Is my oc core 2 duo temperature normal or too high?

[Xellos2099]

I am wondering if my E6400 oc to 2.66 ghz temperature is too high at 55c at both core? I got the temperature reading from Core Temp program. I am using the stock heat sink and reapplied as 5 around a few month ago.

 

[brock01]

idle or load?

 

[Xellos2099]

only running 2-3 instant of firefox, aim, qq etc.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Run Orthos Large mode and post temp.

 

[PoopyPants]

55c idle cuz thats basically what it is sitting surfing the net and chatting.. thats idle

thats too high

remove the heatsink scrape off all the thermal paste and put on some good stuff. (as5 like your using now)
MAKE SURE the heatsink is reinstalled properly, and i mean PROPERLY
most people dont have those stupid pressure spring clip things pushed down and twisted properly.

make sure the heatsink and fan are free of dirt, etc
make sure you have a fan on the front and rear of your case sucking cool air in and blowing hot out.

disable the cpu fan control in the bios, make the fan run 100% all the time.

55c is way too hot
but core temp is also not known for its accurate readings.
like it or not and people would argue that, but core temp has never been known for the most accurate temp readings.

 

[Laminator]

55C at idle is indeed way too hot (yes, Firefox and AIM constitute "idle"). As others have recommended, run Orthos or OCCT (or anything else that will get your cores to 100%) and see what your temperatures are. Once you hit 60 degrees, stop.

If you're running an E6400 at 2.66GHz, I'd get a custom cooling solution. The stock Intel heatsink is not adequate for overclocking. You probably want to be around 40 degrees or less at idle and under 60 degrees at load.

EDIT: You can try the Cooler Master Hyper TX2 or the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Both should be around $20 shipped. In fact, SVC has (or had) a deal on the TX2 for $3 shipped after rebates!

 

[PoopyPants]

i used a stock heatsink about a month ago for some tests and i too was getting 45-55c idle.

believe me when i tell you i saw that and that lasteed about 5 minutes as i immediately tore that pile of crap out and put in a better one.
and that was at stock 2.4ghz! 1.3v!!! with a 6600 dual core.
the stock intel heatsinks are incredibly retarded and i am shocked intel expects people to use those heatsinks for the inferno quad cores.
its impossible, you can tuse those on the quads but intel expects us to do it.

intel doesnt make, and never has made good heatsinks.
they need to follow AMD's example and include a fully copper heatpipe solution!


you also need to remove the cpu and check to make sure the top of the cpu ie; IHS is flat.
take a razor and lay it sharp edge down right on top of the cpu and run it across it to see if there are any dips in the IHS.
if there are any dips then this will create heat pockets that will not allow the cpu to dissipate heat properly.

intel WILL rma cpu's for this if its bad enough.

you can also sand down the top of the ihs but this will void the warranty.

 

[darkfalz]

I have to vacuum the dust from my stock HSF every few months as temps creep up. Redoing the thermal past got me a 10 degrees drop, best thing I ever did. I idle 30-40 and under Orthos load 50-55 or so.

 

[Xellos2099]

I used to use Arctic Freezer 7 pro but one of the leg broke off when I was resitting the giant heatsink a few month back that why I am using stock atm. . Btw, Dark Force, what heatsink you using to get it to 30-40 idle?

 

[Laminator]

Originally posted by: PoopyPants
i used a stock heatsink about a month ago for some tests and i too was getting 45-55c idle.

believe me when i tell you i saw that and that lasteed about 5 minutes as i immediately tore that pile of crap out and put in a better one.
and that was at stock 2.4ghz! 1.3v!!! with a 6600 dual core.
the stock intel heatsinks are incredibly retarded and i am shocked intel expects people to use those heatsinks for the inferno quad cores.
its impossible, you can tuse those on the quads but intel expects us to do it.

intel doesnt make, and never has made good heatsinks.
they need to follow AMD's example and include a fully copper heatpipe solution!


you also need to remove the cpu and check to make sure the top of the cpu ie; IHS is flat.
take a razor and lay it sharp edge down right on top of the cpu and run it across it to see if there are any dips in the IHS.
if there are any dips then this will create heat pockets that will not allow the cpu to dissipate heat properly.

intel WILL rma cpu's for this if its bad enough.

you can also sand down the top of the ihs but this will void the warranty.

PoopyPants (that is an awesome handle, by the way), I had an E6600 and despite it being only a so-so overclocker (1.32v needed to get completely stable at 3.0GHz, 1.38v+ needed to get stable at 3.4GHz), it was completely stable at 2.4GHz at lower than 1.21v. The voltage on your chip might be set incorrectly; try lowering it and see what happens. Well, you're running it at 3.8GHz @ 1.38v (amazing), so never mind.

 

[Xellos2099]

ok... and what is the voltage needed to get a E6400 run at 2,66 ghz?

 

[darkfalz]

Originally posted by: Xellos2099
ok... and what is the voltage needed to get a E6400 run at 2,66 ghz?

How long is a piece of string?

 

[JustaGeek]

http://www.tomshardware.com/fo...core-temperature-guide