e6400, p5b-e, freezer 7 pro, centurion 534

[smithy5]

What should I use to monitor the temps - right now I am using the asus tool that came with the MB - reads the same as the BIOS

at stock speeds with stock votlages my idle cpu temp is ~ 48 and the motherboard temp is ~ 43 - while ambient room temp right next to the pc is ~ 27-29

I was hoping to get a decent overclock - but I need to get the temps under control 1st

the fans are all on full speed (fan-control turned off via the bios). I have a passive xfx-7950gt video card - but a 120mm case fan (mounted on the side cover) is blowing on it- corsair 520 psu, 120mm front and rear fan.

Other than trying to reclean & reseat the cpu cooler (which was applied w/ arctic silver following the directions on their site - 1 strip down the center of the cpu) - any thing else I should be trying to lower the temps.

Cables are somewhat cleaned up - so shouldn't be a big problem

 

[coldpower27]

Try using SpeedFan and CoreTemp to see what kinda results you get as my Celeron D 347 D0 idles at 37C, and loads to 42C.

 

[n7]

Your cooler isn't much better than stock, & considering your ambient temps, everything looks normal.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: n7
Your cooler isn't much better than stock, & considering your ambient temps, everything looks normal.

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/Arc...ooling%20Freezer%207%20Pro/testing.htm

Are you sure? Looks quite good to me at the LOAD temps with this cooler is equal to what the Intel stock one gets idling.

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=15749&PageId=2

A 15 degree drop at load is fairly impressive.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/freezer7pro/2.htm

Looks quite good there as well as it's comparable to the Thermaltake Big Typhoon.

 

[smithy5]

I'll check out speed fan and core temp - and run orthos - report back this evening - gotta go to work now.

Thanks for your input.

 

[StopSign]

Freezer 7 Pro is leaps and bounds better than the stock cooler...

 

[nyker96]

I think Freezer pro 7 should be about 10-15 lower than stock at load. Check temp idle+load with TAT that's accurate. If load still is this high with TAT, you need to reseat that freezer pro 7. Installation problem for sure.

 

[smithy5]

here are my updated numbers - ambient temp ~25-26. At idle - core temp says 31 - speed fan says 46. After 5 minutes of tat core temp says 47 speed fan says 60, and tat says 46

couple of questions - using core temp - the Tjunction is always @ 85 - is that a set value?

also using speedfan -an auxillary temp is reading 120-125 - regardless of idle or running tat - is that an acutal reading or is that a dummy number?

attached are 3 links - one at startup, one after 10 minutes of idle, and one after 5 minutes of tat.

keep in mind I AM NOT OVERCLOCKING YET this is all at STOCK SPEED AND VOLTAGE. - so it appears to suck pretty badly.

startup

idle

5 min. of tat

 

[imported_Truenofan]

consider this, tat loads the cpu more than even orthos, which is what most cpu's will see load as, drop 2-3c roughly off of the temps, on tat, and thats what you'll see on a normal load basis...at least thats what i get.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: smithy5
here are my updated numbers - ambient temp ~25-26. At idle - core temp says 31 - speed fan says 46. After 5 minutes of tat core temp says 47 speed fan says 60, and tat says 46

couple of questions - using core temp - the Tjunction is always @ 85 - is that a set value?

also using tat -an auxillary temp is reading 120-125 - regardless of idle or running tat - is that an acutal reading or is that a dummy number?

attached are 3 links - one at startup, one after 10 minutes of idle, and one after 5 minutes of tat.

keep in mind I AM NOT OVERCLOCKING YET this is all at STOCK SPEED AND VOLTAGE. - so it appears to suck pretty badly.

startup

idle

5 min. of tat

So it seems all 3 programs conform, just use the Core 0/Core 1 Data for SpeedFan, CoreTemp as well as Intel Thermal Analysis Tool.

The CPU figure just seems wacky. Core 2 Temps are for some reason strangely high at times, but they run just fine while sipping low amounts of power.

 

[smithy5]

so I understand that the Tjunction number in core temp is fixed based on the CPU, but can anyone tell me what the Aux number in Speedfan is measuring or should I be concerned - 120 C is blazing hot.

 

[Wags1974]

Your running a little hot I am same case and cooler as you and clocked alot higher with about 10c less temp than you. I would question the mounting of the freezer7 first. Make sure clips are right and fan is facing the rear exhaust fan. Make sure the fan on freezer 7 is blowing towards the rear exhaust and the rear exhaust is indeed exhausting and not blowing inwards.

I really hope it helps.