E5200 Temperatures

[KevinH]

I'm running an E5200 using a Zalman 9500AT cooler. At both stock settings and overclocked to 3.0 gigs, the chip idles at 40 C and barely moves up to about 45 C under load.

One other thing is the voltage. Even if I set it to 1.25, it reads significantly higher in every monitoring program.

Is this normal? It feels like it should be cooler at idle and higher at load? Anyone?

 

[E4300]

Run the latest Coretemp or Realtemp. Use default VID and enable EIST and C1E. Check idle temp vs room temp. Core temp should be ~20F higher than room temp. Adjust the offset temp in Coretemp or Realtemp accordingly. Note that some 45nm chips will not show idle temp (locked reading). The temp stays locked until the core temp is north of 40C.

45C load with 75F ambient is normal. Chip should be okay as long as distance to TJ max is more than 35C. This value does not change when you alter the offset temp.

 

[zagood]

Similar thing on my e5200, the cores are stuck at 37 and 32 idle.

Intel admits that temps on these chips are inaccurate below 50C.

-z

 

[KevinH]

Originally posted by: E4300
Run the latest Coretemp or Realtemp. Use default VID and enable EIST and C1E. Check idle temp vs room temp. Core temp should be ~20F higher than room temp. Adjust the offset temp in Coretemp or Realtemp accordingly. Note that some 45nm chips will not show idle temp (locked reading). The temp stays locked until the core temp is north of 40C.

45C load with 75F ambient is normal. Chip should be okay as long as distance to TJ max is more than 35C. This value does not change when you alter the offset temp.

Sweet. My room is on the warm side.