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FWIW --
For the past couple of years I've been using the Core Temp utility and a desktop gadget to monitor the temperatures of my CPU cores. I've learned that once I see temperatures above 55 Celsius it's time to open up the case and do a bit of housecleaning to the clear dust from the fans and heat sinks.
Prior to upgrading to the Windows 8 release version via TechNet, my primary core was beginning to creep up toward the 55C level, so I was thinking about powering down and doing a clean-up. However, now that I've completed the installation of Windows 8 and my primary apps and utilities, I see that Core Temp (sans desktop gadget) is reporting temp levels ranging from 45-47C, with very occasional peaks around 50C.
While that doesn't really let me off the hook in terms of PC housekeeping, it does appear that Windows 8 is putting a fair bit less stress on the overall system. FWIW, I was previously running Windows 8 Developer Preview, but I didn't notice much difference between the operating temperature with that build and my previous config of Windows 7 SP1.
For the past couple of years I've been using the Core Temp utility and a desktop gadget to monitor the temperatures of my CPU cores. I've learned that once I see temperatures above 55 Celsius it's time to open up the case and do a bit of housecleaning to the clear dust from the fans and heat sinks.
Prior to upgrading to the Windows 8 release version via TechNet, my primary core was beginning to creep up toward the 55C level, so I was thinking about powering down and doing a clean-up. However, now that I've completed the installation of Windows 8 and my primary apps and utilities, I see that Core Temp (sans desktop gadget) is reporting temp levels ranging from 45-47C, with very occasional peaks around 50C.
While that doesn't really let me off the hook in terms of PC housekeeping, it does appear that Windows 8 is putting a fair bit less stress on the overall system. FWIW, I was previously running Windows 8 Developer Preview, but I didn't notice much difference between the operating temperature with that build and my previous config of Windows 7 SP1.
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- OS
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