also, one more question. should i lock in my Vcore at 1.35v instead of putting it to Normal? It seems to fluctuate between 1.312v and 1.328v, going back and forth.
thanks. thats a very helpful response. like i said, the CPU is working fine, but the temps were a little alarming from some of the posts ive seen in other forums.
Yes, I set the voltages to "Normal" and CPUZ has voltage at 1.312-1.328V.
I'm using CoreTemp to get the temps above. TAT gives the same readings. I'm at 54-55C with just Firefox up.
Also, ripping a CD with iTunes pushes the temps to 60-63C.
Soo, this isn't normal, right? Any ideas?
What I've got:
Case: Lian-Li PC-60
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6400
MoBo: Gigabyte DS3 BIOS F7
CPU Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
RAM: 2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 2.2v
Power: Corsair HX620W
What's going on:
I decided to try to OC it last night and made the following changes to the BIOS...