Is my 920 running to hot?

[morpheus305]

I replaced the two case fans with higher cfm fans. Its got a 80mm for intake and a 120mm for exhaust.

 

[Anubis]

I dont think 3.6 on a 920 is that hard core for overclocking considering people are getting these over 4ghz.

its always hit or miss even with a D0 you win some you lose some

was playing wow when i took this - havent tried pushing it yet only had it for 3 days
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7613/66138760.jpg

 

[GLeeM]

Originally Posted by GLeeM Some of these people are not saying they have HT turned off - makes a big difference! Others have the better six pipe heatsinks. You are not that much over temp but should be able to do better. Does the temp go down with the side of the case off? This. You should be able to do 3.8 at much less than 1.25. I think mine was 1.18 (maybe less).
It drops by 10-12 degrees with side panel off.

82-12=70 degrees

70 is a good temp

You need to get your case temp close to ambient.

Is your heatsink on tight enough? I had to use the washer trick to get my TRUE on tight. (and I still worry that now it might be too tight and will break the mobo)

Also it looks like 920 D0s vary widely in how high OC you can get and how low temp you can get. I guess it really is a luck of the draw.

 

[morpheus305]

Well is there a place that sells side panels with fans attached to them. Maybe one intake and one exhaust. Besides that I dont know how to get the the case temp much cooler.

 

[Grim281]

1.32 on cpu-z is like 1.35 in the bios. That is way high for 3.8. Try lowering your vcore and tweak some others settings.

 

[morpheus305]

In bios it reads 1.32 and its at 3.6 not 3.8.

 

[Grim281]

At stock the temps get up to about 74. The bios settings are all auto but im pretty sure default volts for 920 are 1.2.

Leaving settings on auto is a big problem right there. They usually tend to overvolt. Your vcore definitely seems too high. I have built 3 i7 systems so far and none have needed more then stock vcore to hit 3.6. Tweak your other voltages/multipliers manually.

 

[klocwerk]

Drop your voltage, you shouldn't need 1.32 to hit 3.6.

If you're dropping 10-12C when you take the side panel off, your problem isn't your CPU cooler, it's your case airflow. That's a drastic change.
You want a positive pressure situation, more power pushing air in than pulling it out. Also consider where you're sucking air and where you're blowing it, ideally you should pull from one direction, push to the opposite.

Again, if your CPU runs fine temps with your case open, address the case issue, and maybe get a new case.

 

[jinduy]

I have reset it three times now. Made sure that the thermal paste is evenly spread too.

dude, you remind me of what i went through. i had the hyper 212 plus. reseated my heatsink well over 10 times. tried various methods of paste application. my temps were similar to yours. i finally decided to refund it and went with a scythe mugen 2 for only $15 more. my temps dropped about 10 degrees.

 

[Zap]

It drops by 10-12 degrees with side panel off.

That points to a case ventilation issue. What case do you have?

I replaced the two case fans with higher cfm fans. Its got a 80mm for intake and a 120mm for exhaust.

80mm intake? Definately case ventilation issue. Many cheap cases were designed with the Intel TAC vent tube on the side. Those help stock heatsinks by allowing them to suck in cool air from outside the system. Using a tower heatpipe heatsink means it isn't able to do that, so it relies on the single 80mm intake for everything.

 

[Danube]

I have reset it three times now. Made sure that the thermal paste is evenly spread too.

"Evenly spread"? Make sure you don't use too much of that stuff. If you use too much it traps heat instead of conducting it away.

 

[morpheus305]

Case is a http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82e16811119077 and the people on the newegg reviews say it has good airflow. The reason I bought the case was back when i did my previous build it was a pretty popular case. Even people building rigs to OC were using the case. Ive switched out the fans in the case with higher cfm fans.

As far as the thermal paste goes. Ive tried three different thicknesses so far. A very thin layer, thin layer, and then a bit thicker. All of them didn't show any difference in cpu temps.

 

[morpheus305]

dude, you remind me of what i went through. i had the hyper 212 plus. reseated my heatsink well over 10 times. tried various methods of paste application. my temps were similar to yours. i finally decided to refund it and went with a scythe mugen 2 for only $15 more. my temps dropped about 10 degrees.

Least someone knows my pain

 

[klocwerk]

Case is a http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82e16811119077 and the people on the newegg reviews say it has good airflow. The reason I bought the case was back when i did my previous build it was a pretty popular case. Even people building rigs to OC were using the case. Ive switched out the fans in the case with higher cfm fans.

As far as the thermal paste goes. Ive tried three different thicknesses so far. A very thin layer, thin layer, and then a bit thicker. All of them didn't show any difference in cpu temps.

Ignore the thermal paste, it's a red herring.
If your temps go up 10+ degrees when you close the case, the issue is airflow.

What's your video card, and does it exhaust out of the case or just add hot air inside the case? This may be a major source of heat.

Exhaust fan (120mm on back): make sure this is blowing out of the case.
Your CPU cooler: make sure the fan on your CPU is blowing towards the case exhaust fan. If it's not, remount it so that it is.
Case: try popping out a few of the 5.25" drive bay covers. If you have space, stick a 120mm fan in the empty bays pulling into the case.

 

[morpheus305]

Checked all fans to make sure they are facing properly....then rechecked them again the 2nd to last time i reset the hs. The video card is a cheap 9400gt. It is just cooled by a heatsink with no fan. The 9400 isn't some beastly card. Ive actually felt the heatsink after its been on for a few minutes and its pretty cool actually.

 

[biostud]

my i5-750 ran >90C 3.8Ghz @ 1.3625V
but only 73C 3.6Ghz @ 1.25V
(prime95, max heat)
cooling see sig

 

[Interitus]

Mine drops maybe 2*C with the side panel off. Maybe up to 4 at full problem size LinX. If your case had good airflow, a 10+ degree change wouldn't happen.

I've used one of those cases, no way in hell I'd OC an i7 inside one. Probably wouldn't even attempt it with a nicely clocked 775 quad.

Be wary of what people mean when they say a case has good airflow. A case may have perfectly sufficient airflow for what they're doing, but it doesn't mean it's going to keep a beast like the i7 cool. People don't appreciate how hot these i7 procs run. Also you have to keep in mind, if you're not cleaning that thing out all the time, what's going to happen to it as it clogs up with dust? It's going to get even worse than it is now.

Seriously consider a new case. There's way more out there for just as cheap that obliterates that CM in airflow level.

 

[morpheus305]

Well what other cases are out there that have good airflow but aren't above 60 bucks.

 

[Immortal1]

Well what other cases are out there that have good airflow but aren't above 60 bucks.

I've got a Centurion 534+ which seems to have good airflow. I added a 120mm fan on the front. I haven't tried overclocking and probably won't so I can't say anything about that.
Centurion 534+
I got mine at Amazon for the same price but with free shipping.

 

[spinejam]

36 33 34 33 idle

82 80 78 76 load w/ prime95 (small fft)

(vcore = 1.38 cpu-z)