Core 2 Duo temps

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Josh_Norem

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Hey everyone,

I'm sorry if this has been posted before, but I'm a newb :D

I'm running an E6700 @ 3.0GHz, stock voltage.

Cooling is Reserator 1 Plus, cooling just the CPU and northbridge chipset on an Asus P5N SLI.

My idle temps are 50C, load temp is 72C.

I ran a Zalman 9500 for awhile and temps were the same.

I've heard about cool-running Core 2 Duo's but this is obviously not the case with my setup.

I also ran this same exact setup on a different Asus board (P5B Deluxe WiFi) and the temps were the same.

Now, I can run Prime95 for days with no crashes, so it's totally stable. But still, I'm left scratching my head as to why it runs so hot.

for reference, I used to run an X2 4800+ on this Reserator and it was low 30s idle, mid 40s load.
 
are you sure your running stock volts? some newer motherboards (680i) will auto up the voltage based on your overclock, and in my case it upped it way higher than my particular cpu needed (6600). @ 3.6 1.43v w/ a zal9500 i get up to 72 under load.
 
I don't remember changing the voltage. According to PC Probe II it's running at 1.33V, but then it says "nominal value" is 1.29V ?
 
Those temps are to high. Try and reseat ur heatsink. My e6600 with vcore set to auto is running at 3ghz and load temps are 50c with stock cooler on a p5w dh. These temps are from core temp right.
 
What (program) is giving your temp readout? ASUS Probe is notoriously unreliable. Try Core Temp or Intel TAT . Probe reads as much as 18C higher than either Core Temp or TAT on my P5B-E with E6400 under load.
 
thanks for everyones' thoughts.

I downloaded Core Temp and it's reporting the same temps (pics below are idle and load).

The idle temps below were after running Prime95 for a few minutes. It gets hotter since the Reserator takes a little while to warm up, but those temps are good enough to display the problem.

I also tried to run TAT but got that clock modulation error and it wouldn't run.

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I'm using Arctic ceramique. I'll try taking the block off and reseating it but I've seen these temps in every configuration I've put it in so far. :confused:
 
You have the same setup as me i can't seem to get my CPU to go past 2.7 GHZ how did you get yours to get to 3.0 !! :(
 
Same motherboard? Not all motherboard/ram combos can overclock. I'm using Corsair bling ram if that helps.
 
I'm getting roughly the same Temps on my x6800 on a EVGA 680i.
It's oc'd @3.7ghz & FSB 1650 / 970mhz RAM

Is that to high for a x6800 as well?
The system is water cooled in a Thermaltake Kandalf case with built in water cooling.

If it's too high, should I throttle it back or does someone have any other suggestions?
 
The 680i seems to run the CPU pretty hot actually. I'm guessing is all the heatpipes around the CPU socket. Those bithces were hot as hell on my friend's setup (E6600 @2.2v, Evga 680i, corsair dominator, FSP 550W). His parents keep the house like 78 degrees and he was getting 56*C idle and 69*C load in a P180 with all fans on high. It's hot but not alarmingly so, I'd be more worried if it was idling mid to high 60s.

To say these run cool...I wouldn't say so. Cooler than prescott/core1 maybe, but not that cool...
 
Vapor03 said:
You have the same setup as me i can't seem to get my CPU to go past 2.7 GHZ how did you get yours to get to 3.0 !! :(
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He's running an E6700, which has a higher multiplier than your chip. 3000/10=300MHz FSB for him, and 2700/9=300MHz FSB for you, so you're actually running at the same FSB speed, which is probably the limit for both of your boards.

Josh, are you sure the waterblock is making proper contact with the CPU? Conroes are known to have issues with concave heatspreaders, so try taking off the block and see if it's making contact with the center of the CPU. If not, you'll either have to apply more thermal paste or lap the CPU to get better temps with your current kit, though lapping would be a pretty extreme solution.
 
Well, amazingly I figured it out.

I took the waterblock off and it looked fine, but repasted it and reseated it and temps were the same.

Then I went and shut off the Reserator pump and turned it back on. This HUGE glob of organic growth pushed itself through the flow meter. I kept shaking the tube and more and more growth kept coming through.

So, long story short, I dumped the entire tank and washed it out, refilled it with fresh distilled water. Temps now:

idle: 36C
load: 54C

:D
 
I had just put new water in it in September!

But hold on, now that it's been on a few hours my idle temp is 51C again.

Hmm, maybe the lower temps were due to the fresh water being semi-cold.
 
PS that's disgusting lol.


Is there anything else in the reserator loop... like other blocks? Why would biomass start spawning inside your setup? Are you mixing metals? Do you cultivate algae in your spare time :)D)?


You might just have a bum IHS... In which case you should contact Intel. If you're getting 70c on WATER... Who knows what it would get with the stock POS cooler!
 
well, it's my fault really. When I filled it the last time I didn't have enough distilled water, so I put in some tap water.

The only blocks are for the CPU, which is gold-plated, and the chipset water block is aluminum.
 
Not that anyone cares anymore, but they had the Zalman 9700 at Frys so I picked it up.

With fan on quiet, I am getting:

idle: 38C
load: 58C

Quite an improvement I must say.
 
What's the worry?

Intel specifies a Max Temperature of around 61 and a Maximum absolute temp of 85, and the cpu throttle at around 80.
 
I know the temps were/are under the threshold for worry, it's just that it bothered me that it would run that hot with water-cooling. And since I'm an "enthusiast," I just like temps to be as low as possible.

Plus it's fun to tinker and add new stuff, etc.
 
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