Wolfdale Temps - 3D Mark 06 Result

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Hi Guys

I have just installed E8500 and have been checking my settings, my temps seem high I am getting 50c to 54c at desktop and 60c under load are these not high I thought this range of Cpu's ran cooler. I had a E6850 before and that ran lots cooler than this. Spec of my Pc is below

Also I have just completed 3D Mark 06 and scored 11,944 is this result ok, the Cpu is running at the stock speed have not tried to OC it yet.
http://service.futuremark.com/results/showSingleResult.action?resultId=5389174&resultType=14

PC Spec
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB)
Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler
Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 4GB (4 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache RAID 0
Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty 7.1
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Razer Tarantula Advanced Gaming Keyboard
Razer Diamondback
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Vista Ultimate 64bit
2 x Noctua NF-S12 800RPM 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin
3 x Antec 120mm Silent case Fans
Netgear DG834N 270Mbps RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem/Router
Netgear GS605 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch

 

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Hi guys

Many thanks for the replies,

Ok I have re-seated the Cpu cleaning off the artic silver, temps stayed the same idle at desktop 50c, I then went and bought a Tuniq Tower from OC removed Mb and re fitted.... temps were the same 50c at idle. I removed the Mb and then only used a tiny bit of Artic Silver spread it out using an old credit card temps have dropped 5c now 45c at idle


Any ideas on how I can get the temps down further or should I stop worrying I have also fitted another 12cm fan to my case it sounds like a tractor now

Do have a question about the 120mm fans I have fitted in regards to airflow
I have the Antec P-180 case -
1 x 120mm fitted to the front sucking air in from the front into the case
1 x Fitted to the top of the case sucking warm air out - should I change this so that it sucks air in from the out side down onto the tuniq Tower
1 x Fitted to the rear behind the Tuniq tower sucking hot air out

 

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thanks I have read it , think an RMA might be asked for

The E8500 has a faulty temp sensor and reports 48 degree idle temps (at stock speeds & volts) in core temp. It passed 12hours Prime 95 stability test @ 4.2 GHz only to crash randomly while playing games, running 3dMark, surfing the internet or even boot into Vista!

 

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ok quick update, I have just spoken with intel technical support, they have stated that there are no known issues with the temp sensor on the E8500, I also gave them the link to the web page stating there was a problem. He said that the E8500 does run hotter than the E8400 and that my idle temp of 45c is low for a Wolfdale E8500, though he did later say that the bios I'm using on my motherboard (Asus P5N32-E SLI) is a Beta Bios 1403 and that when another version is released I may see lower temps