Well, a belated Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year to come.
Now to my question:
Using RealTemp 2.60 I ran the sensor test. I keep getting the same results, which are as follows - Core#0 = 4, Core#1 = 0, Core#2 = 0, Core#3 = 0.
I find this worrying as it say if there is a reading below 3 there might be a problem, if below 0 then the sensor is stuck. I've run Prime95 for 10 hours and the results weren't much better either.
Could this be a simple case of removing the cpu heatsink, and cleaning both heatsink and cpu surfaces, reapplying TIM and reassembling cpu and heatsink?
This is my second build pc, so I'm still a bit green to all the serious technical stuff, as it were.
The current cpu temps (as displayed by RealTemp 2.60 in degrees C) as I write this are - Core#0 = 31, Core#1 = 37, Core#2 = 36, Core#3 = 36.
My system build is as follows (I'd love to OC this system to about 50% of its max OC capability, but not sure how best to go about it safely?):
ASUS P5K Premium Blackpearl Wifi Deluxe
Be Quiet! 750W psu
Intel Q9450
GeIL dual channel DDR2 Ultra pc6400 800MHz CAS4 x 4Gb
Arctic Cooling pro7 heatsink
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32Mb cache
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512Mb GDDR3
Windows Vista Home Basic-64bit os
Antec 900 Gaming Case
Many thanks in advance.
Now to my question:
Using RealTemp 2.60 I ran the sensor test. I keep getting the same results, which are as follows - Core#0 = 4, Core#1 = 0, Core#2 = 0, Core#3 = 0.
I find this worrying as it say if there is a reading below 3 there might be a problem, if below 0 then the sensor is stuck. I've run Prime95 for 10 hours and the results weren't much better either.
Could this be a simple case of removing the cpu heatsink, and cleaning both heatsink and cpu surfaces, reapplying TIM and reassembling cpu and heatsink?
This is my second build pc, so I'm still a bit green to all the serious technical stuff, as it were.
The current cpu temps (as displayed by RealTemp 2.60 in degrees C) as I write this are - Core#0 = 31, Core#1 = 37, Core#2 = 36, Core#3 = 36.
My system build is as follows (I'd love to OC this system to about 50% of its max OC capability, but not sure how best to go about it safely?):
ASUS P5K Premium Blackpearl Wifi Deluxe
Be Quiet! 750W psu
Intel Q9450
GeIL dual channel DDR2 Ultra pc6400 800MHz CAS4 x 4Gb
Arctic Cooling pro7 heatsink
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32Mb cache
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ OC 512Mb GDDR3
Windows Vista Home Basic-64bit os
Antec 900 Gaming Case
Many thanks in advance.