Average Range for E6300

ShepsCrook

ShepsCrook

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Well, I've got my E6300 in and I'm doing a little overclocking. I'm not looking to push it to it's limits. My processor seems to be at 44c idle with a Thermalright XP120 (regular) and Panaflo 120mm Medium fan. I haven't load tested it yet though.

I'm at 2.52ghz with stock voltages all around.

Is this what I should be seeing? ( I know YMMV, but it seems like there's an average of in the 3ghz range in the 30-40c on air.
 
That seems high to me also I would have expected mid 30's with that nice cooler. Did you raise Vcore ? Is the room hot ? Is the cooler tight on the cpu as in if you try to wiggle the heatsink it does not move ?
 
The room is in the mid 70's.

The Vcore was untouched.

The heatsink only moves just a tad. Which is to be expected when you apply some good pressure to it so I know it's on there well enough.
 
Well no matter, crank it up and see where you get, until you get 70C+ running orthos or some other loading software or Vcore around 1.475 V there is really nothing to worry about.
 
Should be able to just set the memory to 400 mhz and forget about it. That will give you 2800mhz. Mine does that with no vcore adjustment. It will hit 3250mhz at 1.3125 vcore. It is one of the originals from over a year ago.
 
ShepsCrook said:
Well, I cranked it to 400 and the system won't post...
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Those Ballistix should hit 400 easy with the right volts. What do you have them set at? I'm running mine 413 on just 2.0 currently on my first night of playing with them.

I also have a ThermalRight cooler on my e6400. Its the SI-128. My idle temps are roughly the same as yours and its installed properly. I think my quiet 120 i have on there is holding it back a bit. My volts are at 1.36 on the cpu though...a bit higher. I also used some Shin Etsu thermal paste instead of AS5 this time around for shits. Still waiting on phase change...

I have a Bob Slay case thats a bit tight, i was in @ 61 under Orthos load but my ambient temps in this room are like 75-77 today. Damn heat rising in my loft is a pain! My friends all keep their furnace set arouund 70 or so... if your in the mid 70's ambient too, take a few off what your geting and i'd say its about in line w/ what you should expect.
 
Well I've got the old Antec SOHO II Performance Aluminum case I've had for about 5-6 years.
I've got AS5 on there. I went in and cleaned off the processor and the heatsink and put LESS AS5 on and it decreased the temps by about 2c but still not that great. I'm thinking I might move my case out from under my desk (On the floor) to somewhere out in the room for better airflow maybe. I've got 2 from incoming fans, 2 rear outgoing fans (One outgoing I switched to forcing air on the heatsink also to see how that would work. My Opteron 175 stayed at around the low 30's to high 20's with the same setup. Now the Opteron is downstairs with a Thermaltake Blue Orb II and it sits at around 26-28c
 
ShepsCrook said:
Well, I cranked it to 400 and the system won't post...
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You need more v-core or more NB voltage. Be careful with the mem voltage. I know they're rated for 2.2V, but there has been widespread reports of D9 having a short lifespan even at rated voltage.

You should be able to at least hit 3.2Ghz with that cooler and still stay under 60c. You maybe need to reapply your thermal paste to drop temps. I applied a little to much AS5 and required a reseat. Doing so with about 1/2 as much dropped Small FFT prime load temps 2-3 degrees.

Lastly, and most extreme is lapping. C2D's tend to have a concave or convex IHS. I found my IHS was pretty convex during lapping.
 
with the e6300 7x multi the limit is not the chip itself but the motherboard in most cases.

Also 44c idle at stock volts is pretty high. mine idles at 43c with 1.406v
 
That's why I'm posting here to find out what people are thinking. Like I mentioned, I did reapply the thermal paste and it helped SOME, but still seems high. At stock voltage, I KNOW I shouldn't be at these temps. It just doesn't make sense.
 
ShepsCrook said:
That's why I'm posting here to find out what people are thinking. Like I mentioned, I did reapply the thermal paste and it helped SOME, but still seems high. At stock voltage, I KNOW I shouldn't be at these temps. It just doesn't make sense.
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well you said your ambient temp was around 75F which is pretty high.

most peoples ambient is around 68-70F. so lower your temps by that much and yours would be ok.
 
Well, regulating the heat around here is a bit bizarre. It's an open floor plan and I'm on the 3rd floor. I just checked the temps and I was way off. The ambient temps are around 84.6 degrees... Yet the thermostat is set to 72.
 
ShepsCrook said:
Well, regulating the heat around here is a bit bizarre. It's an open floor plan and I'm on the 3rd floor. I just checked the temps and I was way off. The ambient temps are around 84.6 degrees... Yet the thermostat is set to 72.
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My office is in a loft that overlooks my main living area. It shares a slanted ceiling over the whole floor plan. My thermostat is set for 70, the real temp is +5-7 over that up here always. All the heat from your other 2 floors is rising into that 3rd one you're on i bet.

I felt my temps were a bit high too but what can ya do. Yours ambient is VERY high. High enough that I'd say your pc is acually running COOL! :eek:
 
Yeah, I'm trying to come up with some solutions on how to fix the airflow. Our place is strangely cold on the first floor, strangely warm on the top floor. Despite closing off vents and dampers.
 
It's not OCed ATM ($50 IL9 Pro), but my E6300 averages 25*C. Low of 21*C over night, Hi of maybe 40*C under TAT. Cooler is Tt Tower112 - 100% copper + heatpipes, and a 92mm Silverstone set at 1600rpms. Hot air goes straight out the back in the SonataIII, so upping the fan to 3200rpm doesn't net any gains.
 
Look at these scores!

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=43070&mpage=1&key

ShepsCrook said:
Well, I've got my E6300 in and I'm doing a little overclocking. I'm not looking to push it to it's limits. My processor seems to be at 44c idle with a Thermalright XP120 (regular) and Panaflo 120mm Medium fan. I haven't load tested it yet though.

I'm at 2.52ghz with stock voltages all around.

Is this what I should be seeing? ( I know YMMV, but it seems like there's an average of in the 3ghz range in the 30-40c on air.
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