CPU Too Hot?

furnace · 5 Jan 2007 at 23:18

Hi,

I have a Core 2 Duo (E6300) running at stock (1.8Ghz) with an Arcic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, with fan on contstant full speed.

I was wondering if these temps are OK, using Intel TAT

At Idle:
CPU 0: 40 - 42 (fluctuating)
CPU 1: 39 (stable)

Full Load:
CPU 0: 55-56 (fluctuating, possibly creeping higher)
CPU 1: 53-54 (as above)

Are those temps OK? They seem a little high... Do you think I should reseat my heatsink?

I will be overclocking to approx 3ghz hopefully, so would like them to be a good temperature. What kind of temps should I be aiming for before I consider overclocking?

furnace · 5 Jan 2007 at 23:41

Sorry forgot to mention..!

I'm using Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, which is constantly on full fan speed. Are they still ok bearing that in mind? :confused:

furnace · 6 Jan 2007 at 00:41

Ah okay. You recommend I reseat the HSF? What method did you use to apply the paste?

furnace · 6 Jan 2007 at 09:37

Well this morning I'm running Orthos which (under task manager->performance) has both CPU's under 100% workload for 6 minutes now.

But now in TAT the full load temps are:
CPU 0: 50
CPU 1: 48

EDIT: TAT always manages to get the load temps up higher if I use that to increase the workload instead of Orthos...
CPU 0: 55
CPU 1: 53 (both seem stable and not going up much higher)

Ambient case temp of 28'c

I've reseated the heatsink already... are these temps OK to overclock on? :confused:

I just need reassurance