d940..

[Easykill1978]

Hi all,

I have a d940, got it whent the price hit 290 here (Australia). My question what is the max temp these cores can handle?. I have been keeping it below 60 (normally hits 55 under load) but i would really like to know its max temp. on hot days it hits 60 and it beeps like mad (i set the temp warning to 60) and then i simply shut the computer down.. I cant afford a new mobo and chip right now so am stuck with this one for awhile.

thanks

Easykill

 

[Slozz]

60C is absolutely fine for an overclocked PD940, I presume that you shut down because you fear the chip would be damaged by this level of heat but I tell you there is no harm being done at 60C, I had my P4 3.6G running at around 65C for 2 years without any glitches.

In case you can't stop being paranoid about the temperature, get a good fan and mod your case to achieve best ventilation.

 

[BillParrish]

Keep in mind that unless you made changes in the bios that chip will thermal throttle, it will reduce its speed and voltage if it starts to overheat. Here is some linkage although I would go look it up on intels site for the exact engineering document if you are really into discovering what is going on.

http://www.overclock.net/faqs/44005-info-intel-speedstep-technology-thermal-throttling.html

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/216412.htm

 

[Easykill1978]

Thanks,

Since it is summer i have ramped my cpu back to stock speeds (summer here hits 40C easy). Havent updated my sig just yet sorry... I have heard of the throtteling, this is the first gen d940 made Using the 65nm process by intel.. so was not sure, i beleive intel have include a failsafe in the cpu that if the temp hits a critical mark the cpu will simply either slow down or come to a complete halt...