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wannabemixer

wannabemixer

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so my temps are 40 to 43 in idle my cpu cooler is on the higest fan speed and i have the haf x case 2 top fans blowing up and the front fan blowing in the case and the fan on the back blowing out and the side fan blowing in to the graphics cards and the drive bay fan blowing in the midle of the graphics cards
got sli 460 so is the temps good or what is wrong?
 
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An i7 what?

There are Socket 1155, 1156 and 1366 i7's.

Is the CPU overclocked?

What are the load temps? These are the most important.
 
ok so the first run i got an error but i heard you get errors sometimes so i did it again ran it for 7 min and this are the temps

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I'll admit it isn't brilliant but for that particular cooler it isn't bad either. I've had one and it doesn't perform that well.

What thermal compound are you using and what fans? The two originals?

If you want better performance the Silver Arrow is the way forward.
 
While the U12 isnt the best cooler these days it still holds its own.
I have one on the setup in my sig and it tops out at 79-80 full tilt :eek:
So while the like of the D14 will smash it to bits its still "good enough".
 
I have this cooler with my i7-920 and my idle temps are between 30 and 40 depending on average temperature, which is a bit higher than most people get I think. Unfortunately it doesn't perform as well for me as the average results I saw in reviews and such (despite two re-seating attempts) but it still keeps it below 80 C when doing x264 encoding in the pretty warm weather we're getting now (OK, not today :p). Trying for 4 GHz is out of the question in the summer though, for me. I didn't buy it for raw performance though, I got it for being very quiet yet still a good performer, and it's great in that regard.

I'm likely to upgrade to an i7-2600K soon (only cos it'll be free) and I'll definitely get a better cooler then. Might even go water, I'll have to investigate.
 
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I'll admit it isn't brilliant but for that particular cooler it isn't bad either. I've had one and it doesn't perform that well.

What thermal compound are you using and what fans? The two originals?

If you want better performance the Silver Arrow is the way forward.
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I use the orginal fan and i am à noob so i dont know how to change cooler and the thermal paste i dont know but u think am fine if i want to oc to like 3.8 ghz?
 
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I use the orginal fan and i am à noob so i dont know how to change cooler and the thermal paste i dont know but u think am fine if i want to oc to like 3.8 ghz?
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I guess you use (or the person who installed it) used the included stuff then.

It all depends on how good your CPU is at overclocking, if it is a good or average batch then I think 3.8GHz is a good goal. If it is a bad batch and doesn't clock well then you may run into the coolers limit.

The only proper way to tell is to get clocking and see how it goes!

Use Prime95 Blend and LinX All Memory runs (http://www.youwatched.com/datajay/linx(0.64).zip). I usually do 30 minutes of LinX All Memory first and then 60 Minutes Prime95 Blend. If it passes those two then it is likely stable enough to either increase the clock speed or decrease the voltage. They find errors in different ways, so this is why I'm suggesting to start with short bursts of one before the other. Once you reach your goal then start to do longer runs of each which will show if it is stable or not. The standard is 8 hours Prime95 but I tend to do 12 Hours Prime 95 Blend after completing 100 runs of LinX All memory.

Not sure what your overclocking knowledge is like, but there is a good guide here: http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html that will run you through the basics.
 
The Clunk guides are good as I linked above.

There is an element of risk to anything that takes a product outside of the manufacturer's specifications, however the older i7s like your 920 are very tough so as long as you keep the voltages to safe limits (sub 1.35v) there is next to no chance of damaging anything. I've yet to see anyone kill a CPU using that sort of voltage.

If you run into any problems and the system won't boot, power off, pull the power cord, clear the CMOS, either through the jumper/button or removing the battery for a few minutes and it should boot again. If you get to a stable overclock I'd suggest saving the settings as an overclocking profile, most boards offer this function. That way if you have to clear your CMOS for what ever reason then your stable settings are safe. Just remember that if you update the BIOS you'll lose everything in most cases, including your OC Profiles/Settings, which is why it often pays to update to the latest stable BIOS first.
 
will have 511 pound at the 27th what should i upgrade in my pc to get most fps in games? got i7 920 oc to 3.8 ghz mobo p6x58d-e 2 gtx 460 sli and the 2nd card is at the x16 @ x8 slot and 6gb ram 1600 mhz running at 1451 mhz

when using asus ai suite and pc probe the temp is at 31C idle and in core temp real temp and hwmonitor its 43C and in bios it shows 31c WHAT is the correct one?
 
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Temps seem fine, anything sub 80 is fine. Even sub 90 I've had no problems. Depending on the voltage required you could do 4GHz.

As for the idle temp etc, HWMonitor was likely using a different probe. Personally I'd trust HWMonitor and go off the four individual core temps.

With regards to upgrades, I think an i7 920 overclocked is more than sufficent at the moment, I'd see what bulldozer brings. If you really want to spend, upgrade your GPUs. Although depending on your monitor resolution, it might not be required. Pays to check what in-game FPS you are getting using something like FRAPs.
 
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