is this too hot on this setup?

[Nirad9er]

Right now I have my e6600 at 3.6ghz and and temps are as follows on water.

idle 28-30
load (100% with TAT) 55-58

my water setup is...
swiftech apogee gt
swiftech MCR220 radiator
swiftech microres reservoir
swiftech MCP655 pump

I tried overclocking to 3.8ghz and it looks like it might be stable around 1.49/1.50 volts.
The temps were as follows

idle ~32-34
load (100% with TAT) 67-68

If I can get it stable at 3.8ghz at high 60's/low 70's, should I be concerned about those temps?? Are those temps good at that speed/voltage?

thanks

 

[Arcygenical]

Hmmmm... Lots of people are going to argue each way.

I personally think 65 should be your upper limit in terms of temperatures...

Have you tried remounting your waterblock with less thermal paste? Those seem a little bit high even at 3.6.

(at 3.5 I'm loading around 57 with a double BIP Xflow radiator... and a TDX. I've also got a 8800GTS in the loop. much lesser components than what you've got )

 

[msg1285]

It seems that TAT has been giving some bad temps. I'd try coretemp and speedfan and if those two agree then IMO that is your temp to go by.

I agree with Arcygenical I wouldn't wanna go over 65c, while I can't prove it I strongly suspect that running at 70c and above will shorten your CPU life.

 

[Darkatom]

As stated above, those temps seem a bit high. At 3.9 I dont even touch 60c temps.