is that Wolfdale processor core is smaller and features higher transistor density within a semiconductor die, which makes it a little harder for the heat flow to dissipate properly. That is why Wolfdale and Conroe heat up almost identically in idle mode. As for the relatively low temperature of AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, with twice as high TDP as that of Core 2 Duo actually, it can be explained by the not very best location of the on-die thermal sensor that is situated quite far from the hottest spots of the processor’s semiconductor die.
your money would be better spent on a new heatsink and fan for your cpu. the 140mm case fan should put plenty of air into the case.
i suggest you look into something like the Scythe Orochi CPU Cooler and stick another 140mm fan on the side of that.