Hi, someone asked a similar question on the Bryce forums a little while back, here's the answer I gave which might be of help to you to:"This might help you, it's from the forums of the company I bought my i7 PC from (I'd post just the link but you have to be registered to read their forums...) The posting is from the company's overclocking guru and it covers the temp's of the most common Intel processors...not sure what yours is? Where he says about running Prime95 I think you can safely substitute Bryce 6.1 running in High priority mode for the purpose of your concerns:
"The 2 main programs are Coretemp (Here:
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ ) and RealTemp (Here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/)
I recommend RealTemp for Intel Chips and CoreTemp for AMD Chips
Run the prgram, and if checking IDLE temps have no other programs running, and leave the PC for 10 mins without doing anything ad check temp - this is your IDLE temp
To check LOAD temp, run Prime95 Large In-Place FFT test for 30 mins, check temp. Ths is your LOAD temp.
These temps are what I'd expect on average, they are not completely set in stone and should be used as a guide only. Please read the whole post before panicking.
All temps are assumed to be using a Stock Cooler@stock speeds. If you have a better cooler expect better temps. Overclocked temperatures assume a V8 or better cooler is being used and temps are again not exact - expect a fluctuation of 5-10*C in either direction depending on your coverall cooling setup.
Bear in mind your case cooling has a large impact on cooling performance, if you have consistantly high temps and the steps at the end of this article do not help consider adding additonal case fans.
Intel Dual-Core C0/C1 Stepping
Idle temps: 32*C-40*C
Load Temps: 35*C-65*C
Overclocked temp max: ~65*C
Intel Dual-Core E0 Stepping
Idle Temps: 30*C-35*C
Load Temps: 35*C-60*C
Overclocked temp max: ~65*C
Intel Quad-Core C0/C1 Stepping
Idle Temps: 35*C-40*C
Load Temps: 40*C-70*C
Overclocked temp max: ~70*C
Intel Quad-Core E0 Stepping
Idle Temps: 25*C-35*C
Load Temps: 35*C-65*C
Overclocked temp max: ~70*C
Intel i7 Quad-Core C0 Stepping
Idel Temps: 35-45*C
Load Temps: 65-80*C
Overclocked temp max: ~75*C
THROTTLE Temps
When a CPU hits the temps listed here it will begin to trottle, effecting performance. If your CPU is hitting these temps follow the "what to check" advice in the next post.
Intel 65nm: 95*C
Intel 45nm: 85*C
Intel i7: 100*C
Mike"
Full link here: http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=114176&sid=85c13935edcdf10dcb260480d512af78
Regards,
Steve.
