Q6600 running too hot

Pneumonic · 19 Dec 2008 at 09:29

Crgwal said:
i get 62c at 3ghz with my q6600 g0 stepping

corev 1.47.....

Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler

help

Thats a lot of vcore for a 3ghz clock... do you really need that much... I would imagine that 1.35v load vcore should be enough

EvilOne · 19 Dec 2008 at 09:31

I have 3.5 at 1.4v, so that volts does look a little high (but the temps look good for that much voltage lol).

snappyfish · 19 Dec 2008 at 09:50

Way to Hot or Not???

Hiya i have a new Rig:

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Zalman ZM600-HP Heatpipe Cooled 600W Modular PSU
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5

My CPU temperature was just over 74c The Asus AI probe software gave me the warning?? I'm using the original stock cooler all fans are working in bios everything is at "defaults"

Any ideas???

Pneumonic · 19 Dec 2008 at 10:01

install coretemp and prime95, run a small ffts test and take the coretemp readings

Shash · 19 Dec 2008 at 10:41

Mine hits 70 on a hot day with a 3.4ghz overclock, which is annoying considering I have a TR-120 extreme with a noctua strapped to it (I've reseated it to double check I wasn't hallucinating, only 1.45v too. I built another machine with an Arctic Freezer pro because it was on a tighter budget with a q6600 and that thing practically screams if I overclock it at all! I don't seem to have too much luck with this! On the plus side my q6600 doesn't give me any problems, been running it where it peaks ~70ish on prime loads for over a year without instability to speak of

Crgwal · 19 Dec 2008 at 14:42

Pneumonic said:
Thats a lot of vcore for a 3ghz clock... do you really need that much... I would imagine that 1.35v load vcore should be enough

Yeah i cant get it stable with a lower voltage, even with the ram at 2.2v under clocked..

Having probs....will phone tech support today

Mattus · 21 Dec 2008 at 19:53

gary_0928 said:
My CPU temperature was just over 74c The Asus AI probe software gave me the warning?? I'm using the original stock cooler all fans are working in bios everything is at "defaults"

Is that idle or load? If it's load, 74c wouldn't surprise me with a quad and the stock cooler. These are hot chips. If it's idle, looks like you need to refit the heatsink.

riddlermarc · 22 Dec 2008 at 10:13

What would be a good (cheapish) cooler to replace the stock one on a Q6600? Mine runs around the low 60c when running two BOINC clients and it goes through the roof if I try to run four clients.

Also, my chipset is showing around 51c - is this okay or too much? Can I trust Smart Guardian to report correct temperatures?

!TIMMY! · 22 Dec 2008 at 15:45

The Arctic Freezer Pro is pretty cheap and quiet.

I think Smart Guardian displays the same temps as the bios (you got a DFI mobo?).

riddlermarc · 23 Dec 2008 at 10:36

!TIMMY! said:
The Arctic Freezer Pro is pretty cheap and quiet.

I think Smart Guardian displays the same temps as the bios (you got a DFI mobo?).

Cool, thanks for that.. and yes, I have a DFI BIP35-T2R "Blood Iron" - any way to cool down the chipset further, seems a little hot right now?

snappyfish · 6 Jan 2009 at 18:16

Pneumonic said:
install coretemp and prime95, run a small ffts test and take the coretemp readings

Hiya sorry back to this have been busy didn't get time to test - But now i have installed Coretemp and prime95 and run a small ffts test as above:

setter · 6 Jan 2009 at 18:27

gary_0928 said:
Hiya sorry back to this have been busy didn't get time to test - But now i have installed Coretemp and prime95 and run a small ffts test as above:

Those are way to high, what speed is your cpu at, and what cooler are you using.

snappyfish · 6 Jan 2009 at 18:31

setter said:
Those are way to high, what speed is your cpu at, and what cooler are you using.

all stock speed Q6600 @ 2.4 stock cooler. it idles at 29-34 but shoots up way to high after 3 mins testing so i turned off testing. :mad:

Alex R · 6 Jan 2009 at 18:37

Seems to me to be your cooling isn't working - just to state the bleeding obvious! Have you re-seated the CPU cooler? How is the cooler being controlled? Auto in BIOS? Are there thresholds that need to be set in BIOS?

snappyfish · 6 Jan 2009 at 19:07

Alex R said:
Seems to me to be your cooling isn't working - just to state the bleeding obvious! Have you re-seated the CPU cooler? How is the cooler being controlled? Auto in BIOS? Are there thresholds that need to be set in BIOS?

Yes have tried re-seating the cpu cooler its on and running at 2109rpm? In bios its all at Fail safe defaults at the moment!

setter · 6 Jan 2009 at 19:14

Personally id ditch the stock cooler and replace it with one of theese.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...oling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

Apart from yourtemps being very high, you also have a large variation in temps across the cores, there will always be a bit of difference on any quad, but a badly mounted heatsink or a cpu surface that isnt totally flat can also cause this.

Ben643 · 6 Jan 2009 at 19:20

I had this problem when I first got mine too... I didn't realise that less was more with the thermal paste. Took it all off, reapplied the thermal paste and the temps are acceptable now

snappyfish · 6 Jan 2009 at 19:23

Ben643 said:
I had this problem when I first got mine too... I didn't realise that less was more with the thermal paste. Took it all off, reapplied the thermal paste and the temps are acceptable now

Whats was your temps?

snappyfish · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:05

gary_0928 said:
Yes have tried re-seating the cpu cooler its on and running at 2109rpm? In bios its all at Fail safe defaults at the moment!

Ok i have re-seated the CPU cooler and it seemed to be correct although now under a 9 minute Prime95 test all my core temps are running between 50-54 is this acceptable?

setter · 6 Jan 2009 at 22:55

Certainly a lot better, if you ever decide to overclock, ditch the stock cooler as it's not suited at all. Nice temp drop all the same