How hot is too hot for your computer's internal temp?

Question

I was worried that my laptop was overheating, so i got a utility (SpeedFan) that monitors the internal temp. I also tried this on my brother's desktop. Both seem to run at about 100 deg F when doing minimal tasks (like browsing the web) in a room with an ambient temp of about 72 F. 100 is a bit hotter than I expected, but it seems normal on both. My question though is how hot is TOO hot??

Thanks for the help!!!!

Answer 1

100F is okay. What you need to do is measure the under load temperatures, I can't tell you anything based on idle temps. Any temperature approaching say, 150F is unacceptable.

Answer 2

100 F

Answer 3

You have absolutely nothing to worry about. One hundred degrees Fahrenheit is actually kind of cool for some components.

Check out the site below [1]. Notice the temperatures are in Celsius. You can use an online conversion calculator [2] to see what this means in Fahrenheit.

Answer 4

umm... when the Temp of the room changes. THis happens on my desktop. Air COnditioning at 60 degs the room is at 60degs. Turn on the ocmpopteur for an hour or 2 and the room is 90degs.

Answer 5

Laptops and desktops are meant to work on extreme high and low temperatures.. from normally -36 °F to +176 °F

Answer 6

At about 131 degrees, Fahrenheit, my systems all sound alarms. You can set the temperatures in the CMOS SETUP screens. Usually under the label "PCHealth"...