Q6600 Temps

mediaman · 21 Feb 2009 at 17:40

Q6600 Temps TJunction or TCase?

Ive done a bit of digging around the net to determine if my Q6600 is operating at safe temperatures and to be honest there's a lot of comments such as "I wouldn't feel comfortable with so and so temps" etc.

My question is not about what is comfortable as a matter of someones own opinion, but whether my CPU is operating within its temperature limits and at what point I should start being concerned.

I'm running a Q6600 G0 B stepping overclocked at 3.4 ghz at 1.4 volts. On top of it is a tuniq tower at full speed. Im iddleing at around 47c.

The PC is in a small-ish room with significantly high ambient temperatures. When I built the PC downstairs and moved the PC upstairs my temps rose by about 15c due to the ambient temperature difference.

When I run intel burn test my temperatures go up as far as 85c as reported by Core Temp which I believe measures the temp off the TJunction sensor. Is this a safe operating temp baring in mind intel burn test maxes out the system beyond my every day use inevitably maxing out my temps beyond their usual reading.

Ok so as said, current idle temperature is 47c as stated by Core Temp off the TJunction sensor and 39c as stated off the Easy Tune utility supplied by Gigabyte which I believe is giving me the TCase sensor reading.

At what point should I start being concerned about my cpu temps? I have an air conditioning unit which I run in the summer as the ambient temps are unbearable without it. I believe my ambient room temperatures would probably be lower in the summer with the air con on than they are now without the air con, so I cant see ambient temperature causing my temps to rise much come summer time.

RJC · 21 Feb 2009 at 17:44

Thermal spec from Intel is 71c for a GO cpu.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLACR#

Geckovich · 21 Feb 2009 at 17:50

Not to sound stupid but what does "thermal specification" actually mean? I thought these chips were supposed to shut down if they got too hot yet I've had mine above 71*C.

I've also not heard of a single Q6600 biting the dust yet, these things seem to be well over-engineered

mediaman · 21 Feb 2009 at 17:52

I have read that but want to clarify if that means 71c from the TJunction sensor or 71c from the TCase sensor. Also is that a recommended temp or a temperature at which the CPU will get damaged? What I'm getting at is on the page yes it says 71c thermal specification, but also on the same page it says cpu speed 2.4ghz and bus speed of 1066mhz all of which I have overclocked and work perfectly. So is there leg room so to speak on 71c be it Tj or Tc?

cje · 21 Feb 2009 at 18:26

I ran my Q6600 at 1.58vcore with intel burn test temps getting into the 90s then it just powered down. At the time I was angry with my whole pc with not being stable at any speed, so I just let it have it for 10 minutes. After a restart and loading sensible clocks, it was just fine. So long as you dont exceed 71 degrees 24/7 you'll be alright.

ffrr · 21 Feb 2009 at 19:01

Before I upgraded my case to an Antec 900 2 and applied Arctic Silver my Q6600 (@3ghz) was running at 46-47-38-38 idle and 81-81-74-74 under load, seemed fine but I wasn't happy! Now it's running at half those temps, sorted

-)G(-Sawyer · 22 Feb 2009 at 04:50

ffrr said:
Before I upgraded my case to an Antec 900 2 and applied Arctic Silver my Q6600 (@3ghz) was running at 46-47-38-38 idle and 81-81-74-74 under load, seemed fine but I wasn't happy! Now it's running at half those temps, sorted

I’m glad you got your temps sorted, but you make it sound like Artic Silver was responsible for halving the temperature. Artic Silver is a good product, but it’s not that good I’m sure there were other factors involved.

ffrr · 22 Feb 2009 at 08:45

-)G(-Sawyer said:
I’m glad you got your temps sorted, but you make it sound like Artic Silver was responsible for halving the temperature. Artic Silver is a good product, but it’s not that good I’m sure there were other factors involved.

Cheers, but I did say I upgraded my case and applied arctic silver... Could have just been the Antec 900 2, but expect a combo of the two.

Tuvoc · 22 Feb 2009 at 10:25

mediaman said:
When I run intel burn test my temperatures go up as far as 85c as reported by Core Temp which I believe measures the temp off the TJunction sensor. Is this a safe operating temp baring in mind intel burn test maxes out the system beyond my every day use inevitably maxing out my temps beyond their usual reading.

Well, as long as the CPU isn't throttling, then you are operating it within the CPU's limits - in theory. But it would surely have a shorter lifespan ?