Anyone get excessive high temps with i7 930?

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edved

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I built this system a couple of weeks ago and through a lot of trial and error have centered the problem on the cpu. At idle the temps have reached greater than 90C with HWmonitor and IDCC! This is at baseline. No OC'ing at all. The Intel fan and aftermarket Zalman fan showed similar temps. In fact, I've seen higher temps with the Zalman. The fan has been reseated numerous times.

I've contacted Intel and they requested that the cpu be returned for replacement.

Mobo DX58SO
i7 930
Super Talent 4GB RAM
ATI 5850
Thermaltake Case
Thermaltake PSU
Intel G1 SSD80GB

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edved

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richierich1212 said:
What thermal paste?
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With all due respect richierich1212 with your multiple contributions, even with an aftermarket fan, it's ability to cool the cpu vs Intel's cpu fan isn't that great a difference according to a website review I read. Also, Intel's own fan should be cooling the cpu sufficiently enough to never reach temps >90C. Neither the Intel fan nor the ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa 120mm are able to keep these temps under control.

Excuse me for being extremely skeptical, but irregardless of the grease, I suspect the temps that I'm currently seeing wouldn't change significantly. Btw, I used "Super Thermal Grease" zm-stg2m, which was provided by the fan manufacturer which I'm certain has been tested to a certain degree.

Cheers,

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I'm more inclined to think it's got bung sensors rather than the cores actually operating at so high a temperature. Is it always stationary at 90c? Or does it fluctuate at all? What happens when you load it with any programs?
 
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edved said:
With all due respect richierich1212 with your multiple contributions, even with an aftermarket fan, it's ability to cool the cpu vs Intel's cpu fan isn't that great a difference according to a website review I read. Also, Intel's own fan should be cooling the cpu sufficiently enough to never reach temps >90C. Neither the Intel fan nor the ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa 120mm are able to keep these temps under control.

Excuse me for being extremely skeptical, but irregardless of the grease, I suspect the temps that I'm currently seeing wouldn't change significantly. Btw, I used "Super Thermal Grease" zm-stg2m, which was provided by the fan manufacturer which I'm certain has been tested to a certain degree.

Cheers,

G.
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I agree with you but there is no reason to be a dick about it. Sounds like you know everything so why ask us? It's called a heatsink not a fan btw.
 
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open the doors, touch the heatsink, does it feel warm? if it feels cold or very hot then something is wrong.
 
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OILFIELDTRASH said:
I agree with you but there is no reason to be a dick about it. Sounds like you know everything so why ask us? It's called a heatsink not a fan btw.
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I don't think he was being a dick. He knows enough that thermal grease isn't going to make that big of a difference, especially in a non OC system.
 
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edved said:
I built this system a couple of weeks ago and through a lot of trial and error have centered the problem on the cpu. At idle the temps have reached greater than 90C with HWmonitor and IDCC! This is at baseline. No OC'ing at all. The Intel fan and aftermarket Zalman fan showed similar temps. In fact, I've seen higher temps with the Zalman. The fan has been reseated numerous times.

I've contacted Intel and they requested that the cpu be returned for replacement.

Mobo DX58SO
i7 930
Super Talent 4GB RAM
ATI 5850
Thermaltake Case
Thermaltake PSU
Intel G1 SSD80GB

G.
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Something is wrong with the Heatsink or your installation of it.

I can load my CPU up with normal usage with no fan on the heatsink (it's a Megahalem) and it wouldn't go above 60C.
 
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qazwsxokmijn said:
I'm more inclined to think it's got bung sensors rather than the cores actually operating at so high a temperature. Is it always stationary at 90c? Or does it fluctuate at all? What happens when you load it with any programs?
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Thanks for the input, I just completed installing a new psu and initially thought that it may have solved my problem but no! I've got Firefox, Outlook and IDCC open and the cpu is idling at 77C! What's strange is that all four cores seem busy at all times, much busier than the q6600 that I replaced.

I'm really at a loss now.

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edved

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OILFIELDTRASH said:
I agree with you but there is no reason to be a dick about it. Sounds like you know everything so why ask us? It's called a heatsink not a fan btw.
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I'm no expert but this is my 6th PC that I've assembled in the past 12 years, so I do have an idea of what I'm doing. This is my first stumble, huge stumble that I've experienced. I did however, start the thread by asking whether anyone has had any similar experience with really hot 930's.

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edved

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Zap said:
That board came out with the original launch of socket 1366. You may have to update the BIOS on it to properly work with the 930 CPU.
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Checked!
Did that as soon as I got the rig up and running.
No luck!
 
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edved

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MJinZ said:
Something is wrong with the Heatsink or your installation of it.

I can load my CPU up with normal usage with no fan on the heatsink (it's a Megahalem) and it wouldn't go above 60C.
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Thanks, I've reseated the heatsink numerous times! Initially got really bad numbers with the stock heatsink that came with the cpu, but immediately replace it with the zalman when I saw these scary temps!

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edved

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mbevolution said:
open the doors, touch the heatsink, does it feel warm? if it feels cold or very hot then something is wrong.
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S**t dude. I've done all that! I grabbed a house fan, took off the cover and turned it on full-blast! It helped some, but the ambient temp hovers high as well. It's like 43C. It's cool in my living room too, along the lines of 25C.

Thanks,

G.
 
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edved said:
Hey, just out of curiosity. Are you using the optional IOH heatsink/fan with your dx58so board?

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I'm getting low 60's when stress testing just because my fan isn't kicking up the rpms till then. If I had a high speed fan on all the time it probably wouldn't get over 50's. I'm just using stock speeds for now and a megahalems.

I'm not using the little fan just because I have an awesome case with great airflow so I didn't bother with it.

This DX58SO has the worst bios for overclocking I've ever used. I'm putting my ga-ex58-ud3r in my wife's computer.
 
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Just throwing things out there: Ive known HWmonitor to be terribly inaccurate at times. As in like setting the TJmax at 80*C. It would be a lot easier just to use a program that reports DTJMax strait up so you actually know what the DTS is reporting.

That being said, I think only three things can be wrong if your CPU is indeed overheating:

#1. The CPU is using way more than its allotted TDP. It is extremely unlikely that this is happening as each processor is tested extensively from intel.

#2. The Mobo is giving the chip way too much voltage. I find this unlikely, but possible as you may using an outdated BIOS since the 930 is a newer chip. I still don't see how Intel's own board could mess something up as basic as a VID reading.

#3. http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2047683
 
DrMrLordX

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Just a thought, but LGA1366 is known for excessive leakage current. OP, have you tried undervolting your CPU and checking for stability? Does your BIOS have the necessary settings to allow that?

edit: also, if you have 25c ambients and get ambient temps reported by the board sensors at 43c while blasting a room fan at the side with your case open, I'm thinking the board sensors may be a tad overzealous in their temperature reports. You may need some external temperature sensors or . . . something.
 
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