I've ordered an i5 3550 for my new build, and atm i've not asked for anything other than stock cooling.
Reading around though, i've seen varying temperatures reported but quite common are figures around 40°C at Idle and up to 95°C at load (usually under stress test) - with around 70°C coming up now and then for the odd game (not many people seem to mention gaming temps).
I understand it's just stock cooling but these seem to be a little high to me, and i've seen plenty of the "Ivy Bridge runs hotter" stuff, whether OC'ing or not.
Has anyone got any experience? Preferably just with i5 Ivy Bridge (maybe the new i3 Ivy Bridges or i7 Ivy Bridges) with stock clocks and cooling. And has anyone found their typical temps have dropped a little after a bit of use?
If i'm quick, i may be able to amend and add one of these:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coole...m3plus-am3-am2
It's on sale atm and reviews are pretty good for the price range - the only negatives being heavy overclocks aren't really on the cards, but i'm not overclocking at all.
The rest of the new system's listed on the left, and ideally i'd like plenty of good gaming for a few years. So the last thing i want is to run the CPU ragged when i could temper it for just over a tenner and have it all included within the 3XS warranty.