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Normal temp range for T500 CPU?

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:35 pm
by Roger-H
I'm wondering whether I'm getting to the point where I need to reapply thermal paste and/or replace the CPU fan. I have a T500, CPU is a Core 2 Duo T9600. I'm using Xubuntu 64-bit 12.04 and between the CPU and GPU, I get idle temps between 42 and 45 and when I really push it (run a game, browser, Skype), they run between 71 and 73. Do these ranges sound normal?

Re: Normal temp range for T500 CPU?

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:07 am
by Cigarguy
Those ranges sound acceptable. Having said that, given the age of T500s, it's due for some cleaning and reapplication of thermal paste.