Computer temperature question

[DeulonUS]

So I just finished building my new system. It runs like a champ so far, haven't had any issues, but I was curious about the CPU temperatures.

According to HWMonitor at an idle my system is running at 8 degrees Celcius. Is there ever a point where a CPU runs TOO COLD?

Also, after about 2 hours worth of gaming (Playing Diablo 3 on max graphics settings) my processor is holding steady at 59-61 degrees Celcius, is this within safe operating range for my processor?

Here's my system specs;

RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case

MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2765-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL

CORSAIR Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Thermaltake SMART Series SP-750PCBUS 750W ATX 12V 2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, Blue - OEM

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

Thanks in advance!

[obdigore]

Too Cold while still above freezing; probably not. You might have expansion problems, however.

I suggest you ask this in the computer sub-forum instead of Gen OT. Get better answers there I would assume.

[DeulonUS]

I'll do that, thanks!

[protput]

According to HWMonitor at an idle my system is running at 8 degrees Celcius. Is there ever a point where a CPU runs TOO COLD?

Not possible, Hwmonitor is reading it wrong. Your CPU will never go below the ambient temperature of your room. So if your room is 21°C, the temps on your cpu will never go below that. Physics, yo.

Also, after about 2 hours worth of gaming (Playing Diablo 3 on max graphics settings) my processor is holding steady at 59-61 degrees Celcius, is this within safe operating range for my processor?

TJ max for the FX-6300 is 70°c. Yours seem fairly high for the stock clock speeds... Try checking if your heatsink is seated properly, and if the fans are spinning up properly when the temps go up.