Core temps

stufflol · 8 May 2011 at 23:17

For an Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30ghz OC'd to 4.4k are these better than average core temps for idle? ( just wondering so I can turn my antec top fan off cuz its noisy as hell)

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stulid · 8 May 2011 at 23:18

Thats low, and I take it you took these at idle?

stufflol · 8 May 2011 at 23:19

yer just chrome,msn,skype running

Surveyor · 8 May 2011 at 23:26

stufflol said:
For an Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30ghz OC'd to 4.4k are these better than average core temps for idle? ( just wondering so I can turn my antec top fan off cuz its noisy as hell)

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Don't turn it off, turn it down.

If it's a tri-cool it will have 3 speed settings.

stulid · 8 May 2011 at 23:28

stufflol said:
yer just chrome,msn,skype running

So the top fan is louder than your GTX460? and the H50?

stufflol · 8 May 2011 at 23:29

yes it does have a 3 setting , its on the second atm still very loud tho

Joey1988 · 8 May 2011 at 23:31

My 2500k (stock, no OC) idles at:

38
31
38
36

Air cooling (A50 Heatsink).

Do mine seem a little high ?

Surveyor · 8 May 2011 at 23:34

Joey1988 said:
My 2500k (stock, no OC) idles at:

38
31
38
36

Air cooling (A50 Heatsink).

Do mine seem a little high ?

You only really need to worry about load temperatures.

My 2600K idles in the low 30's.

Surveyor · 8 May 2011 at 23:35

stufflol said:
yes it does have a 3 setting , its on the second atm still very loud tho

Then put it on low.

At least it will be moving some air.

Joey1988 · 8 May 2011 at 23:42

Surveyor said:
You only really need to worry about load temperatures.

My 2600K idles in the low 30's.

I'll keep an eye on it when I'm next gaming then.

I will be running it at 4.4ghz soon once I buy my new PSU so I hope the temps don't go too high.

I think maybe I made a mistake using the included thermal paste with my A50 ? I actually had some AS5 with me but decided to use the included A50 paste instead ...

My heatsink assembly didn't go very smoothly either, I reseated it like 3 times so the paste was a bit of a mess after all that faffing around...probably not evenly spread.

Maybe I'll wipe off the current paste and redo it with some AS5 instead when I install my new PSU.

stufflol · 8 May 2011 at 23:55

so what should it be with prime 95 running - blend , im getting 43c max

stulid · 8 May 2011 at 23:56

stufflol said:
so what should it be with prime 95 running - blend , im getting 43c max

Thats low dude, considering its at 4.4GHZ too, stop worrying and get Fragging

stufflol · 8 May 2011 at 23:59

what games do you play stulid?

stulid · 9 May 2011 at 00:02

stufflol said:
what games do you play stulid?

Anything and everything,

Crysis
Call of dutys
Medal of honours
Wolfenstein
Mirrors edge
Dead space 1+2
Batman Akrham Asylum
Bioshock 1+2
Fear 1+2
Mass effect 1+2
Metro 2033
Empire total war
Fallout 3 + new vegas
Supreme Commander
X3

I cant possibly list them all

I got so many its shocking.

Operation · 9 May 2011 at 00:03

Try intel burn test (max setting) at 4.4ghz. If your pc doesn't shut down, you're probably alright. It pushed mine to 71 degrees.

stufflol · 9 May 2011 at 00:04

no WOW or HoN

! , not gonna try that burn test dont wanna wreck my pc

stulid · 9 May 2011 at 00:05

stufflol said:
no WOW or HoN !

WoW is a childs game and beneath my PC abilities.

Surveyor · 9 May 2011 at 00:08

stufflol said:
so what should it be with prime 95 running - blend , im getting 43c max

That seems unbelievably low.

stufflol · 9 May 2011 at 00:15

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Got 3 fans and a corsair h50
its pretty cool

stulid · 9 May 2011 at 00:16

That seems spot on from the other results I have seen on the web and using your cooling.

Frag on.