What temps should i have on a E8400 with water

[Griff7520]

Hi

i have just changed from a Q6600 to a E8400 and my temps are 36/37 at idle....on the Quad they were 21/25 at idle....is this normal for a 8400 to run warmer than a quad....i was expecting lower on a water cooled system

thx in advance for any imput.

P5E
E8400 @ 3.6
4 GIG Geil 6400 ultra
Vista 64 bit

 

[mathwat]

what voltage/clock are you running?

 

[Griff7520]

3.6 @1.38 v

 

[Ben M]

well 45nm are meant to run cooler than 65 nm...

how many volts are going through it?
what are your load temps?
what is your water sytem?

 

[mathwat]

3.6 @1.38 v

thats a lot of volts to run 3.6 you should be able to do that at stock volts.. is it custom water cooling?

 

[Griff7520]

using a Kandalf lcs case
1.38 v
cant measure load...cant find a prog to run on 64bit vista...any recomendations

using real temp for idle temps

 

[mathwat]

using a Kandalf lcs case
1.38 v
cant measure load...cant find a prog to run on 64bit vista...any recomendations

using real temp for idle temps

i use real temp for load and idle coretemp no good for e8***

ps are you sure you need that much volts?

 

[int]

I've got a E8400, running 3.6 @ 1.245V, idling around 30, load around 45-50 at highest.

This is all on air

 

[mathwat]

I've got a E8400, running 3.6 @ 1.245V, idling around 30, load around 45-50 at highest.

This is all on air

nice temps for air mate...

 

[Griff7520]

cpuz is reading 1.384 v....should i turn it down in bios....it is set on auto i think?

 

[mathwat]

cpuz is reading 1.384 v....should i turn it down in bios....it is set on auto i think?

manual change it.. auto overvlots like anything... you should do 3.6 with stock volts..

 

[Griff7520]

now set at 1.275 and temps have dropped to 32 ....is there still room for improvement or am i about there now?

 

[mathwat]

now set at 1.275 and temps have dropped to 32 ....is there still room for improvement or am i about there now?

drop it abit more and see if its still stable keep going till its not..

 

[Griff7520]

cpu volts now reading 1.192....used everest stress testing and temps went up to 37 at full load....running 29/30 at idle...this is with realtemp as a guide....everest reads cpu temps at 40 at idle.....10 degrees different for some reason

 

[mathwat]

cpu volts now reading 1.192....used everest stress testing and temps went up to 37 at full load....running 29/30 at idle...this is with realtemp as a guide....everest reads cpu temps at 40 at idle.....10 degrees different for some reason

i would just go by real temp, seems a lot of people used it for 45nm.. nice temps now mate

 

[Griff7520]

i would just go by real temp, seems a lot of people used it for 45nm.. nice temps now mate

much better....thanks for the help

 

[mathwat]

no prob mate.. anytime.

math