Tempurature on a E6600 help.

[ToxicBanana]

I bought this when they first came out 2 years ago and its going strong, I always had it running cool at stock speeds but until a few days ago started to overclock it as I needed the extra cpu power for Eve-online (multiple accounts: 7 )

Whats the temps if you will on the next areas.
1.- Happy zone
2.- Still ok but may see some shortened lifespan
3.- maximum recommended temperature
4.- CPU Death imminent.

Current temp at 3.3ghz (366mhz FSB) /-/ (Stock 2.4ghz 266Mhz FSB)
52c under Prime95 Torture test
39c idle
16c ambient

This is in a shuttle SP35P2-Pro

I used the search function and checked www.intel.com but can't find what I am looking for.

 

[ToxicBanana]

Dunno if any of you care but.

 

[nomad8u]

Whats the temps if you will on the next areas.
1.- Happy zone
2.- Still ok but may see some shortened lifespan
3.- maximum recommended temperature
4.- CPU Death imminent.

Current temp at 3.3ghz (366mhz FSB) /-/ (Stock 2.4ghz 266Mhz FSB)
52c under Prime95 Torture test
39c idle
16c ambient

Not sure what you're running for vcore, but those temps look about in line.

My e6600 @ 3.2 with 1.400 vcore idles around 38-40c @ 20c ambient and loads at 50-55. Imminent death shouldn't be a problem as the CPU should throttle down if it gets too hot.

Here's a long thread that's worth reading and a good temp monitor http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=179044.

 

[ToxicBanana]

thanks for the help.
I got it higher but I decided to leave it at 3.3ghz at 1.25volts

 

[TheCur]

That sounds about right, I was running my E6600 at 3.465GHz at 1.4v Vcore. The later batchs of E6600s just didn't clock as well.

And what nomad8u said, get RealTemp.

 

[BillParrish]

For most C2Ds (The document you want is the Thermal and Mechanical Guidelines for Intel XXXXX processors found in the technical documents section under Processors / desktop. However this document does not talk about internal Core temps other than to describe the operation of the internal DTS (Digital Temp Sensor) system. It does not give hard numbers and Intel does not make them public. We here and on other forums have determined these temps by experimentation. However in the mentioded document and the Datasheet for the processor, if carefully read, will yeild a lot of information as to how the DTS, its data register and the entire thermal shutdown/protection circuit works.


Whats the temps if you will on the next areas.
1.- Happy zone
anything under 70C

2.- Still OK but may see some shortened lifespan
Intel does not characterize the chips that way. At around 80C for duals and 100C for quads the CPU will issue a PROCHOT Interrupt to tell the motherboard to run the fans/cooling at 100% and several deg C above those temps it will shutdown to prevent damage to itself. I know of no long term studies showing that say, running a dual at 79C for 6 months reduces it overall lifetime. Most likely because the operational lifetime (time the CPU would live under any conditions) far exceeds the functional lifetime (time the CPU is useful and not obsolete)

3.- maximum recommended temperature
using Coretemp and setting the option to "show deg C until Delta T" a 1C reading would indicate the CPU is one deg C away from issuing a PROCHOT interrupt. That is what I would consider a max operating temp and I run at least 10C under that. But see item 2.

4.- CPU Death imminent.
Will not happen with a C2D / quad. It will just shutdown until it cools off.


Moral of story, it is very difficult if not impossible to kill a C2D due to heat. Excessive Vcore is another story and can kill a cpu.

 

[ToxicBanana]

very helpful, thanks.