Load with TAT or Orthos

[Stallion]

I am getting about a 10-14 deg c difference in temps when running Orthos and TAT. I want to push this chip more but TAT shows me at 62-63 deg c when loading cores. My temps are 48-52 deg c when loading cores via Orthos. Is TAT overkill?

Thanks,
Stallion

 

[Supercharged_Z06]

Yes. Orthos running small fft is as heavy a "real" load as the CPU will ever see. TAT is overkill, but great for ultimate thermal loading on the cores to test out water or other higher end cooling solutions. Anything at or below 65C is plenty safe for a C2D cpu.

 

[Stallion]

Great.... Thanks for the input.

Stallion