30 Nov 2008 at 23:05 #1 sithlord sithlord Associate Joined 1 Jun 2007 Posts 840 I have an i7 920 with turbo mode (which gives 2.8GHz). My idle temperature is 41c. But when I run Prime 95 on torture test the CPU temp peaks at 85c, I am using stock intel cooler and my case sides are off. Is it too high ?
I have an i7 920 with turbo mode (which gives 2.8GHz). My idle temperature is 41c. But when I run Prime 95 on torture test the CPU temp peaks at 85c, I am using stock intel cooler and my case sides are off. Is it too high ?
30 Nov 2008 at 23:14 #2 PwnDirect PwnDirect Associate Joined 25 Sep 2008 Posts 1,591 Location In My Head Imo way to high under load I would want to keep it 50-60c
30 Nov 2008 at 23:21 #3 RJC RJC Don Joined 29 May 2005 Posts 29,077 Location Kent Is the cpu cooler installed ok, what is the temperature without turbo mode.
30 Nov 2008 at 23:25 #4 EdGey EdGey Soldato Joined 21 Jan 2008 Posts 8,325 Location England 75 is max i would go, although im not sure exactly what these i7 chips can take.
