I am looking at some dual core processors. Im not planning on buying them but I cant find any reviews that list their average running and idle temperatures (I found Tom's Hardware Reviews but they only list average wattage use)...
Does anyone have a chart or something I can see???
too many variables for an accurate chart. Depends on room temp, case ventilation, type of cooling being used.
Which dual cores are you looking at? You can probably find the spec sheet on the processor at the site. AMD has pretty detailed spec sheets for thier proc's at their site. With my AMD64(which runs at 1.5volts) runs at 30C idle in a 70F room temp with a big case and 4 case fans(1 intake 3 exhaust) with stock HSF. I hit mid 40's under load and during the summer where it gets 80+f i hit low 50's under load and mid to high 30's idle.
The AMD dual cores run at 1.35 volts as well as come with a better then stock HSF now(heatpipes) so i'd expect they run a little cooler.
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