Recommended temperatures fox Xeon 5355

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midnightgreen

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Hi Im running a Xeon 5355 2.6Ghz Clovertown quadcore processor with and AKASA 384 CPU Cooler.

This is a question for those who have the same CPU, and have an idea on the normal/max temperatures for this Unit?

PS: I am measuring it with CoreTemp and SpeedFan, the later interestingly offers totally different reading for the different cores, like for example the average temperatures for the cores on Coretemp are between 45-50, but SpeedFan always reads them 10 degrees less like 30-40... Any ideas ?
 
I've got 2 X5355's on a V8 platform. They idle at 34C and are around 41C under full load. I watch mine using CoreTemp, but comparing it to the BIOS, it's spot on. This box also runs in an office that is 20C ambient all the time though.

Is 45-50 your full load temps? What's your ambient temp? 45-50 doesn't sound bad for full load in a normal room using those coolers.
 
Hmmm

Its 44 on idle with CoreTemp v0.96.1. I also observed that the readings on Core #1 are always 5C lower than the rest.
like:

Core #1: 44C
Core #2: 39C
Core #3: 44C
Core #4: 44C

Do you have this kind of deviance between your Cores? What kind of cooling do you use? I am having it in a Lian Li V2000 case, that has 3 extra fans quite smartly placed. The Mobo is a S5000XVN. The thermal compound is what came with the AKASA 384 cooler.
 
SpeedFan's got the register offsets wrong, common problem.

Anything under 65C idle is golden on these. Till I get my cooling rebuilt at work, mine are stuck at around 57C. (Doesn't help that I'm running double and triple normal system count in some racks to migrate things over.)
 
Okay guys, we really got radically different readings all of us,

So far one person says 34 Ide, I say 44 Idle, and the latest 65 Idle... this is a BIG difference.

I mean 34 Seems really really low to me, i actually get 34 C on Speedfan, which is known to be inaccurate, are you sure that you got those reading on Coretemp not speedfan ?

however 65 on idle seems to be another extreme to me ? are you using a passive cooling solution ?
 
I'm 100% sure of my temps with CoreTemp. But my workstation is in my NOC at work, so ambient plays a big big role for me.
 
I have 5345's and they have full load [100% usage across all 8 cores for weeks on end] of 55 degrees C in an ATX case uner my desk, if that helps any
 
thanks for the infos. Would you guys mind sharing what cooling solutions you use ? Thermal Compound / FAN etc etc

I checked the Intel website the recommended max temperature for this CPU is 65 C, which is sort of exactly what i have at full load, so its between 44(idle) 65(full load). Should i take any further steps to make it cooler?
 
the stock XeonHSF's for the active cooling units work pretty well...but I'd reccomend some AS5 instead of the non descript intel goo.


Also, I have 4 Scythe 120mm silent fans over mine as well, and that seems to help a good bit
 
sorry to revive this thread of mine, i just got back from holidays, and ready to buy those extra fans ? does anyone have any idea where to/how to install those extra fans into the case?
 
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