Fenrir PC Temps

Nocky24 · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:00

With the fenrir on my q9550 I filled in the small groves near the heatpipes with some tim first and used the line method on the cpu. Worked a treat (and still is).

Assassin_012 · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:28

lol..wasnt in time to read all the comments but...

i basically blobbed a square shape onto the middle pipes on my fenrir (since i didnt know where they would meet and howd it would spread) ....

reseated the fenrir..(took me dang ages just to bloody screw it on my mobo) =(

stess tested it for 10mins and:

better temps now =) ...so wat u guys think?

is it good enough? or do i have to reseat it again?

SeraphX · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:55

around 65 seems a lot better, still thats loads of heat from a stock intel chip lol

Kouba · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:57

Hmmm, I had same temps as you on my Q6600 G0 with stock fan.

A fenrir surely should be giving you a max of 60!

Stop It Rawr · 16 Jan 2011 at 21:07

Assassin_012 could you run CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html and take a screenshot of it when you're using Prime?

While you have nicely improved your temps, for a Fenrir at stock that is still mighty hot, so I'm hoping SANDRA was wrong and the Vcore is a bit high.

bifday2k · 16 Jan 2011 at 21:10

On the old core2's maybe, the I7's are hot chips, and the Fenrir is'nt the best cooler for them to be brutally honest.

That being said the new temps you are getting are a lot better then before, so no need to re-seat.

Assassin_012 · 16 Jan 2011 at 21:16

Stop It Rawr said:
Assassin_012 could you run CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html and take a screenshot of it when you're using Prime?

While you have nicely improved your temps, for a Fenrir at stock that is still mighty hot, so I'm hoping SANDRA was wrong and the Vcore is a bit high.

erm..like this?

Stop It Rawr · 16 Jan 2011 at 21:25

Yep, that's a perfect Vcore for the i7 930.

I know it may sound silly but is the Fenrir flush with the CPU and making good contact? There isn't any play if you gently try to push the cooler against the chip (be very careful trying this).

That said, a quick look round the internets shows that the i7 930 gets very, very hot, even at stock. If it is is warm in your room then the temps may be perfectly normal. I would say though, as long as it is stable I wouldn't worry too much, especially as you have got the temps down by around 15degrees!

bifday2k · 16 Jan 2011 at 21:29

1.232v may be the stock the mobo is giving the chip for stock speeds, but you could easily get that lowered to well below 1.2, closer to 1.1, but would mean tweaking and testing though.

Assassin_012 · 16 Jan 2011 at 21:35

Stop It Rawr said:
Yep, that's a perfect Vcore for the i7 930.

I know it may sound silly but is the Fenrir flush with the CPU and making good contact? There isn't any play if you gently try to push the cooler against the chip (be very careful trying this).

That said, a quick look round the internets shows that the i7 930 gets very, very hot, even at stock. If it is is warm in your room then the temps may be perfectly normal. I would say though, as long as it is stable I wouldn't worry too much, especially as you have got the temps down by around 15degrees!

lol....yh i did push the fenrir quite hard down..i think..since i tried getting the screws that fell outta my hand xD..so i had to hold the fenrir steady as i could and in place.

but...if it was pushed gently onto my cpu....wouldnt the screws fix that? since i have to screw them on tight. (encase the fenrir falls off lol

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this would tighten the fenrir against the CPU wouldnt it?

im guessing my room temp is normal lol...but i did turn on the heating =/
so might be that =/

but i feel COLD?!? lol xD

but thanks for everyones help =)

im guessing i should stick with this? and in future if temps heat up more..il reseat yh?

BigBruiserAl · 17 Jan 2011 at 00:04

Assassin_012 said:
im guessing i should stick with this? and in future if temps heat up more..il reseat yh?

Just a question as it your hardware your money, why are you not listening to the more experinced users that have done this many times?

I would not like to have that pc in the summer time if that stock settings aswell. No offence intended

Assassin_012 · 17 Jan 2011 at 00:33

BigBruiserAl said:
Just a question as it your hardware your money, why are you not listening to the more experinced users that have done this many times?

I would not like to have that pc in the summer time if that stock settings aswell. No offence intended

im listening to everyone lol...

just that ....i cannot understand what some of you guys want me to do. =/

e.g. the guide? yh it shows me three methods..but which 1 do ya want me to use? 0.0 *confused*

just want straight answers.... so that i dont have to think around tryin to find what that sentence means =/

so your suggesting i should reseat it? again? or not? ...

bifday2k · 17 Jan 2011 at 04:22

Assassin_012, do you know where in the bios to change the vcore? If yes i suggest that u turn it to manual, from auto, and start lowering it, after every time u lower, boot up and test with prime for 15 mins.

Only run prime for long periods, when u need to test for full stability, but at first we need to find the lowest the pc will boot with.

If you are not sure how to do this, please ask and one of us will guide you through it better.

On a side note, my rig below, is currently at stock and when i load it up, my volts are about the same as urs (1.224v), i hav'nt bothered lowering the vcore on it, as its rarely loaded up atm. Temps are just touching 50c, but thats due to watercooling.

So the temps after your current reseat, are totally fine, you don't have to do it again at all.

Assassin_012 · 17 Jan 2011 at 08:59

bifday2k said:
Assassin_012, do you know where in the bios to change the vcore? If yes i suggest that u turn it to manual, from auto, and start lowering it, after every time u lower, boot up and test with prime for 15 mins.

Only run prime for long periods, when u need to test for full stability, but at first we need to find the lowest the pc will boot with.

If you are not sure how to do this, please ask and one of us will guide you through it better......

messing with the voltages?

wouldnt that be like overclocking? 0.0?

Orcvader · 17 Jan 2011 at 12:49

Nope, you'll be undervolting. This will help keep the chip cooler and give it a longer lifespan.

Loque · 17 Jan 2011 at 14:23

Assassin_012 said:
e.g. the guide? yh it shows me three methods..but which 1 do ya want me to use? 0.0 *confused*

no offence mate, but if you read the guide properly, it tells you which method is recommended to use.

Assassin_012 · 17 Jan 2011 at 18:11

Orcvader said:
Nope, you'll be undervolting. This will help keep the chip cooler and give it a longer lifespan.

i c ... but..wouldnt that inpact on my computers performance?

Loque said:
no offence mate, but if you read the guide properly, it tells you which method is recommended to use.

*pasted from the guide*

"As with anything, the results are relevant to the product and methods used. Use these methods as a starting point, and make your own refinements from there to achieve the best performance possible. "

im suppose to choose the method which is best ...wheres it say it recommends?

bifday2k · 17 Jan 2011 at 21:49

Assassin_012 said:
messing with the voltages?

wouldnt that be like overclocking? 0.0?

Nah overclocking comes when you change multipliers, baseclock type stuff. Yes then you generally change the vcore, but upwards when things become unstable.

The method im wanting you to try is called undervolting, as it will aid in keeping the cpu cooler. We are not gonna be touching the cpu speed at all.

The reason why myself, and others know this can be done, is we have done it in the past, and we know the motherboards on auto vcore will give more then is needed.

As an example your motherboard is giving your cpu 1.232 under load at stock speeds, as u can tell from me sig, thats not to far off the volts i need for 4ghz.

So if we undervolt (reduce) the vcore for your cpu, it will allow for cooler temps, but still be 100% stable and safe.

For a quick test for me, can you go into the bios, take vcore off auto and change it to manual, below that should then show the vcore, and allow you to adujust it up or down with the +/- keys on ur numberpad.

Can u put the vcore to 1.2v then hit F10 to save and exit the bios, let windows boot up, and then run prime95 for 15 mins, taking a screen shot of both core temp and cpu-z.

Do not worry, and any stage you can re-enter the bios, and put vcore back onto auto, and it will be like nothing has ever happened.

Assassin_012 · 18 Jan 2011 at 19:24

bifday2k said:
snip ....

i did what u said.

although. i couldnt find how to turn off 'auto' for Vcore ...i used the +/- keys to reduce it to 1.2000v (so im guessing that done the trick?) =/

well..i left it testing..you said 15mins...but i was afk. xD (so it went to 30mins)

im not sure if this is right though =/ it says on CPU-Z ..1.136v...

wasnt it suppose to be 1.2v? since i reduced the Vcore.

bifday2k · 19 Jan 2011 at 02:22

What happens when u set the vcore to say 1.2v, and when its loaded and shows something totally different is called vdroop don't worry its normal.

You can combat this by turning on Load Line Callibration (LLC), which allows the volts to be more stable. But not fully needed really.

So it ran for 30mins with no crashes or errors, with the cpu only getting 1.136v, good i was planing on getting u to go lower anyways.

We could go for lesser volts, but from looking at the temps, they have dropped quite dramatically just from that 1 little tweak, so id personally say leave it at that.

You can read up on how to undervolt/overclock, same process but in either direction up/down. So that u can get used to the terminology, and your own bios.

So basicly don't worry, you have done your first vcore tweak, congrats.