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What the hell has happened to my cpu temp, its got a lot higher!

neo36uk

neo36uk

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I have a Q6600 in a IP35 Pro mobo with an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, in the past my temps have always been in the ranges of 22/28 when idol, but now for some strange reason it is showing 48/53 when idol.

My pc has recently had a virus but I managed to remove it with AVG. I am not sure though if the temps where high b4 the virus, I have only just noticed these high temps since I have reinstalled Abit ugru utility.

My system is not overclcked in any way, it is set to optimised defaults in the bios the my cpu is running at 2.40ghz

i was also thinking it might be the cpu cooler, its about 3years old now, i want to stick with air but not sure which cooler to get, was looking at the zalman ones!:confused::confused::confused:

any ideas folks?
cheers
 
Have your tried using something like Core Temp?. What are your load temps?. It might be that you just need to buy a new cooler as the one you have might not be good enough for a quad.

Also make sure the cooler is free from dust. If it is try using a can of compressed air or something.
 
hi magic1an, thanks for replying.
yeah, i was thinking of getting a new cpu cooler but one that is easier to install than that bloody Freezer pro. i dont even mind if i have to remove my mobo to fit the fan.

what is the best for quad cores?

cheers
 
thermalright ultra extreme 120 with a good 120mm fan or tuniq tower are my choice

have you cleaned the cooler out since you got it?
 
well a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro should be more than enough to cool a q6600. You could try reseating it and see if it helps.

But it could be the program you are using, isn't reading the temps correctly. A few good programs are real temp, core temp and everest which mostly always read the temps correctly. Have you got the latest BIOS for your mobo??

Tuniq Tower 120 and Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme are a couple of the best coolers you can get. I have the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme with two 120mm fans and it is very good, but you need to buy the optional clips for a second fan.
 
Likely just a clogged sink mate. Could also be a newer version of uguru reading temps more realistically? Also do remember the climate has changed a little and its a bit warmer now.
 
I'd say it was now more realistic myself as those idle temps you quoted are very low, especially for a quad and that cooler.
How you got those temps under air I dont know.
 
Just an update..my temps are now fine again!:):):)

The problem was a buggy bios. I do recall updating my bios around the time of the temps increase, buggy version was: Bios Issue Date:2008/03/18

I have now updated to Bios Date:2008/05/26 and my temps are now fine.
Abit mention this temps fix in the update fixes description.

Oh well, just thought I would let you IP35 Pro users know just in case you have the same problem I did.

Cheers
 
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