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How can I check what speed my cpu is running at? I have CPU-Z installed and its saying the core speed is 2829.0MHz which suggests it isnt overclocked? I have ran prime 95 amd intelburn which both pass but I dont know how to view any results to show if the cpu is clocked to 4.0Ghz
 
When prime is running CPU-Z should show the current cpu speed. I.E. 4Ghz if you bought the I7 overclocked bundle.
 
When I ran prime95 the clock speed was 2829.0MHz at idle the clock speed is 1619.2MHz Im not sure If I am using prime95 correctly is there a guide?
 
I read that I need to run a new ittertion of prime for every core, here is a screenshot ofwhat I am doing and the results I have:

testpmj.jpg


cpuzi.jpg


coretemp.jpg
 
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Im not sure if I need to run 4 prime95 apps, when I view task manager performance all cores are at 100% wether I use 1 itteration or 4 either way my core speed does not go above 2.8GHz does this mean that my system is not overclocked?
 
From what I can see in those pics of CPU-Z, it doesn't look like it has been clocked much. The core speed in CPU-Z is the clock speed of the CPU.
 
I Did have a profile saved in the bios thanks. However When I booted with it and ran prime my temps went above 90 and then the pc crashed. Any advice?
 
Hi mate, your temps at stock are far too high something is wrong with your setup. You've got an antec 902, giga mobo, i7 920 & noutua hsf, i've got an antec 900, giga mobo, i7 920 & prolimatech hsf so comparable setups.
At stock running prime my temps peak at 50 degrees, at 3.6 ghz mine are mid 60 degrees, at 4.2 ghz they top out at 80 degrees. With your setup you get 70 degrees at stock, not a good sign.
First turn all your case fans up to full, next take side panel off & check all your fans are running & that you put the fans on your heatsink the correct way, fan on the right nearest your dvd drives should be blowing cool air through heatsink, fan on opposite side should be blowing air towards rear exhaust fan, thats how you get push pull effect with your heatsink. Next take heatsink off, clean thermal compound, make sure you haven't left a clear plastic sheet or film on bottom of heatsink.
Then reapply thermal compound, put pc back together & try again. What voltage have you got your chip running at in bios? P.S. Sorry for any spelling mistakes etc did this post on my phone whilst on my break.
 
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I have removed the heatsink and checked for the plastic film there is deffinately not one there, I have cleaned the cpu and heatsink and re-applied thermal paste. I used less paste this time but still not sure if I have used too much or too little- how do you judge "pea sized amount". Here are the results at idle and under prime:

idlej.jpg


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There seems to be a slight improvement but not much
 
Those temps are better, still not great. What speed are the heatsink fans running at? Speedfan or easy tune 6 off your mobo disc will be able to tell you.
 
Just to clarify for any1 else following this thread, As Mariusz stated I have the I7 4.0GHz bundle which has UD5 Mobo and noctua cooler and its all in the anec 902 with a GTX 285. Here is some new screenshots showing fan speed aswell:

Idle:
fanidle.jpg


Load:
fanload.jpg
 
You've got two fans on the noctua cooler right? But only one fan speed showig in easy tune. If they are both connected to mobo thought they would both show up :confused:
 
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That's quite hot, but on the flip side, you will never run it that hot again. This is because prime etc gets the CPU much hotter than any other type of encoding or gaming etc :)
 
Both fans were connected but for some reason the bios and easy tune have no data for sys_fan3 I have moved it to sys_fan1 and its now showing that its running at the same speed as the other but temps are still the same and rising. I have put the bios back to stock because I do not want to risk damage my temps are now:

idle:
#0 41
#1 38
#2 40
#3 35

load: (2.8GHZ clock speed)
#0 70
#1 69
#2 68
#3 67

also at idle my GPU is running at 53 degrees is this normal?
 
Think 53 degrees is fine, my 280 gtx is 48 at idle. Its only if temp goes over 100 degrees at load that the card could throttle speed back.
 
There will be videos on you tube you could checkout. try to find ones for the noctua cooler & artic silver.
Your temps are too high for stock settings though imo, what voltage is core getting at stock?
 
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