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Summer? Ambient temperature can play a big factor...
There's a lot it could be here. Is this a new rig, or have you had it for a bit? Did temps used to be lower? Could be dust clogging stuff, fan issues, wire management.
You should also let us know what your ambient room temp is so we have an idea of your starting point. Also, are any of your parts overclocked? If so, what are the details (FSB, multi, vcore)?
You should also let us know what your ambient room temp is so we have an idea of your starting point. Also, are any of your parts overclocked? If so, what are the details (FSB, multi, vcore)?
Ambient room temperature is from 75 to 80 fahrenheit. This is a new rig, I just built it. None of the parts are overclocked, but CPU-Z is showing my E6600's multiplier to be 6x, even though I turned EIST off. (Although BIOS and Core Temp shows multiplier is 9x)
Hmm...yeah, 54C idle does seem too hot to me with those ambients. I would say to use SpeedFan to make sure your vcore is not ending up too high, but your video card is also running hot. My best guess here is that something is up with the case airflow. What's your intake/exhaust fan setup? (Pics of the inside of your case can help us notice some things too).
I got one 120mm intake fan in the front, one 140mm intake fan on the side, one 120mm exhaust fan in the back, and one 120mm intake fan on my Scythe Ninja pushing air to the back towards the exhaust fan. CPU-Z is saying vcore is 1.238. Pictures will come soon. After I find my camera. And why does CPU-Z keep reporting the multiplier to be 6x? BIOS and Core Temp and all other readers shows it as 9x. EIST is turned off.
That all seems okay to me, though I wouldn't really call the fan on your heatsink an intake fan since it's not really pulling in much air from outside of the case. Only thing that I can think of is that the exhaust fan is blowing the wrong way or something. (Basically, I'm stumped).
Stumped there too. Try switching your power scheme in Windows to "Always On"? Since EIST requires OS support, that will make the Windows not cooperate with lowering the multi.
I recommend taking off the side panel and see if that makes a difference. If it does, then it's an airflow problem. If not, then that's just one more thing you can take off your list. It could be that there is too much dust built up on the heatsink, the fan on the cpu just isn't spinning or simply that the source your receiving these temperatures from isn't a reliable source. What are you using btw to check temps?
I'm using Core Temp, SpeedFan, Everest, and BIOS.
Well then do the other stuff I posted LOL
Well then do the other stuff I posted LOL
I took the side panel off, the GPU seems to be idling about 10 degrees lower now, at 55 Celsius. The CPU is staying the same. Orthos is shooting my temps way up into the unstable zone.
Can you please post w/ your sig or give us the specs of your system. Anyways, I'm assuming that you applied the thermal paste correctly. If not then just re-apply some AS5 or ceramique. Make sure that the heatsink is seated properly. I would then go ahead and check all the fans to make sure they're running properly and are positioned to push/pull air as needed because if your rear fan is pushing air back in your case, well... self explanatory. Finally I would go into speedfan and check you voltages (if you components are recieving too much voltage, then overheating is bound to happen).
I really recommend you post some pics and specs. Will help us help you more than you think
I've got an E6600, with an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7. Mine idles at 26c and 32c at a full gaming load. It ran a bit hotter until I cut a side hole and installed a 120MM fan blowing onto the motherboard (just below the cpu at the NB/video card/ SB area). It really makes a difference. Don't count on just a front intake & rear exhaust fan alone to be enough. As others have suggested, your fans could be blowing the wrong way. Use a match and see that the smoke is blowing air into the side & front fan, and OUT of the rear exhaust. A fan blowing the wrong direction could messup your temps big time.
I've got an 8800GTS, Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus m/b, 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066 RAM.
I've got an 8800GTS, Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus m/b, 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066 RAM.
you're kidding... right? Why don't you just look at the plastic that is holding the motor. Whichever side the motor is on is the side that air is being pulled towards.Yes it does, many people do not factor this in when they are planning their cooling.
Water cool?
Water cooling is the way to go if you can stand the cost and the added complexity.
Yeah, I've been a victim of this all too often. In fact I've gone to water cooling primarily because the ambient room temperature where my computers are is so high. (Mainly due to the amount of equipment and relatively small size of the room in question.)
That ambient room temperature is actually a little on the high side. Computers work best with an ambient room temperature in the low 70's or lower if you can stand it and your AC can do it. (Granted your electric bill would be insane.)
WOW!! 26°C idle and 32°C load? What are you using to read these temp. Those seems very low. That's even better than my watercooling setup.
BTW...26°C is about 78°F, which is what my summer ambient temp is.
I have no doubt that you believe that this is the case. I find it unlikely at even stock speeds on anything less than water cooling or chilled water cooling.
Well a 120mm fan would possibly be helpful, but even with the Stackers 4 120mm side fans and the P190's 200mm side fan I can't get temps as low as you claim with water cooling. Not even with an ambient temperature of less than 75 degrees F. I suspect that your temperatures are being read wrong by your software. What are you using to check temps?
Didn't your parents ever teach you not to play with matches? This is a dangerous recommendation. The simpler solution is to look at the fan and see which way it is oriented. Hell you can typically put your hand close to it and tell which side is pushing the air. (Keep your fingers clear of course.) But using smoke and matches is a bad idea.