Is 50C-60C idle temp for cpu good ? or bad

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Added looped cooling suck / pull 120mm 42c idle max 85c i7 6 core xseries 3.6@4.4
I need more fans 3 fans and with sli 34-38 at idle.

[NoOne]

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Noctua NH-D15 - Premium CPU Cooler

Can't recommend this cooler highly enough.

I've an i9 9900K with an RTX 2080 . Temp is 30 idle , and I just checked its temp as I'm rendering an animation with Lightwave (3D software). It's 74. Nice and low.

To answer OP, 50/60 degrees is pretty hot for idle on that processor. It won't kill it, but its lifespan will certainly be a lot shorter than if it was at 30/40.

Both my old i7's (3770, 4770) ran hot (around 40). It's well documented that they idle a tad on the warm side.

[tacoshy]

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To answer OP, 50/60 degrees is pretty hot for idle on that processor. It won't kill it, but its lifespan will certainly be a lot shorter than if it was at 30/40.

Lifespan is not really effected by high temperature. It's a parroted misknowledge to which is no proof exist. Even if you do hardcore overclocking and run the CPU constantly at higher Temps it will easily live for 15+ years.

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Both my old i7's (3770, 4770) ran hot (around 40). It's well documented that they idle a tad on the warm side.

Which is not hot tbh. A 9900K runs hotter then a 3770 by default. Besides idle Temps does not matter a single bit.

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My i7 3770k still lives as back up since 2016 3.5@4.6 4C

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I just changed the paste and a new stock cooler it's on 50C on idle

[| Onii Chan™ |]

The paste is super dry and hard

[tacoshy]

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The paste is super dry and hard

Exaxtl what I thought. Glad it already improved greatly for you.

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The paste is super dry and hard

Exaxtl what I thought. Glad it already improved greatly for you.

Thx man for the advice

[pasa]

50C on idle is really bad. Should be in low 40s even with stock cooler and hot room.

[NoOne]

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To answer OP, 50/60 degrees is pretty hot for idle on that processor. It won't kill it, but its lifespan will certainly be a lot shorter than if it was at 30/40.

Lifespan is not really effected by high temperature. It's a parroted misknowledge to which is no proof exist. Even if you do hardcore overclocking and run the CPU constantly at higher Temps it will easily live for 15+ years.

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Both my old i7's (3770, 4770) ran hot (around 40). It's well documented that they idle a tad on the warm side.

Which is not hot tbh. A 9900K runs hotter then a 3770 by default. Besides idle Temps does not matter a single bit.

FYI my i9 9900k idles at 30 degrees. You're spouting ♥♥♥♥ m8

And, 50 degrees is still hot for idle, unless you live in a desert . Also if heat didn't effect the lifespan/efficiency of cpu's/gpu's we wouldn't be sticking fans nd coolers on them. FFS think about the 'advice' you're giving people.

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My 7820X run also at 30C and it's a 145W CPU compared to your 9900K.

Idle temperature does not say how hot your CPU by default is just how good your cooling solution is. Frankly a 9900K has no stock cooler as it is not sufficient for it.
That your Temps are lower are only because of your cooling solution

I never said that 50C isn't hot, I said that it isn't to hot which is true as the cpu is fine up to 100C.
All the hardware has Fan not to run them as cool as possible but to keep them below Tj (max rated temperature).

[Supafly]

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Also if heat didn't effect the lifespan/efficiency of cpu's/gpu's we wouldn't be sticking fans nd coolers on them. FFS think about the 'advice' you're giving people.

We stick coolers on them to keep them below temps that would be damaging to them. If we didn't they'd burn out shortly after being powered on. We could easily run them at max temp constantly without much of an effect on a chips lifespan. Increasing the voltage however will degrade the life even if you keep temps below dangerous levels.

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While the answer has been provided...

50-60C at IDLE is not normal for that CPU, but the stock cooler isnt helping things.
If you have the BIOS set up so the CPU doesnt downclock at low loads then thats a possible cause for the high idle temps.

Another cause would be the PC isnt actually idle and background processes are keeping the clocks up, so checking the task manager would be a good idea.