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Stock E6400 idle temp 80C

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Guido02

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I just finished building y new PC and getting all drivers up to date. So I'm ready to OC it, check my temps first with Intel TAT and at idle I'm at 80C. With load it's at 85C. What could the problem be. I have 4 120mm fans and an 80mm fan cooling the case.

PC stats:
E6400
Asus P5W DH deluxe
8800GTS
2x1GB G.Skill sticks
Corsair 620HX

Please help
 
if you are using the stock intel heatsink, one (or more) of the pop in pins is/are not fully seated into the motherboard. It takes a lot of force to seat them fully.

if you are not using the stock intel heatsink, something is horribly wrong with the heatsink installation.
 
If my cpu would be at those temps id call an ambulance. As the other guy said check if the cooling is propertly set.
 
Ok, I made sure tat the stock heatsink was installed properly and it was. Any other ideas? Could it be anything in bios?
 
Hmmm...

Only a 5c jump in temps between idle and load? Sounds strange...

Either way, don't load your CPU... Hell, I wouldn't turn it on right now.

Take the CPU out and check it's base. Make sure it's very flat. Make sure the thermal paste on the Stock Cooler is applied correctly (Intel screwed mine up :( ) And remount it.

What does CPUZ say for it's voltage?

With TAT... Try throttling it to 12.5% or whatever the lowest value is and see what happens...
 
reconfigured internal layout of case and added another fan, and got it idling at CPU0 48C CPU1 45C. At load jumps to 70C. Voltage on CPU is 1.28v.

Surface appears to be flat, how would I know if thermal pase is screwed up. It coats the CPU smoothly.
 
Wow 40c idle temp drop heh.

You might have a BUM IHS... If you can't figure out any other reason for the high temp. Might be RMA time...
 
I had that with that exact CPU. I hadnt put the thermal paste on correctly. How did you apply it? I had put a little blob on, then tried to spread it with my finger (Duh, im stupid, it just came off on my finger)

Put a blob on the center, then put the heatsink on and secure it, it puts enough pressure on the CPU to spread the paste and you'll get optimum temperatures.
 
Paste was already applied on heatsink, so I didnt spread it at all. Lets assume that the heatsink is on correctly, because I have checked it multiple times, what else might the problem be.

What temp should it be running at idle?

Could it be a defective processor?

Edit: Ok I just ordered a scythe ninja and some arctic silver 5. It will hopefully come by the middle of the week. If this doesn't work, I assume my only option is RMA.
 
Guido02 said:
Paste was already applied on heatsink, so I didnt spread it at all. Lets assume that the heatsink is on correctly, because I have checked it multiple times, what else might the problem be.

What temp should it be running at idle?

Could it be a defective processor?

Edit: Ok I just ordered a scythe ninja and some arctic silver 5. It will hopefully come by the middle of the week. If this doesn't work, I assume my only option is RMA.
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Assuming is the problem, even a concave ihs wouldnt cause 80c idle temps with a properly installed stock heatsink. Its very easy to think you have it on right in the 775 setups when you dont. Either that or the sensors bad.
 
Guido02 said:
Paste was already applied on heatsink, so I didnt spread it at all. Lets assume that the heatsink is on correctly, because I have checked it multiple times, what else might the problem be.

What temp should it be running at idle?

Could it be a defective processor?

Edit: Ok I just ordered a scythe ninja and some arctic silver 5. It will hopefully come by the middle of the week. If this doesn't work, I assume my only option is RMA.
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My E6700 runs at 28C idle, so that does sound a bit high? (Prescott anyone?)
 
your softtware is probably fucked. cus 80c would probably shut down. holy shit, i've never seen anything past 50c in my whole building career. lol
 
idle should be 30 - 40 c at stock depending on ambient and the motherboards ability to accurately detect temp from the sensor.
 
Compfreak999 said:
My E6700 runs at 28C idle, so that does sound a bit high? (Prescott anyone?)
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unless youre on water or live in antarctica, those idle temps are too low
 
Well the best I can do is 50c idle and 72c load. Both TAT and CoreTemp gave me the same results. So i will wait until I get my new HSF(zalman 9700 not ninja) to see if that improves it. My ISH seems to be incredibly flat, I checked with a razor and couldn't see any light.
 
jcll2002 said:
unless youre on water or live in antarctica, those idle temps are too low
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Actually my stock e6700 temps are about the same that he's getting. Oh and I live in Austin, Tx ;) .
 
I take it you guys don't know about how temperature readings can be very unreliable.

OP, you might need to clean the initial paste and reapply a new coat.
After that, forget it. No need to worry unless you start noticing problems like reboots.
 
spectrumbx said:
I take it you guys don't know about how temperature readings can be very unreliable..
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That was the old days. CoreTemp reads the temp sensors built directly into the Intel cpu so the readings are very consistent and comparable.

85C is the maximum that Intel rates their Core2Duo processors to. 80C at idle tells you some thing's not right.
 
unclewebb said:
That was the old days. CoreTemp reads the temp sensors built directly into the Intel cpu so the readings are very consistent and comparable.

85C is the maximum that Intel rates their Core2Duo processors to. 80C at idle tells you some thing's not right.
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They still aren't accurate. When 5 different programs give 5 different temperatures, then you know that probably none of them are right. Just run some orthos and if it's stable, then it's not really too hot.

Or underclock it very low, undervolt it and see what the temps show, they should be about 5 degrees above ambient at idle.
 
smopoim86 said:
They still aren't accurate. When 5 different programs give 5 different temperatures, then you know that probably none of them are right. Just run some orthos and if it's stable, then it's not really too hot.
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Core temp is very, very accurate.
 
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