realtemp readings

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:16

hi
just wanted to know if my realtemps are fine ...
running prime they are at 84-85c and remain around that ...been running for 2 hours now .

cheers
karl

Tarqy · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:19

They are around the same temps as im getting, maybe a few degrees higher but thats probably due to case/ambient temps

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:24

yes probably ...but as long as they are ok thats fine ....they are now at 81-83 come down a bit ....guess does not need anymore paste on the cooler then ?

Audigex · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:33

That's fine - i7 chips have a relatively high max temp. Low to mid 80s is reasonable at 4gHz :-)

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:37

ah thats good to hear ...nowt to worry about !!!

cheers all

FaceplantSi · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:01

I'd aim to stick at 80max if at all poss, but you should be fine as there aren't many times when your rig will be as heavily stressed as when testing.

Have you tried running the Intel Burn Test as that can give a much quicker assessment of your rig's stability than Prime which you have to leave running for hours to get the same result.

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:17

no not tried that ...will have a look for it then ...cheers

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:37

just tried it , set it to 8 threads , standard stress ....failed test after 1 min !!

FaceplantSi · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:43

Not good - sounds like you may need to adjust your OC a bit then, or see if you can improve airflow for more cooling.

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:59

well i tried lowering voltage ....it worked on first 5 tests ...so did test again then failed .
so upped the voltage one step in bios and done test again but run for 10 instead of 5 ...so had 3 mins ...worked fine ..just running again and seems fine ...ow as i typed that it failed again...temps hit max 86 ...but most are around 83

karlos103 · 14 Jun 2009 at 19:10

i have found if i do the test once , say do 10 tests to run it works a treat , but if you try again straight after it always fails ....is this the norm ....have tried it again from boot and first time works a treat .
Plus have put the cpu voltage upto 1.30v now and seems lot better