What are "normal" temps for the Q6600

[_tom_]

I just checked my temperatures using SpeedFan and they seem quite high but I dont know if they're normal or not! I just have the stock heatsink/fan and my case is an antec ultimate gaming 900 which I would've thought might cool things down better.. anyway here are the temps:

Is that normal for such low cpu usage, or does the heatsink need to be re-mounted with fresh thermal paste or something?

Cheers

 

[Darkwave]

Similar idle temps as my stock Q6600. Mine is a pretty toasty bugger though, and a nightmare to overclock.

 

[Teaf]

If it's stock fan with temperature controlled fan speeds, then yeah that's about right.

 

[platinum87]

mine is 44 highest core lowest 40. and thats right now, @ 3.6Ghz

if thats at stock speed, then its too hot.

 

[mogli1990(OcUK)]

mate i think its fine

mine are 47-50 at stock, with a case temp of 39'ish... all i have in my case is a arctic freezer 7 pro cooling the cpu (Q6600 at stock) and an nVIDIA 8800GT at stock with stock cooling... the case is an Antec NSK6000 with a stock 120mm fan on it, and that's set to low at the moment... my PSU is currently a cheap 300W Qtec with an 80mm fan on it (i'd say it pushes under 30cfm of air)

but this was about 15 mins after a 45 min session of Halo gaming, but that doesnt stress the system so yea, mine are probs very close to what i get idle.

i think you're fine to be honest, the intel stock cooler isn't exactly great anyway

 

[porta]

don't you have to add 15c to speed fan temps, or am i wrong. either way those temps are a bit high for idle at stock.

 

[marscay]

theres a lot of factors - ambients,case airflow,cooling,installation skills

does look maybe a little high for stock and idle even in summer but nothing shocking, stock heatsink and all.

 

[_tom_]

Yeah its not overclocked or anything, just completely stock. Havent tested the temps when I'm playing games yet but I'll give that a go soon to see what its like. Would I notice an improvement in performance if I invested in a higher quality heatsink/fan?

 

[Pneumonic]

version 4.33 of speedfan and onwards reads the temperatures correctly for a Q6600.. those temps are fine for the stock cooler as long as you dont go above 75c on primeload then that fine

 

[Teaf]

Yeah its not overclocked or anything, just completely stock. Havent tested the temps when I'm playing games yet but I'll give that a go soon to see what its like. Would I notice an improvement in performance if I invested in a higher quality heatsink/fan?

The only improvement would be temperature, but even a cheap aftermarket cooler like the Freezer 7 Pro can reduce temps a nice chunk.

 

[iMacMart]

40 hottest idle 37 coolest idle @ 3.6