Hi, I recently bought the purchased system below, provided by OCUK.
:- LANCOOL PC-K62 case
:- Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz Overclocked to 4.00GHz
:- Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
:- Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel
:- Samsung SH-B083L/RSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black
:- Samsung DVD re-writer
:- Corsair HX 750w modular PSU
:- Corsair H50 water cooler unit
:- Sapphire 'Vapor X' HD5870 graphics card
:- Asus 7.1 sound card
When i got the system, it came with OCCT stress test software, which I was advised to run on my machine to confirm the oc @4ghz was in place and stable.
My idle temps were 48c on average. (the machine sits in a small, well heated room.) On load with the test it sat on an average 88c which after reading in these forums, seemed excessive even allowing for the fact that i7 930 tend to run hot apparently. Not only that but I was unable to get beyond even a few minutes of the OCCT stress test before it would stop and report 'CPU too hot'
Cut a long story..I contacted OCUK and was advised to set Max CPU temp in OCCT to 100, and not the default of 80 due to it being an oc i7 930.
During the conversation, a chance remark from me about the fan direction for air flow for the Corsair H50, confirmed that the fan was blowing out the case, and not sucking in as per Manufacturers directions for installation.
Having changed the fan (omg.. my first foray into the case..) around to suck in cooler air from outside, I now feel warm air being sucked out the case via two top mounted Lancool 140mm air vents in the case.
A 1 hour+ stress test with OCCT so far has shown idle at average of 42c, and on 100% CPU stress, at average 82c. The vcore is 1.34 (Core temp 0.99.5 software shows all 4 core temps lower on average about 3%..ie idle at 39c average)
Given that the PC is in a warm room, (and no, am not going to sit at my desktop in a warm coat, just to keep temps down..) are these temps looking 'reasonable' ?.
I do not want to have the coldest PC on the planet, and am unlikey to ever stress the CPU to the limits that a 'stress test' can do, but do want to make sure I am giving the PC a chance to perform fully, and with some longetivity in mind, so am hoping for some constructive views or comments, which may assist me.
Hope the above was not too dull of a read.
Thanks..
:- LANCOOL PC-K62 case
:- Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz Overclocked to 4.00GHz
:- Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
:- Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel
:- Samsung SH-B083L/RSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black
:- Samsung DVD re-writer
:- Corsair HX 750w modular PSU
:- Corsair H50 water cooler unit
:- Sapphire 'Vapor X' HD5870 graphics card
:- Asus 7.1 sound card
When i got the system, it came with OCCT stress test software, which I was advised to run on my machine to confirm the oc @4ghz was in place and stable.
My idle temps were 48c on average. (the machine sits in a small, well heated room.) On load with the test it sat on an average 88c which after reading in these forums, seemed excessive even allowing for the fact that i7 930 tend to run hot apparently. Not only that but I was unable to get beyond even a few minutes of the OCCT stress test before it would stop and report 'CPU too hot'
Cut a long story..I contacted OCUK and was advised to set Max CPU temp in OCCT to 100, and not the default of 80 due to it being an oc i7 930.
During the conversation, a chance remark from me about the fan direction for air flow for the Corsair H50, confirmed that the fan was blowing out the case, and not sucking in as per Manufacturers directions for installation.
Having changed the fan (omg.. my first foray into the case..) around to suck in cooler air from outside, I now feel warm air being sucked out the case via two top mounted Lancool 140mm air vents in the case.
A 1 hour+ stress test with OCCT so far has shown idle at average of 42c, and on 100% CPU stress, at average 82c. The vcore is 1.34 (Core temp 0.99.5 software shows all 4 core temps lower on average about 3%..ie idle at 39c average)
Given that the PC is in a warm room, (and no, am not going to sit at my desktop in a warm coat, just to keep temps down..) are these temps looking 'reasonable' ?.
I do not want to have the coldest PC on the planet, and am unlikey to ever stress the CPU to the limits that a 'stress test' can do, but do want to make sure I am giving the PC a chance to perform fully, and with some longetivity in mind, so am hoping for some constructive views or comments, which may assist me.
Hope the above was not too dull of a read.
Thanks..
