AK wrote:
My computer was doing an image save of my hard drive to a second hard drive. (Gparted)

I have done that many times.

But I heard some unusual sounds coming from my computer case.

So I took off one of the side panels and could feel some heat that seemed uncharacteristically high.

I put a thermometer in and it read around 100 degrees F.

After the process, the temp went to around 80 degrees.

Do I need to be concerned?

Thanks,
Andy

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IMO, 100F / ~38C is ok.
50C is not ok.
I never put the side of the case on mine.
Everything has it's own fan.
Seven finger slicers in all
Plus liquid cooling for the CPU.