Are my OC temps safe ?

[sourtimes9990]

Hiya,

I replaced my crappy generic DDR2 and my p5b vanilla mb today with a gigabyte p35c-ds3r and 2GB of Crucial Ballistix 4-4-4-12 DDR2. I adjusted the usual bios settings, set my ram timings to their default 4-4-4-12 and upped my FSB to 400. I didn't need to give my cpu any extra voltage and it's totally stable under orthos etc, at 3.2. My cpu is an e6400 I bought around the time the core 2 duos came out. So I am pretty happy.

I'm using a Scythe Infinity cooler. Only question is my temps, my chip is idling at 40c and under the full orthos load sits at 59-60c. Is this safe ? I figured my temps should be lower with the cooler I am using, maybe it is my crappy Antec slk3000 case. Or perhaps I should try re-seating the cooler ?

Just wondering if these temps are safe and I am okay to keep running as is, or if I should try a re-seat of my heatsink or cut back on my OC. I found it weird as I am not giving my cpu any additional voltage.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Cheers.

 

[996GT2]

Your temps are OK (a little on the high side), but here are a few things you may want to consider:

What kind of thermal paste are you using? If you are using the kind that came with the cooler, try using Arctic Cooling MX-1 or MX-2, as that'll lower your temps by about 3-5C if applied correctly. Make sure that both your CPU IHS and heatsink base are flat and contact each other perfectly by holding the two up to a light and seeing if you can see light between the CPU and heatsink. Also, you may want to consider lapping your heatsink base/IHS if either one is not flat or smooth. Also, clean out your case if it's dusty and make sure that you have good airflow going to the CPU heatsink and good exhaust fans to pull the hot air out of your case.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: sourtimes9990
Hiya,

I replaced my crappy generic DDR2 and my p5b vanilla mb today with a gigabyte p35c-ds3r and 2GB of Crucial Ballistix 4-4-4-12 DDR2. I adjusted the usual bios settings, set my ram timings to their default 4-4-4-12 and upped my FSB to 400. I didn't need to give my cpu any extra voltage and it's totally stable under orthos etc, at 3.2. My cpu is an e6400 I bought around the time the core 2 duos came out. So I am pretty happy.

I'm using a Scythe Infinity cooler. Only question is my temps, my chip is idling at 40c and under the full orthos load sits at 59-60c. Is this safe ? I figured my temps should be lower with the cooler I am using, maybe it is my crappy Antec slk3000 case. Or perhaps I should try re-seating the cooler ?

Just wondering if these temps are safe and I am okay to keep running as is, or if I should try a re-seat of my heatsink or cut back on my OC. I found it weird as I am not giving my cpu any additional voltage.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Cheers.

Yes. I have the a crappy antex nsk4400? and an e4500/tuniq combo running at 28/56.