CPU Temp check please

[Pepperami]

Hiya guys

Built my system, but im informed my CPU at idle might be running to hot?

its at 61-62 deg

The CPU is the Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

MoBo is an ASUS P5Q Pro Intel

CPU cooler is an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler

Artic Silver 5 compound had to be re-applied to this as I have a RAM Cooler that really obstructed the Fan on the Freezer 7, so I rotated the cooler head 90deg clockwise, I have an Antec 1200 with huge fan at the top, so it seemed a good choice!

The Artic Silver 5 Website said how to apply the stuff on the Quad CPU and I am sure i've done it correctly, could I have applied too much, making the gap to big, would this cause to high a temp?

The Bios Settings for the CPU Fan are default, and the Antec 1200 case has so many fans im sure it cant be lack of airflow!

Any advice or help appreciated please guys!

 

[Pepperami]

Thanks for the replies guys

The Bios is untouched with the fan settings, the Freezer 7 fan is running flat out at the moment but I will select the NORMAL profile see what happens

I will test the system tomorrow, the 61-62 reading was at startup in the Bios, so Windows 64bit ultimate hadnt even loaded, it was just idle

what should the temp be?

Should it make a difference is the coolers turned 90deg clockwise?

The pins are im sure pushed home fully, will too much Artic Silver 5 paste cause this?

I'll get a copy of CoreTemp and see what it reports, if one of the cores is higher is this insuffiecent paste or mebbe a dodgy CPU?

 

[Pepperami]

Ok guys, I will have a look tomorrow (Been building it at work or I would be looking now lol)

The Freezer 7 fan MIGHT be fightin the airflow..... the Antec 1200 draws in from the front, vents out the top and the back

The PSU is drawing air in and down? the fans on the top (Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050W) of the PSU, so I would have a fan drawing air down, and the CPU fan is trying to draw the air up

Mhhh confusin lol

I'll post here tomorrow after I've tried the CoreTemp Prog out, if the temps are all pretty even, I will replace the head on the CPU after redoing the Artic Siver 5 and see where we are then

Chris

 

[Pepperami]

Hiya guys,

Ok firstly YES I did clean off the pre-applied paste before putting on the artic Pro... but I noticed the face of the artic Freezer had some small pits in it, like craters, it would never have shown up unless I had cleaned it!

Is this ok? Do they usually have very small holes in them, or should I return it for a new one? (are there better units or is this one a decent cooler?)

I am about to use the coretemp proggy, nearly lunchtime lol, I will report back when I've given it a go... I'll power it up, enter the bios, give it 5 mins warmup time, then check the temp in the bios, boot windows, and run the coretemp to see where we are at

Chris

 

[Pepperami]

Extended Lunchtime lol

ok, powered up the PC, left it on for 5 mins in the BIOS mode, rebooted, entered bios, and the temp said 55

I noticed whilst powering up the machine first time, I watched the Artic Freezer fan, it spun, but it sort of sped up, then slowed down.... didnt know if this was right or not? at one point it looked almost stationary

I selected the CPU fan in the bios, and its on TURBO now, so hopefully this will keep the CPU cooler

Now, after booting windows, i ran the Coretemp program, with interesting results!!

The HIGHEST the 1st core got to was 24 and the others +/- 2 deg nothing major...... so..... is the BIOS Setting in deg F instead of deg C??

another thing worth noting as seen below.... ASUS PROBE program...

CPU 10 deg c??????

WTF lol

anyway, hopefully someone will tell me that the temps are ok and that I dont need to worry?

 

[Pepperami]

ok whats the best thing to use to load it??

I've heard of PRIME95 but never used it, whats it do..... i'll have a look for a download of it

 

[Pepperami]

Hiya guys

OK PC Is at home now, I will be changing systems in about an hour or so

I've DL Prime 64bit version, and I will install and run that overnight

Do I need to run the TORTURE Test Ive been hearing about?

if so, anyone give me some info on this and what I should be doing lol

Cheers

 

[Pepperami]

dont they just hehehehe

I was in a panic I tell u! I was sure i'd done it all right, then the 61deg reading

LOL

 

[Pepperami]

ok mate will do, back in a while let you know how it went...... or not back in a while in which case you'll know anyways LOL

 

[Pepperami]

will be a fair bit later now the missus has plans

LOL I will be back later tho, or early tomorrow, either way I will let you all know

 

[Pepperami]

Hiya Guys

Well im here, it survived lol

Had a LOT to do yesterday, so couldnt run the PRIME Test until this morning

I ran the basic test for 15 mins, temp on core 1 reached 50 max, core 2 49 max, and cores 3 & 4 never got above 48

I ran the torture test after a reboot/cooling session, left that going for an hour, and again, the top temp on core1 was 52 and he others never went beyond 50

Is that good?

 

[Pepperami]

Thanks again for all the help guys!!

Setter, got your email mate, I will be replying as soon as the inlaws have left LOL