Not sure what to do anymore with the temps.

[Molondo]

I have moved the heat sink in a different possition, i have reinstalled it couple times.
Maybe i am just being delusional. I am running at 54-55C Idle. After playing quake 2 hours i was at 58C. Don't know my GFX card temp. I may just take it to a technician and let him take a look at it .

Its my first build, so i can't be too careful

 

[Texun]

It would help to post your rig specs, cooling (stock or not), CPU, board, etc. Reading your post leaves a lot questions. You lost me when you said you "moved the heatsink in a different position."

 

[Molondo]

Im running:
C2D E6400
8800gts
WD 320 GB
Corsair 520W
OCZ 2 GB ddr2 800
P5N sli Mobo
Im using nochuta Heat sink (NH-u12f)
When i said i moved it, You can put it on one side of the CPU blowing towards the PSU, or put it on the other side sucking the air out towards the PSU.

 

[BigShroom]

What program are you using to monitor temps?

A 4c rise in temp at load seems way off, load temp should be much(20-30c) higher than idle.

 

[Molondo]

Core temp

 

[n7]

Could be the temp sensor is borked too...

What happens to temps when you run Orthos?

 

[Molondo]

Running orthos i got:

Type: Blend - stress CPU and RAM Min: 8 Max: 4096 InPlace: No Mem: 1790 Time: 15
CPU: 2133MHz FSB: 266MHz [266MHz x 8.0 est.]
CPU: 2133MHz FSB: 266MHz [266MHz x 8.0 est.]
2/22/2007 10:50 PM
Launching 2 threads...
1:Using CPU #0
2:Using CPU #1
1:Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
2:Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
1ress Stop to end this test.
2ress Stop to end this test.
1:Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using 1024K FFT length.
2:Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using 1024K FFT length.
1:Torture Test ran 3 minutes 7 seconds - 0 errors, 0 warnings.
1:Execution halted.

2:Torture Test ran 3 minutes 7 seconds - 0 errors, 0 warnings.
2:Execution halted.

It was short run before i stoped it.
Orthos By johnny lee??? Is that the program you are thinking off?

I just installed SpeedFan and its giving me different readings all together.
I noticed the Temp 1 and 2 were going up as i was running orthos stress test.
Pic

Crappy pic sorry.

 

[Molondo]

So 15 mins into the stress test the cpu went up to 51 and came back down to 50, now been there since. I am feeling a little better now.

 

[Jiggz]

System cooling is not really an exact science since it involves a lot of variables, like ambient temp, obstructions, air flow, etc. Have you try running the system with case open? Does it make a big difference in temps? If temps goes down 10 degrees with case open then you can conclude one problem is air flow. You might want to check the case fans making sure it's not "short-circuiting" the air flow or check for obstructions. If the temps does not go down, then it could be the hsf not being mounted properly or has too much thermal paste. Or if you are using a thermal pad you have not given it a chance to "melt" for proper usage.