Temperature Reference

Purpose

Document expected idle, gaming, benchmark, and stress-test temperature ranges for this build.

Actual temperatures depend on room temperature, fan curves, workload, BIOS version, driver version, case placement, and dust level.

Reference Ranges

Component	Situation	Expected range	Action point
CPU	Idle at Windows desktop	Roughly 35-55 C	Investigate if consistently much higher with low background load.
CPU	Gaming	Roughly 55-80 C	Check cooler mount and fan curves if repeatedly near thermal limit.
CPU	Heavy synthetic load	Can approach high operating temperatures	Stop if temperature rises unusually fast or pump/fans are not responding.
GPU	Idle	Roughly 35-55 C depending on fan-stop behavior	Confirm fan-stop mode before assuming a fault.
GPU	Gaming	Roughly 60-80 C	Check airflow and fan curve if consistently higher.
SSD	Idle/light use	Roughly 30-50 C	Check heatsink contact if high at idle.
SSD	Sustained transfer	Roughly 50-75 C	Improve airflow or heatsink contact if throttling appears.

Baseline Log

Measurement	Result	Notes
Room temperature	Record during build	Important for comparing future readings.
CPU idle	Record during build	10 minutes after Windows startup.
GPU idle	Record during build	10 minutes after Windows startup.
SSD idle	Record during build	Check with monitoring software.
CPU load	Record during build	Short controlled test.
GPU load	Record during build	Repeatable benchmark or game.
SSD benchmark	Record during build	Record peak temperature if available.

Troubleshooting Triggers

• CPU temperature climbs rapidly immediately after load starts.
• Pump or CPU fan reading is missing.
• Radiator fans do not spin under load.
• GPU temperature rises while bottom or side intake fans are blocked.
• SSD benchmark speed drops sharply while temperature is high.
• Temperatures are much worse than the original baseline in the same room conditions.