Common TjMax values?

What do you feel are the most 'commonly' accepted TjMax values for:

1) Q6600 B3 Stepping
2) Q6600 G0 Stepping

I realize that TjMax is unpublished, and the subject of much debate. I'm just looking for what you feel are most 'common' values in the community to use as a frame of comparison and reference.

Thanks!

I always get errors and instability above 65C with a Q6600 G0

Thats why I went water on two out of four of my rigs.
It seems like four computers is a low amount compared to most people nowadays.

Open your case, and put a digital thermometer in it somewhere that doesn't get hit directly by a fan. Now drop down to 6x266 and set your vcore to a min value to get into windows. Run realtemp and compare the temp of the app to the temp of thermometer and remember to let it equilibrate for a good 1/2 hour or so. The difference should be about 3-5 °C hotter in RT. If the Tjmax of 95 doesn't do that for you, change it until you're there.... common Tjmax values for quads are 95, 100, 105.

That's probably the best you can do at this point...
My X3360 uses a Tjmax of 95 and idles about 3-4 °C higher than the temp from the thermometer.

doesn't the dude who makes real temp actually calculate the TJmax by removing the little cover off of the CPU?

and lol... 65C? temperatures don't cause stability errors until you reach temperatures which will damage the actual CPU itself, atleast in most cases

you probably just had an unstable overclock

graysky said:

Open your case, and put a digital thermometer in it somewhere that doesn't get hit directly by a fan. Now drop down to 6x266 and set your vcore to a min value to get into windows. Run realtemp and compare the temp of the app to the temp of thermometer and remember to let it equilibrate for a good 1/2 hour or so. The difference should be about 3-5 °C hotter in RT. If the Tjmax of 95 doesn't do that for you, change it until you're there.... common Tjmax values for quads are 95, 100, 105.

That's probably the best you can do at this point...
My X3360 uses a Tjmax of 95 and idles about 3-4 °C higher than the temp from the thermometer.

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@ graysky : Does the 3c to 5c degrees also apply to WC'ed boxen ? I imagine it does because you can never get below ambient temp with water. (only with exotic methods like nitrogen from what I understand )

The reason I'm asking is IMO you can get pretty close to the ambient temps on water (probably 1st rate air also) plus my OC's ain't nothin' even close to "World record" (they're not even close to amateur hour clocks ) I fold 24/7 with 2x WC'ed boxen so I need a some cool temps and thinkin' very serious of adding another WC'ing boxen)

Even with just a bowed Appogee GT, MCP350 pump, MCR220 rad and a Q6600 OC'ed to 2.8 GHz in the summer and 3.0 or better in the winter I'm runnin' pretty cool. (of course my ambient stays about 21c steady in winter and about 25c in the summer), so I can imagine with, from what I've read, I can get even better results with newer versions of WB's ( V2 FuZion, Appogee GTX, Danger Den MC-TDX, etc)

Please tell uncleWebb thanks for the new Real Temp program, I love it.

Thank you in advance for any reply from anybody, if this this question isn't "wrapped too tight" (not too bright) please ignore it

whats boxen?

and also, you can get below ambient without nitrogen

you can use a TEC with water

or you can use a chiller (converted A/C) or dry ice

commandercup said:

whats boxen?

and also, you can get below ambient without nitrogen

you can use a TEC with water

or you can use a chiller (converted A/C) or dry ice

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Sorry to confuse you, boxen = computer

As far as nitrogen, TEC, or any other IMO exotic cooling method I was just refering to just good ole' water cooling. (pump, rad, WB, rez, tubes, and yea I know, if you use a "T' line you don't even need the rez)

Once again sorry to confuse you I was only talking about WC'ing straight up. (without a TEC cooler)

And I thought I only asked about the temperature calibration, jeeze

Even cooling with water (unless it's chilled water), you can't get below ambient. It will be hotter in the case however.

Hey. I just finished putting a new pc together and I'm running Prime95. I have a E4500. Core Temp is giving me temps of 54/55 for each core and I'm currently at test 7. Are those temps safe? What would be dangerous? Thanks.


Sorry I meant to start a new thread.