dodgy chip or motherboard HIGH TEMPS

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 09:23

hi there
have recently got a cheap chip and a motherboard for a computer for someone else in my family to use.

it is a q6600
and the motherboard is an intel DQ45CB

the chip is running at 2.4ghz and 1.2 volts.

BUT THE TEMPS
45 idle to begin with. creeps up to about 70/80 idle sometimes :eek:

ive tried 3 different coolers but no avail. would this be a dodgy chip or board?

Hagar · 6 Apr 2016 at 10:46

Sounds like poor airflow in the case. Try with side panel off, room fan blowing into side, to check.

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 11:02

nkata said:
Sounds like poor airflow in the case. Try with side panel off, room fan blowing into side, to check.

sorry forgot to say. it was with the side panel off on a table so plenty of air flow.

have tried few different kinds of pastes.
3 coolers including a h55 an antec cooler and a low profile cooler.

all temps just creep up and level off about 80

it only goes to 82 on full load also so its basically doing load temps on idle aswell.

1 front and 1 exhaust fan.

tribz · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:09

Stock intel cooler?

I've a little server that runs quite warm at idle also. Doesnt seem to cause any problems and I'll probably redo the TIM at some point but I'm not expecting the temps to come down that much.

joeyjojo · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:12

So the idle temps start at 45 and rise to 80 ish?

What's the clock speed and CPU usage at idle? Also get a second opinion on that temp measurement - I'd recommend Realtemp. You might need to use an older version.

8 Pack · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:38

Use Core temp for monitoring this stuff.

Are you using onboard IGPU or discreet solution as obviously IGPU is adding to the heat load a lot.

tribz · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:44

In my servers case, RealTemp gives me the same temps also. Q6600 doesn't have a built in GPU ??

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:46

tribz said:
In my servers case, RealTemp gives me the same temps also. Q6600 doesn't have a built in GPU ??

the chipset has a build in graphics thing. it can display using the dvi on the motherboard.

using a powerless r7 250 for my card

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:47

8 Pack said:
Use Core temp for monitoring this stuff.

Are you using onboard IGPU or discreet solution as obviously IGPU is adding to the heat load a lot.

using a r7 250 sapphire. its a powerless card. it sits quite low temps for what it is

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:49

joeyjojo said:
So the idle temps start at 45 and rise to 80 ish?

What's the clock speed and CPU usage at idle? Also get a second opinion on that temp measurement - I'd recommend Realtemp. You might need to use an older version.

yeah starts around that and raises
it sits 1 2.4ghz the whole time. it sits about 20-30 at idle.

I can put it under full load in cinebench and aida 64 and it will still be the same temps as it does idle

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:52

tribz said:
Stock intel cooler?

I've a little server that runs quite warm at idle also. Doesnt seem to cause any problems and I'll probably redo the TIM at some point but I'm not expecting the temps to come down that much.

currently an akasa k25 low profile cooler. have had a old corsair h55 on it which tamed my old amd phenom x4 940 overclocked so yeah.

joeyjojo · 6 Apr 2016 at 12:54

cully4299 said:
yeah starts around that and raises
it sits 1 2.4ghz the whole time. it sits about 20-30 at idle.

I can put it under full load in cinebench and aida 64 and it will still be the same temps as it does idle

And what's the CPU usage at "idle"? It sounds like something is swamping the processor at all times if the temps are the same in Cinebench as doing nothing.

Process Explorer is quite handy for this sort of thing. See if anything is using loads of CPU.

Also just for info what's the OS?

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 13:40

joeyjojo said:
And what's the CPU usage at "idle"? It sounds like something is swamping the processor at all times if the temps are the same in Cinebench as doing nothing.

Process Explorer is quite handy for this sort of thing. See if anything is using loads of CPU.

Also just for info what's the OS?

sorry thought replied to that one. its 10-20% so its not overly high.
windows 10 pro 64bit

jigger · 6 Apr 2016 at 14:57

You probably have a Q6600 B3. Those do run really hot and have very irregular heat spreaders so it's difficult to get good interface with the heat sink. Lapping would probably help a lot.

Diagro · 6 Apr 2016 at 15:23

yea those Q6600's were terrible.

Give it a good lapping.

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 17:17

jigger said:
You probably have a Q6600 B3. Those do run really hot and have very irregular heat spreaders so it's difficult to get good interface with the heat sink. Lapping would probably help a lot.

q6600 slacr malay

cully4299 · 6 Apr 2016 at 17:23

could someone check my bios config if i send a few pictures to them or guide me through.

joeyjojo · 6 Apr 2016 at 20:10

cully4299 said:
q6600 slacr malay

SLACR is G0 so that's the better one.

What does the CPU temp say in the BIOS?

almoststew1990 · 6 Apr 2016 at 20:25

Sometimes the max temp will be exactly double the current temp, always, when using HWMonitor (and possibly others). Make sure you only lpokt at the "value" column if this is the case!

cully4299 · 7 Apr 2016 at 09:16

almoststew1990 said:
Sometimes the max temp will be exactly double the current temp, always, when using HWMonitor (and possibly others). Make sure you only lpokt at the "value" column if this is the case!

going to try a reinstall of the OS later and programs again and try a few different tempature gauges and see what is happening