Should I be worried?

Akira · 12 May 2008 at 19:23

Not having any issues atm, but that does seem a tad warm.

Magnum_Force · 12 May 2008 at 19:41

Please tell me thats the Q6600 at load?? :|

Also, watch your HDD temps, 44c is rather high, especially if it's not doing much.

Akira · 12 May 2008 at 19:42

100% load 24/7 for weeks.

Cob · 12 May 2008 at 19:44

Does Core Temp say the same?

Akira · 12 May 2008 at 19:47

Magnum_Force · 12 May 2008 at 19:49

Well, it is certainly at the "danger zone" point and probably alittle bit above.

Best to double check with Coretemp and TAT to see what readings they give.

And keep an eye on that HDD, if starts reaching 50c....well.....

Cob · 12 May 2008 at 19:49

The chip is almost certainly throttling at those temps.

What cooler and vcore are you using?

Akira · 12 May 2008 at 19:52

Boggo Intel cooler, vcore is in the grabs, standard 1.25 I think. It's been like that for weeks though, and I never have any problems with it crashing or the like.

gt_junkie · 12 May 2008 at 19:53

Is the fan spinning?

Is there any thermal compound between the cpu and cooler?

That's scary hot! :eek:

gt

Akira · 12 May 2008 at 19:56

Fan is spinning fine, and it has the thermal pad that came on the cooler. I've a Coolermaster Hyper TX2 and some OCZ freeze compound just waiting for the lapping kit to arrive tomorrow, then we'll see what we can knock off those temps. Anybody care to speculate?

gt_junkie · 12 May 2008 at 20:02

Normally if you're lucky you'll see a 10c drop with lapping which would still give you 80c+. :eek:

I'd expect 70c under load before lapping.

It just seems really hot - as though the cooler's not making good contact.

gt

Akira · 12 May 2008 at 20:03

It seems to be well attached, and I was going to reseat it when I saw the price of the TX2. Might as well change it, I thought, then I'll be needing some compound, and then might as well lap it for a few quid...you know how it is.

gt_junkie · 12 May 2008 at 20:08

Hope you get a 20-30c drop. Let us know how you get on!

gt

Akira · 13 May 2008 at 22:10

Did it, gt_junkie wins a cookie

Goose500 · 13 May 2008 at 22:39

That's a nice job, I saw the first temps and i almost cried.

dan653 · 13 May 2008 at 23:31

did you lap the quad too?

Akira · 14 May 2008 at 00:44

I was going to, but it was too small so I chickened out. Instead I got some abrasive metal polish (Autosol, the bikers will know it) and buffed the hell out of it. Came up like a mirror anyway, so I was happy with that.

gt_junkie · 14 May 2008 at 08:14

Akira said:
Did it, gt_junkie wins a cookie

Thanks for the cookie... went down a treat!

Those temps look much better! You should get much more mileage and (as Cob mentioned) there should be no throttling issues so you might even see some extra 'full load' performance.

Nice one! :cool:

gt

dan653 · 14 May 2008 at 11:51

thats not a bad drop in temps based on your original ones

Akira said:
I was going to, but it was too small so I chickened out. Instead I got some abrasive metal polish (Autosol, the bikers will know it) and buffed the hell out of it. Came up like a mirror anyway, so I was happy with that.

sounds like the route i might take next time i've got it in bits; plan to sell and upgrade to a 45nm quad when prices drop and didnt want to affect the resell value

Nitrojan · 14 May 2008 at 11:58

Still pretty hot :S