E6300 Temps

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E6300 Temps (Now with Pics)

Running at 2.8GHz on a DS3R with Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Temps idle are around 51-52 and under load it goes up to about 70 max.

What would you guys recommend me doing? Voltage on CPU-Z says 1.408v. Seems pretty stable though with that voltage. Not quite sure about the temps though... I guess I could reduce the overclock and voltages a little. Obviously it's a x7 multiplier so should I go down to like 371 x 7 (2.6?).

Have to be cautious I guess, don't want my CPU frying lol.
 
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In most cases you do not need that much voltage at such a small overclock, as far as I'm aware all E6300 will do 400x7 out of the box with no modifications to the VCORE. Why not try using 1.2625v, and see what your temperatures are like then. Maybe after that you can get a nice tower HSF.
 
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In most cases you do not need that much voltage at such a small overclock, as far as I'm aware all E6300 will do 400x7 out of the box with no modifications to the VCORE. Why not try using 1.2625v, and see what your temperatures are like then. Maybe after that you can get a nice tower HSF.
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This can't be true, some won't overclock well at all. I don't doubt almost all E6300s can reach 2.8GHz but nearly all will require a bump in voltage, to reach 3G even more, I remember there were duff batches requiring ~1.5v to reach those sort of clocks.
 
How are you measuring those temps first off? Are you sure they're reliable?

Voltage actually makes very little difference to oc temps really, at most a couple of degrees.

My E4400 @ 3.4Ghz is 33-37 idle/55-60 load whether I've got 1.29v or 1.45v going through it. It's also only 1 or 2 degrees cooler,if that, when it's running at default volts and stock speeds.

Check you've seated the cooler properly and that you've applied the paste correctly, and also that your case ventilation is up to scratch. They are the most likely causes of hotter than you'd like temps.

Even the temps you mention are ok though, and as long as it's stable, I wouldn't worry. You're a long way still from the throttle point which is around 85c.
 
Well I dunno if it's stable, as usually I leave a few progs running overnight come back in the morning and it's restarted.
 
Well, that might be something to do with the cpu overclock, but then again it might not!

How are you measuring the temps then?
 
Mmm, that should be pretty accurate then.

I would check the CPU seating and also the thermal paste application.

What case is it, and with what ventilation (fans etc). Is the case in a warm part of the house? What are the temps like with the side panel removed?

The temps do seem a bit on the high side, especially if the pc keeps rebooting.
 
Hmm something weird, in the bios temps show as 36 however as soon as I get into windows, boom 55s now. I'm reducing the overclock to 372x7 (2.6) and check it out.
 
Bios temps are utter rubbish in most cases. Mine says my CPU is at 16c....

As I've already said, don't chase your tail over the voltage, it will make very little difference to your temps with a core2 chip.

Your heat problems lie elsewhere, most likely with your CPU cooler seating, your case/fans/location, your thermal paste, or a combination of all of the above!
 
Ok well what would you recommend me doing, I'm looking at buying a new case for under £60 in the future, as I'm currently running on a crappy x-blade. Then I may buy some new thermal paste? And hopefully seat it all correctly outside the case. Until then should I say, bring it down to almost stock settings so I don't run the risk of damaging the CPU.

Some of this perhaps? Arctic Ceramique Thermal Compound (2.7g)

Maybe get one of those Soprano cases or perhaps a Lian-Li PC-7 if I can stretch a little.
 
Well, the first thing I'd do is identify exactly what the problem is, before I spend ANY money!

I presume you've moved everything back to stock and checked what your temps are?

If you have, and they're still warm, as I expect they will be, then you can start to look at other things.

I'd check the CPU seating first, making sure it's in good contact with the CPU. You should be able to tell if it was from the state of the paste when you remove it. Also, check you've got the AC7 cooler pointing the right way for your case. Check their website for correct orientation for your particular circumstances.

Whilst you've got the cooler off, you need to properly clean the old thermal interface material off with a proper cleaner or isopropyl alcohol, and then reapply some compound (AS5 is good, but any applied properly should do the trick), and then see where you're at temps wise.

If still a problem, start looking at your case. Try taking the side panel off and see what happens to your temps then. If they go down, then the case airflow is your problem.

Once you've got temps you're happy with at stock settings, only then should you attempt another overclock. Having said that, you're unlikely to damage your CPU as they do shut down if they overheat, as you're finding.

Just logically and methodically go through the stuff above and you'll get nearer to where your problems are.

Any of the cases you mention will be good, but I'm not familiar with your case so can't comment if they'd be any better or not.
 
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Ok well once again I removed my heatsink/fan to check if there is any problems around there. All looks fine, I can tell the heatsink is in good contact with the CPU as the thermal paste looks like it's melted/stuck. I removed the old thermal paste just by wiping it off the heatsink and cpu and applied some new. Well I say new it's been sitting there for a while in a small sealed plastic bag. But I'm still facing the problem, I definately know now the heatsink is in position correctly and those things are all good as I heard the 2 clicks etc and it doesn't feel as though it's about to fall off.

As you said, I do naturally keep the side of my case off. There is one fan behind the back of the Heatsink bringing the airflow from the ACF7 out of the case itself. And there is a another 80mm fan at the bottom of the front side of the case hopefully bringing cool air into the case itself.

Here's some pictures I gathered which may help you, help me xD

Showing the CPU placed on the motherboard with the thermal paste on
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Showing the underside of the HSF
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The bios I set it to on the first boot
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Temperature results.
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And heres a quick video I did just showing around my case and the heatsink itself after installation. (3gp can be opened in Quicktime if you have it)
http://www.uploadyour.info/download.php?filename=mov0004831062.3gp
 
Wow, good work with all the info fella! I particularly liked the video!! :)

My only couple of comments at the moment are that there looks to be rather a lot of thermal compound on the cpu and the bottom of the heatsink? Looks like you're applying too much, judging by the excess compound squeezed out the sides on the cooler shot? You need to thoroughly clean the old stuff off with some Articlean or similar really, and then apply a tiny line of compound down the middle of the cpu. Check out the Arctic Cooling website for detailed instructions.

Also, one 80mm fan as an intake isn't that much really, and won't be helping cool the case. However, if you say those temps are with the case side panel off, then I'm not sure what's going on.

The bios stuff looked ok for your overclock, but what are the temps when it's back down at stock FSB and voltage etc?

Is the room the pc is in very warm? What are the ambient temps?
 
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I'd just like to say thanks for all the info so far Tooks, anyway I have a reply to your questions.

It didn't really make a difference when I brought it back down to stock maybe 1 or 2 degrees less :\! Mind you like you said about the ambient temps, I guess it's in a reasonably warm room I don't have a thermometer or anything but I guess it could be around 20 degrees?

Right now I'm out of thermal paste so I'm gonna make an order on overclockers, I guess that's the right thing to do.

Some of this perhaps? Akasa TIM Clean CPU & Heatsink Cleaner
And a fresh lot of thermal? Arctic Cooling MX-1 Thermal Compound

For the moment I guess I'll just have to stick with it!
 
Yep, that's what I'd try next. A good clean and some new compound.

The stuff you're buying is fine I reckon!

No problem re the help! :)
 
Well good news. My order has just been shipped today and will arrive tommorrow heres whats on the list:

£3.99 x 1 - Arctic Cooling MX-1 Thermal Compound
£4.00 x 1 - Akasa TIM Clean CPU & Heatsink Cleaner
£15.99 x 1 - Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan (EHE)
£0.01 x 2 - OcUK Limited Edition Icybox Multipurpose Lan Bag
£25.99 x 1 - Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU

Looking forward to the delta :D Never thought I'd pay that for a fan rofl. I wanna get some serious cooling done so I couldn't give it a miss and just so know one could say, "well, your cooling in your case probably isn't good enough" :D
 
Dunno whats going on with they temps i got my cpu at 2.8ghz on stock cooler that was an E6300 stock volts but case is an akasa eclipse and they are realy good it never went over 62 load with stock.
 
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