Temps

On Holiday · 2 Feb 2013 at 04:19

How come my temps remain the same when Freq is at 1.2GHz (VID 1.05) and at 3.8GHz (VID 1.25) ?

I used to be able to get 25-29'c idle in my Corsair 650D. Now I've a Thermaltake Level 10 GT - would the case really add 10'c :rolleyes:

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Cupra · 2 Feb 2013 at 04:54

You could try re seating the hsf to see if it imroves any. It seems thats as cold as your chip will go at the ambient you are at.

On Holiday · 2 Feb 2013 at 05:08

Recently re-seated the cooler (Corsair H100) and re-pasted. Although I did use a considerable amount of thermal paste, but that surely shouldn't warrant the increase.

GPU Temp is 34'c which is consistent with the temps I had in the previous case.

setter · 2 Feb 2013 at 05:58

A badly cooled case can add temps to a cpu. My old i7 920 ran 5c cooler in my lian li a70f. Put the system into my current shinobi xl. Am istant 5c increase in idle temps. A terrible case for air flow.

On Holiday · 2 Feb 2013 at 06:12

Would the case being aluminium help a lot? The Corsair 650D must have had less airflow than the one I have now, but it was very cold to touch cause it was all steel/ally I think.

eddyr · 2 Feb 2013 at 08:43

Are you using fixed voltage? VID isnt indicative of the volts going through the chip.

Case as well as paste/mont variance can also both have a observable affect. Its why a good cooler review will use multiple mounts.

doyll · 2 Feb 2013 at 10:12

Best way to find out what your airflow / case temp is is with a cheap wire lead remote sensor thermometer.. Terrarium, automotive accessory or home indoor/outdoor, etc. Set the remote sensor about 3-5cm in front of your CPU cooler or GPU intake and see what you get. A couple c above room temp is normal.

chrisoverson · 2 Feb 2013 at 12:04

As above, if you're using fixed voltage then that may be part of the reason.

The idle temps are always likely to change with ambient temperature too. Also, when you say you used a "considerable" amount of heatsink paste... that can make a difference

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How do you have your fans set up?

shankly1985 · 2 Feb 2013 at 14:04

To much Paste can send temps much higher than having just a tiny pee dot and let the cooler spread it out evenly.

pob9 · 2 Feb 2013 at 14:11

shankly1985 said:
To much Paste can send temps much higher than having just a tiny pee dot and let the cooler spread it out evenly.

this^^ less is more

plus get load temps idle temps dnt mean much

joshcowin · 2 Feb 2013 at 14:34

the level 10 gt is known for bad cooling it could be your case it could be too much paste and also what paste your using

jotto · 2 Feb 2013 at 17:21

YarwoodUK said:
Recently re-seated the cooler (Corsair H100) and re-pasted. Although I did use a considerable amount of thermal paste, but that surely shouldn't warrant the increase.

GPU Temp is 34'c which is consistent with the temps I had in the previous case.

What do you call a considerable amount? Any more than a large grain of rice size will increase temps. ( Ask me how I know.... )

On Holiday · 5 Feb 2013 at 22:10

jotto said:
What do you call a considerable amount? Any more than a large grain of rice size will increase temps. ( Ask me how I know.... )

2 pea-sized blobs :rolleyes:

Went a bit OTT on paste!