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wicklow

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hi, i have a i5-2550k at 3.4ghz. i use a h80 corsair to cool. and my motherboard is a MSI z77a-g45. the first time i overclocked this chip it was on a sabertooth z77. and at 4.0ghz burn test it failed to be unstable with temperatures reaching 90 c. so i went to canada computers for some advice. i decided to buy better thermo paste. and when i mounted the i5-2550k i made sure that the block was "firmly" tightened against the chip. the paste takes 2-3 weeks to idel. and i set it again at 4.0ghz. and this time the i5-2550k is idle at 25-30 c. and under stress it goes to about 35-40c. and the burn test is a success. my question is, not only a question but advice and feedback. i guess its extremely important to have good thermo paste, and to have your cooling block mounted firmly. so under load it peeks at about 35-40 c the highest. and sits idle at 25-30 c, all cores. i read that 70c is normal, but only from a certain person. so im proud of my temperature unless some feedback says different, please reply and tell me what you think. and on a side note never buy sabertooth motherboards. i had to that went in the past year... :(
 
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105c is intel max thermal protection. throttling occurs at 95c. Ideally below 80c is what you want. But um.... you sure that is core temps? that sounds more like socket temp - what are you using to get that temp reading? Either check bios directly or use something like real temp or hwmonitor to get actually chip temp

Unless you are using a custom liquid cool loop, I am surprised that can be your chip temp - even with something like a CM V8 on it
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I think 70C is nearing the upper limit of the temperatures that your processor can take.

Having good thermal compound is important, and, thankfully, most of the popular brands are fairly high quality. Probably the most important factor, these days, is having proper contact between your processor and heat sink. If you're 40C under full load, that's really good.

What thermal compound, and heat sink, are you using? What do you have your voltage set at?
 
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Buzz247

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105c is intel max thermal protection. throttling occurs at 95c. Ideally below 80c is what you want. But um.... you sure that is core temps? that sounds more like socket temp - what are you using to get that temp reading? Either check bios directly or use something like real temp or hwmonitor to get actually chip temp

Unless you are using a custom liquid cool loop, I am surprised that can be your chip temp - even with something like a CM V8 on it
 
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