Running Hot question

[davenjac]

Thinking about treating myself to a new OC bundle off of here, just wondered if anyone could advise on if there could be a possible problem with overheating as I live in Cyprus. The local computer shop seems to think an overclocked machine might run too hot out here in the summer, when the temperature gets to the mid to late thirties.

Not planning on doing anything too strenuous with the machine, just basic Wp an maybe an odd game or two.

Thanks for any advice offered.

 

[bifday2k]

As long as it has a decent cooler on it, for example the noctua DH-14 or the like, i can't see there being to many issues, u will just have to have the fans running faster in summer is all.

 

[Blue160]

That's not entirely true, as you can't cool below the ambient temperature on air or water no matter how many fans you have in your case. The idle temperature will be several degrees above ambient, which will easily take it into the 40s or low 50s. The load temperatures will be correspondingly hotter as well. There's no knowing by how much without testing in that environment.

 

[M1k3H]

Thinking about treating myself to a new OC bundle off of here, just wondered if anyone could advise on if there could be a possible problem with overheating as I live in Cyprus. The local computer shop seems to think an overclocked machine might run too hot out here in the summer, when the temperature gets to the mid to late thirties.

Not planning on doing anything too strenuous with the machine, just basic Wp an maybe an odd game or two.

Thanks for any advice offered.

hello there,
i'm living in Cyprus as well, when not in the UK for studies. The rig I currently have in Cyprus is an old Pentium D 3.4Ghz i think it is clocked at 3.7Ghz but that's on stock cooler/crap mobo and a case with one fan at the back and one at the front. The temperatures are rising in the summer when benching at around 95oC.
Remember that's on a stock cooler/crap airflow case and high ambient as well.
If you get a decent cooler and a decent case with nice airflow, I'm pretty sure everything is going to be ok. And anyway, you can have 2 overclocking profiles one for decemeber-february and another one for the rest of the year

 

[snaggster]

I would think about going lga1156 as it runs alittle cooler than lga1366. Just make sure you spec a good cpu cooler and have a case with good air flow. Temps nowdays are not as critical as they were a few years ago, as modern cpu's throttle back before they get damaged.

 

[ThomasTheTankEngine]

. And anyway, you can have 2 overclocking profiles one for decemeber-february and another one for the rest of the year

I'm pretty sure ocuk already do that..... save a bunch of different profiles at different speeds, so you don't have to run the full 4.0ghz all the time. If it's not standard procedure, I'm sure they'll do it for you if you ask.

The current gen of intel chips run happily at 70-80 degrees, so you've still got a massive amount of headroom between the max ambient temperature and overheating.

 

[M1k3H]

I'm pretty sure ocuk already do that..... save a bunch of different profiles at different speeds, so you don't have to run the full 4.0ghz all the time. If it's not standard procedure, I'm sure they'll do it for you if you ask.

The current gen of intel chips run happily at 70-80 degrees, so you've still got a massive amount of headroom between the max ambient temperature and overheating.

If they are then it's perfectly fine. Ambient temperatures in Cyprus right now are 28oC, as opposed to 4oC right now in Lancaster UK. If i were to increase my Cpu's temps when benching +24oC then the chip would run at around 104oC Thing is tho, I think the increase is not linear to the ambient temperature, so with a safer overclock any chip can be fine.

 

[davenjac]

Fellas, thanks for the info and reassurance. Hopefully I can now convince the budget manager indoors that the way ahead is to upgrade my four year old system, I'm sure when she loads Facebook it will load much quicker with an OC'ed chip.