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New to this board so start first by saying hello 
Just completed my first build:
HAF X case with extra 200 mm fan up top
Corsair AX1200 psu
OC UK Bundle:
i7 2600 k 3.4 Oc'd to 4.6
Asus P8z68-v pro mobo, 8Gig Ram
Just changed the cooler to Noctua NH-D14
Got the build up and running without any GPU yet....
Air flow is reasonable , but I am going to do somethings to tidy it up to see if I can get some cleaner pathway
However, I am worried about temps.....
I have re-mounted the cooler a couple of times, using both pea and spread method for application , but I still cant get decent temps and pretty sure I am not using too miuch "silver 5"... this is a super flat bottomed cooler with large fans so I would expect good heat transfer, bjut doesnt seem to be the case......
my other worry is temp measurement .. the Asus bios seems to read much higher than any of the other system tems I can get using the various reader programmes out there ( and I already tried 4 or 5 of the common names recommended across the board Coretemp, Speedfan etc etc etc ) they all show something lower, so my first confusion is over which is accurate as there can be some 15 C or more difference.
If I check the temps at idle I get about 45-47C in the bios , but in the order of 30C from the temp measuremnt software on average.....
If i measure using prime95 small fft, then I am up in the 80-82 C level.. now if this is incorrectly reading vs bios, then actual temp would be + 15 which would be too high, so I am concerned which is the correct value of course.....
I have yet to try a different cooler for comparison , and I still think there is work to do on the air, but the load temp seems high to me for what is supposed to be such a good cooler ( despite several re-fits )
another noob question.... is there much difference between CPU's i.e. if I sort my airflow and change cooler ang get the same results do i accept that I have a hot running CPU and reduce the overlock ? lets face it .... this is an ambient temp of 15-20 C and already i didnt yet add the heat from a GPU
any help or advice appreciated ... will report once I try another cooler / airflow setup
cheers
BIG S
Just completed my first build:
HAF X case with extra 200 mm fan up top
Corsair AX1200 psu
OC UK Bundle:
i7 2600 k 3.4 Oc'd to 4.6
Asus P8z68-v pro mobo, 8Gig Ram
Just changed the cooler to Noctua NH-D14
Got the build up and running without any GPU yet....
Air flow is reasonable , but I am going to do somethings to tidy it up to see if I can get some cleaner pathway
However, I am worried about temps.....
I have re-mounted the cooler a couple of times, using both pea and spread method for application , but I still cant get decent temps and pretty sure I am not using too miuch "silver 5"... this is a super flat bottomed cooler with large fans so I would expect good heat transfer, bjut doesnt seem to be the case......
my other worry is temp measurement .. the Asus bios seems to read much higher than any of the other system tems I can get using the various reader programmes out there ( and I already tried 4 or 5 of the common names recommended across the board Coretemp, Speedfan etc etc etc ) they all show something lower, so my first confusion is over which is accurate as there can be some 15 C or more difference.
If I check the temps at idle I get about 45-47C in the bios , but in the order of 30C from the temp measuremnt software on average.....
If i measure using prime95 small fft, then I am up in the 80-82 C level.. now if this is incorrectly reading vs bios, then actual temp would be + 15 which would be too high, so I am concerned which is the correct value of course.....
I have yet to try a different cooler for comparison , and I still think there is work to do on the air, but the load temp seems high to me for what is supposed to be such a good cooler ( despite several re-fits )
another noob question.... is there much difference between CPU's i.e. if I sort my airflow and change cooler ang get the same results do i accept that I have a hot running CPU and reduce the overlock ? lets face it .... this is an ambient temp of 15-20 C and already i didnt yet add the heat from a GPU
any help or advice appreciated ... will report once I try another cooler / airflow setup
cheers
BIG S
