lowest c2d temps?

lixxus

lixxus

lixxus

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i just want a basic rough idea of how hot these runs depending on the heatsink and fan used.

whats the lowest idle temps
whats the lowest load temps

and whats the best way to achieve the lowest temps without using watercooling or phase.(just pure air)
 
Lowest temps on air is simple in practice. A large heatsink on the cpu, and a clear path for the coldest possible air to pass through it and be extracted somehow.

Commonly, a fan goes at the front and sucks cool air in, and a fan pushes air out the back, with the heatsink in the middle of the case.
 
i see

will lower vcore voltages to the cpu also help the temp be lower.

a year ago i didnt know anything about overclocking and now i have read up about it..im starting to get paranoid about my cpu run at red hot temps...
while seeing nutters on other forums using liquid nitrogen to cool there systems. talk about extreme. :eek:
 
It all depends on the temp. in the room. I f you suck warm air in you can't expect the chip to run cool. I'd say normal room temp of around 72 degrees F. the chip would be around 30 degrees C. idle on air, but I have no doubt someone will quote less on tuniq et al. Z
 
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The cpu needs a certain voltage to run stable at a given speed. You can lower it so it's cooler, but often you'll have to run the chip at a slower speed to keep it stable.

I wouldn't be worried about it overheating as long as you've got good cooling.

What have you got? What speed, voltage and cooling?
 
well

currently using my laptop...

my amd64 rig is being fixed(needs new motherboard)
but when that was up and running it was around 1.3-1.4 vcore(it was auto in bios)
the speed of the cpu was an amd64 3200 754 2.0ghz(clawhammer)
and was using stock cooling

but this rig is about 4 years old...and by may im looking to build something new soon
 
Clawhammers are notorious for running hot unfortunately.

Not sure what you're getting at. Going back to your first post, it depends on the chip, the cooling, the voltage and speed.

A modern chip (conroe, a64) could run a little bit above the ambient temperature (not below clearly) with a good enough heatsink and good airflow. Different cpus can survive different temperatures. The concensus for an opteron single core for example is no higher than about 50-55.
 
My E6600 at stock clock and volts ran at 22C idle back in August (Zalman 9500 at 1300 rpm). Its now running at 3.51ghz at 1.5v and runs at 27-30C idle and 49C at full RPM with dual prime running.
 
nice

thats sweet i might need you to PM me ** setup for that. im not to sure about the voltage tho seems abit to high.

but them temps seem great for air cooling
 
Take into consideration the ambient temperature. For example you wouldn't compare someones temps who lived in the arctic to someones rig who lived in the gobi desert! Also worthy of consideration is the utility that measures the temps are wholly unreliable. My E6600 @3.7 with 1.585 idles at 20c and full load at 31c if Asus Probe is to be believed. TAT shows a different (and imo more realistic) temp reading of 30/41c with water ;)
 
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