CPU

There is no normal temperature, or fan speed as it depends on the specification of your installation. There are programs which the manufacturers' provide to show this information.

It depends on the CPU, the CPU core revision, the fan size, what kind of load it's under, and a few other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. But all that will get you is an operating range. There's no specific number it should run at.

and speed et al, and we may be able to provide the CPU mfr's info, which with some care you can do somewhat better than.

Each new CPU that Intel comes out with consumes more and more power [all converted to heat]. At least AMD dissipation went down when thet went from the 130 NM core to the 90 NM core, 86 plus watts, down to 67 watts. It gives us a fighting chance for good cooling.

Just so you know. Both Intel and AMD when testing their HSF that goes with a retail boxed CPU run the thermal test of the HSF with 40 C degree [104 F]ambient air in the vicinity of the HSF. Intel specifically provides a piece of paper saying the user should limit that to 38 C [100.4]. That'll give a CPU temp in the 63 C to 72 C temp range. Not so great, but a fact of life. One should strive to do much better.

Now I only use cases with a top exhaust fan and a side fan blowing room air directly on the HSF, plus extra intake and exhaust fans. My air near the heatsink is showing 86 F [30 C]. My SOYO monitor is showing 32 C for the CPU, but I can't believe that [too low, I think]. I plan to test with a remote sensor in a week or two when I change video cards.

You can buy substantially better HSF's, most are then much noisier. Even running at the high temps the retail HSF gives, the CPU should last until you are buying a new computer. This DOES NOT apply if you are overclocking.

Here is a link to an Intel page:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/default.asp

Select a family of processor and from that page click on a specific processor and faint when you see the Temps that they show, like 73C for many P4's.