what temperature should an Intel core i7 920 at 2.66 be?

What is the average idle and load temperatures for this processor.(no overclock, normal intel fan)

How high des the temp have to be for your pc to be affected

what program can monitor cpu temp while in a game.?

what program can monitor cpu temp while in a game.?

Crypt_mx

on the stress test my cpu reached 83 degrees celcius!

I stopped it cause i dont want to blow up my pc, this isnt normal is it?

on the stress test my cpu reached 83 degrees celcius!

I stopped it cause i dont want to blow up my pc, this isnt normal is it?

Crypt_mx

I am running around 35-40ish with a Noctua Cooler (1fan), havent got a chance to stress it yet. RealTemp is my favorite temp monitoring program I believe it was reworked to work better with i7 CPUs.

I've also been able to drop the temps down to 32c (idle)with all my fans set to max speed on my Antec 902, it moves a lot of air and you can hear it.

If you're having trouble with high temperatures, you should adjust some of the fans. My 8800GTs used to run at 70C and all I had to do was flip my side intake into a side exhaust and the temperature dropped from 75C idle / 91C load to 69C idle /84 load (now I can overclock much more).

Just feel around in your computer to see if there are any pockets of air that aren't moving or are excessively warm. You might need an exhaust fan near there. Intake fans aren't that important.

Anything over 70C is worrisome to me. (Fore the i7, not GPUs)