how hot is too hot

[hardc0re_tid]

ive a q6600 @ 3.2 400*8 under a tuniq tower

using evertest to monitor temps, using vista 64, coretemp, tat wont work

temps are

idle

coolest core: 28
hottest core: 33

load (prime 95 25.4) small fft's

coolest core: 57
hottest core: 60

reason im asking this is im looking to push her further, maybe 3.6 with a 100mhz oc on my ram 450*8

 

[ReeMISM]

Well i get a bit nervous anything over 75oC so i think you have a bit of headroom yet..

 

[WJA96]

You really can't damage a Core2Duo with heat - it just throttles back and then shuts down. Somewhere between 75 and 85C is the throttle point on a Dual Core and Quads go all the way up to 100C. You have loads of headroom yet, so go for it.

 

[w3bbo]

Yeah I really wouldn't worry too much about temps but I try and keep mine below 70c. This is not for any particular reason I just don't fell comfortable with temps above that for any length of time - guess its harking back to my AMD days..

 

[hardc0re_tid]

thanks for the info guys, if you see smoke you'll know ive broke somthing lol

is the throttle point a fixed setting or is it something i can change in the BIOS, if so what is it?

 

[WJA96]

The throttle is hard-wired into the CPU. You can't turn it off (although you can get a safer shut-down by leaving TM1&TM2 on in the BIOS) and you cannot adjust the point it throttles. You can usually set a safe shut-down temperature in the BIOS, but as that reads the socket temperature, it's nigh on useless.

 

[hardc0re_tid]

thats good, was the answer i was looking for! so if i set the shutdown temp to around 75c all will be good, or is that a bit low

 

[str]

Make sure it's the latest beta of Everest as the release version doesn't know about 100c TjunctionMax CPUs so is 15c out.

 

[Garyj881]

Just enable the cpu thermal control in bios and let it decide itself when its too hot and obviously you will be keeping an eye on it aswell.

 

[hardc0re_tid]

Just enable the cpu thermal control in bios and let it decide itself when its too hot and obviously you will be keeping an eye on it aswell.

what is it called? cpu tm function?

 

[Cob]

Yip.

Tho it's called TM2 in my P35-DS3P.