Mac Pro operating temps

hello,
i just got home form college for break. i store my mac pro in the basement at home. its very very cold down there. im afraid to run the machine form cold. i realize that apple says operation temp is 50 degrees min. at the moment its 61 here. is it ok to run my machine w/o putting too much stress? bc i realize as soon as i turn on the tem goes to 80+ and 99~ inside. is this healthy? please let me know.
God Bless
merry christmas

Basically you need to have the COMPUTER at 50 or above. It's mainly to keep the condensation from forming and shorting something out or the hardware inside from expanding too fast and breaking/cracking from heating up too quick.
It's the worst case scenario but why take the chance. It mainly depends on the humidity. If your in a dry State then not too big an issue but if your in the NW or SE then could be a problem.
Next time when you first get home just bring the computer upstairs and by the time you get things situated it should have warmed up enough.
Enjoy your stay....

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