[frickfrock999]

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Dual-Cor...8326770&sr=8-1

I'm thinking of picking this up, i'm getting about 35C idle right now, how much will they drop with a new 8500?

 

[meticadpa]

Idle temperatures? Hard to say. It depends on the amount of voltage, and the clock speeds you're running the CPUs at.

My E6750 ran hot as hell, but it was a badass overclocker (4GHz) whereas my E8500 ran 20C cooler, at 4.5GHz.

With my E8500, at stock, on a bad mount, I got 38C, at full load. Idle temperatures stayed around 5C above my ambient temperature.

 

[pioneerisloud]

Idle temps really don't mean much. And they also depend on ambient temperature, and how effective your cooling is (and thermal grease).

Your idle temps might go down 10*C, they might stay the same, they might even go up. It all depends.