Xigmatek S1283

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: Infrnl
I am using an Vendetta 2 basically same cooler; cooling My 9550 @ 4+ghz and realtemp says 18-19c normal use, sometimes a degree or 2 higher. max temps around 30c. CPU is at 1.2v though.

Core temp reads about 4-5c higher; however I do not feel much if any heat if I touch the base of the cooler, so either way is running very very cool.

Will easily cool yours; nothing to worry about. I am also currently using push pins, will be changing out to screw/spring mount today

Impossible...unless your ambient air is 15c or so. It is impossible for an air cooler to get lower then ambient...it's in the physics.

 

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: Brutus04
I may need to check that cooler out. I just went from an E2180 w/AF Pro to Q9550 w/ the same AF Pro. My temps hover around mid-hi 40s...is this normal?

That's not unheard of. In all honestly, most OC'd quads will run in the 30-40c range at idle, but remember, quads don't really report an honest idle...just worry about the load.

 

[jamesbond007]

Nice, I'm so glad I found this thread! Good info here, fellas. I bought and configured a Q9450 and Rampage Formula last fall. I didn't (initially) expect to OC, but I couldn't help myself. It was just too damn easy in the BIOS. (selected what CPU spec to OC to, which was QX9770) After that, everything was gravy. I had to set some things manually to get my RAM to run at 1066MHz, but that took about 2 minutes of tinkering.

Anyways, my idle temps are around 38C at 3.2GHz/1600MHz FSB but the loads do hit into the 80s. 😀 Additionally, does anyone know why the ASUS Probe would report a CPU idle temp of 38C if a program like Hardware Monitor that itemizes the core temps says a different story? HWMonitor reports an average idle temp in the 60C range while the ASUS PC Probe and BIOS will say ~38C. What gives?

Ugh - just so happy I don't have to rip apart my motherboard to bolt down a new HSF to lower my load temps! Woohoo! 😀