Q6600 temps

[Anpu]

Hey all,

I wanted to know before I start OCing my Q6600 if my stock temps are alright. I am running at Default VCore 1.20, and my idle temps are Core 0 38, Core 1 35, Core 2 28, Core 3 30. I am also using a Zalman 9700 cooler with Arctic Silver 5. I am wondering if I should reapply my thermal paste, or if those temps are normal with the 1st two cores being much higher than the other two. Thanks

 

[morkboy_wonder]

The first two cores always tend to be a bit hotter than the rest. I think your temps are ok - in the 20's would be ideal but you are likely to drop a few degrees over the next couple of weeks as your thermal paste settles into all the imperfections of your heatsink. What thermal paste are you using?

 

[officermartinez]

Here are my idle temps @ 3.5ghz, just to give you an idea.

Depending on room temperature, my temps float a little lower or a little higher.. I am using AS5 but I am seriously considering using this AC MX-2 paste that's just sitting here looking at me.. LOL. I used some MX-2 paste on my sons E6420 processor yesterday. He is overclocked to 3.2ghz and he idles at 27c to 28c (but he does have a Coolermaster GeminII). I only have a Zalman CNPS-9500 AM2 (mATX case, tight fit)!

 

[Anpu]

I am using some Arctic Silver 5, also this is a G0 Q6600 too. Also I ran prime95 on each core for 12 hours yesterday the highest the 1st core reached was 48, and the other cores were around 43-45