Maximum temp and voltage ?

Moonpie2

Moonpie2

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Hello there.

Before I go creating some kind of super computer like Richerd Prior in Superman3, I've been trying to find out the maximum thermal and voltage limit for my E2140 CPU.
But no luck.
All I found was this..
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sspec=sla3j#
And I'm not sure how right that is to show a maximum temp of 61 degrees ?
I thought CPUs were quite hardy these days ?

Anyway, does anyone know for sure that temps and volts I should stay away from ?

Cheers
 
:eek:
3.2ghz at 82 degrees !!!
What cooler you got ??

I have the Asus Silent Knight.
I'm hoping to go nowhere near 82 degrees.

I like the idea of being closer to 60 :)
Running Orthos for a bit, my CPU got to 39 degrees but that's just at 1.6ghz stock.
 
Hmmmm..... what are my volts ?
My BIOS says its set to NORMAL with a little note underneath saying normal is 1.325
But....
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These say different.

My PC just threw a wobbly at 275FSB :confused:
I know this processor and mobo can go further than that !!!
 
That link doesn't seem to work !!
Also I am a complete tool bag when it comes to memory issues :D

Just had a look round my BIOS on a supposedly great mobo (Gigabyte P35C DS3R) and it doesn't list current voltages, it only asks if you want to up them in certain increments and also I can't seem to find anything about memory timings :confused:

Still... what do I know ;)
 
Hang on, I think I've cracked it (With a little help ;))

Bear with me...
Upping the FSB also upped the memory frequency until it was running at something bonkers. So if I up the FSB and at the same time, take the memory frequency off AUTO and try to keep it as close to 667mhz as possible, then things kinda look ok.

I'm at 300fsb now with my memory at 600mhz and timings at 5,5,5,14

Come on, am I doing it right now ??
Somebody ??
:)
 
Here's where I'm currently at.
I've gone past my theoretical "I'll be happy with 2.5ghz" plan.
Now its all about how much further I can go :) (Or my memory will let me go)

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Its Corsair 5300.

Currently running at 750mhz (got my fsb at 375) and got my timings at 5.5.5.15

Stresst test just failed on 21 minutes though so I've just stuck another 0.1v in and I'll give it another try :D
 
Apparently 2960mhz is the limit of my memory.
I just couldn't get 3ghz stable :(
Oh well.... not too shabby considering my last great triumph was getting an AMD processor an extra 200mhz :p

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I really love my Silent Knight cooler too.
Looks great and keeps things pretty cool !!
 
Yep, did that !!
I guess I could have used even more volts and slackened the timings even more but almost 3ghz is good enough for me considering it started life as a 1.6ghz :)
 
I heard that speedfan shows 15 degrees lower in some cases but I didn't think it was on Vista64, I thought it was something else.
(that's why I can't remember it as I didn't think it affected me :))

Do you have a link to anywhere showing this 15 degree peoblem ?

Also I am at stock volts on the CPU so I think that's 1.325 like you ?
 
As coretemp refuses to work and I have no idea where to look on Everest for the CPU temp, I have conducted a little experiment :)

Here's my readings using Speedfan
Relaxed...
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Stressed...
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I can't believe my CPU (although Overclocked) is running at about 45 degrees per core when doing nothing. (Especially with that monster of a heatsink)
 
Oh yeah, just remembered, I've set my BIOS to shut down when my CPU gets to 60 degrees and I deffinately saw all those temps reach 53 earlier, so that would make it 68 degrees yet it didn't shut down ;)

I don't know about everyone elses speedfan but mine seems to be ok :D
Heheh
 
Ahhhh found it !!!

Seems to be saying pretty much the same as Speedfan !!!

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No need to panic about a melting CPU then :D
 
I hear the Scythe Ninja is amazing, but I think the Silent Knight just looks cooler and still performs to within a few degrees of it :)
 
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