E6600 and Asus P5W temps wrong??

Carbine

Carbine

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Currently have a e6600 running prime stable at 3.4Ghz @ 380x9, 1.4v. using an Asus P5W Dh Deluxe flashed to bios 1101 together with Gskill 2Gb HZ6400 ram.

Now heres my question:

According to my Asus AI Booster and the BIOS, my temp at idle is around 40c idle and almost 55-60c at full load...

CPU is cooled using Swiftech G4, D5, TC HE120.3, Fass o'matic res with Masterkleer 7/16 Tubing.

IMO this temp seems rather high and i heard Conroes produce less heat than the X2... does this seem high for you or is this ok??

I've tried reseating the block and turning the D5 on gih but still makes no difference.

Help?

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Edit: System/mobo temp is oddly high too... room temps around 25c
 
Hi mate,

I have a similar problem different setup (air cooling) i have a 6400/DS3/Geil 6400 Mem and with a scythe ninja i was getting idle temps around 50 and load 60-65 degrees!! Originally load of 70+ degrees :eek: until i reseated the ninja. I thought my ninja was faulty so went and bought a Arctic cooling freezer pro and this gives me similar temps. Both these coolers have different fixing methods and i cant believe i am at fault and screwed both up!!

I am beggining to think my cpu has a really bad IHS that has bad contact with the cores? Maybe yours is the same?

Cheers,
Hugest
 
Carbine, try downloading and using 'Coretemp', to get an accurate temp for both cores of your CPU.

There isn't much wrong with your reported temps though, and if you're not careful you'll be chasing rainbows and buying new heatsinks like the other poster! ;)

At the end of the day, although the Conroe is more efficient thermally than an X2 or similar, it's not massively so. You've overclocked your CPU from 2.4 to 3.4Ghz, so it will be running a lot hotter than stock!! It's doing a lot of 'work' at that speed, and that creates heat - you can't change that.

Try lowering your voltage if you can though, as with my setup, the lower the voltage, the lower the temp. If not, don't worry about it, just get on and use it.

I'll always maintain that trying to compare your temps to others is a mad thing to do, and will lose you sleep! ;) (it did me anyway, as I tried to match others reported temps!)

Main thing is, is it stable...
 
Tooks,

There isn't much wrong with your reported temps though, and if you're not careful you'll be chasing rainbows and buying new heatsinks like the other poster!
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Chasing rainbows? Nearly every poster with a similar setup to me has posted temps 10-15 degreees C lower at ilde and load? Thats not rainbows that appears to be the norm which mine and carbine appear to differ from the norm.

I'll always maintain that trying to compare your temps to others is a mad thing to do, and will lose you sleep! (it did me anyway, as I tried to match others reported temps!)
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Indeed i gave up on this a long time ago way before my conroe rig. However in the past i have always been close to other peoples temps a few degrees. 10-15 degrees to me points to something seriously wrong.

Try lowering your voltage if you can though, as with my setup, the lower the voltage, the lower the temp. If not, don't worry about it, just get on and use it.
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Ive given up and I am now ignoring temps and I am concentrating on just getting it stable. Seems ok at default voltage at 3.3Ghz now though :) Temps in the low 60's at full LOAD! :eek:

Cheers,
Hugest
 
Good! :)

I think there are issues with some of these Asus boards regarding reported temps though.

Did you try Coretemp?

Link below if it helps.

http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137

Also, have a read of this regarding comparing temps.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/index04.asp

Low 60's is ok at full load.

My Asus board reports very high temps via the bios and programs that use it to report temps etc. Coretemp tells a more realistic story though. I'm hoping future bios updates might fix it, but my system is stable so I'm not worrying.
 
Coretemp references TCaseMax (Tc-max) It was originally designed for mobile CPU's with a higher TCaseMax.

The temperature is calculated: 'Core Temp = TCaseMax - Delta'

Say that delta is 20C with Tc-max = 85C

Temp reading = 85-20 = 65C

If say Tc-max is 60C

Temp reading = 60-20 = 40C

As far as I can see the TCaseMax for the E6600 C2D is 60.1C, not the 85C Coretemp reports. The designer is looking at it, so it may be nothing.



More detail.
 
Sorry with the late reply guys... and yep i have tried Core Temp.

Both cores at around 62c and thats idling.

I too think its a dodgey IHS but i'm unsure.

Searching a bit more, i reset my overclock back to default settings with default vcore but it didn't seem to make much of a difference.. about 37-40 idle and 51-60 load
 
But there is a big difference between 37-40 idle and 62 idle isn't there?

Are you sure everything is 'A OK' with your cooling setup? No kinks in the tubes, dust filled rad etc etc?

At stock, your temps look ok to me, but they do seem high with your overclock.

So, I'd conclude that your cooling is being overwhelmed, and it just can't shift the extra heat generated by your overclock?

Or, as you suspect, something is amiss with the CPU maybe?
 
I know it's no help. but for reference, same system as yours.

2.4GHZ, 1.325v, Stock air. 23C Idle, 34C (44C core) Load


3.6GHz, 1.5v. 33C Idle, 46C (55C core) Load
 
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