Core 2 Duo E6300 question

[Quronos]

Hi,

Just installed my core 2 duo E6300, and according to my bios the CPU temp is in the 30 - 35 degree area. Thats not with windows installed yet, thats just me in the bios.

My heatsinc temp sensor is recording temps of about 35 degrees.

Can anyone tell me if this is normal?

 

[Quronos]

nice

gonna go install windows now i think

 

[Quronos]

Bit of an update

installed windows and got core temp beta 0.93 running.
(im new to core temp) and CPU temp readings are

Tjunction 85.0C
Core#0: 42C
Core#1: 42C

this is at idle.

when i was running SP2004 Orthos, temps were as high as 52C

this is not overclocked, just completely standard.

Heatsinc temp sensor records 32C

Is this normal?

 

[Quronos]

rite kids this is really confusing now

with SP2004 Orthos, temp readings were about 42C
but with speed fan, temps are about 30 C at idle

which one do i believe?

the speed fan's 30 C is closer to the temp of my heatsinc according to my probe

 

[Quronos]

OK gone back to the dual core Orthos and Core Temp, and at idle its giving temps of about 35 - 38C for both cores. When Orthos is putting stress on the processor and RAM, temps go to about 45 - 50C

Heatsinc probe is recording 28C

 

[Quronos]

well just booted up, and its idleing at 41C with the case door on.
No doubt if i take it off, temp will drop to 36C ish?!

Its also on the carpet at the mo, so hoping that might change when its on a desk.

Im just using a huge heat sinc with a fan strapped to it sucking the hot air out

 

[Quronos]

ok...cheers buddy


First dual core, so im kinda worrying a lil too much

 

[Quronos]

for some reason my idle temp has gone up to 42C

Tried a bit of OCing using the tuning program i got with my board and clocked it to 2.3 before it became unstable.

gonna try in the Bios soon, God knows where ill start cause last time im did some OCing with my AMD, i almost melted the chip. So hopefully If I can make head or tail of the OCing guide I can get 2.5 out of it!