How hot should an E6600 run?

[bumfish]

I built my E6600-based machine last night using an Asus P5B motherboard (not the deluxe version) and the stock Intel cooler. According to the Asus utility the CPU is running at about 55 centigrade under light load. Is that normal? I expected it to be lower, but I really have no idea how hot or cold these things are supposed to run.

Also the graphics card, a 7600GT, runs at just over 60 centigrade. Is that too hot? It also seems a bit high to me.

It's summer here in the UK but it's really not that hot so it shouldn't affect the machine at all.

Apologoes if these are naive questions but I've spent a lot on this machine and I'm a bit paranoid!

Thanks

 

[impreza]

55 degrees sounds a bit on the hot side for light load, it shouldn't be doing any damage though, my athlon xp 3000+ used to run at 40-50 while my a64 4200 runs a 34-44, the gpu also sound a bit hot but no where near over heating. My 7800gt runs at 42-52. Have you got case fans? if not it would suggest adding some. also get the cables out of the way so they don't block airflow.

 

[lcandy]

Yay, my experiance has some relevance here.

Ok, stop what you are doing, it's time to reseat your cpu, heatsink and fan. Basicaly, I had the same problem first attempt I was getting 90 degrees, second I was getting 55-60 degrees, third attempt and fourth attempt both gave better results. I'm doing a burn in test now and the temp moves between 30-35 degrees. After extensive use during a hot summers day (yesterday) it rose to 40.

Basicaly, the 775 socket is designed terribly with intels heatsink and fan in mind. It does not go into place easily. You do NOT have a full contact between the cpu and heatsink. Terrible terrible deign. Not your fault. But if you leave it, you will be in the same position as me now. Nervous over any slight problem, wondering if your CPU is damaged.

 

[bumfish]

Aha, that could be it. Two of the pins on the heatsink went 'click' when I pushed them in but two didn't. I pushed them quite hard but didn't want to damage the motherboard, and the HS seemed to be firmly attached so I just assumed that they had 'clicked' but just done it quietly.

The thermal contact goo on the bottom of the HS will have gone hard by now though. Do you think that will be a problem? Did you re-apply new thermal paste when you re-seated yours? I don't have any spare and won't be able to get any for a few days.

When I get home I'll be a bit more violent with those pins!

Regards

 

[lcandy]

Yes I went and got some cooler master paste. But I would have got some better stuff if it was available. It is amazingly tight to get it in there, I too was worried about breaking the board. Edit: must remove the old stuff no matter what.

Any idea how I can test my cpu for thermal damage? Just successfully run sisofts burn in test, got an overall pcmark05 score of 4500, 3dmark06 cpu score of 2100 but there is some stuttering some games. Whats the best way to test?

 

[ocnewb]

If it is running you should be fine. The chips have a built in shut off if it gets to hot to prevent damage. Try Prime95 and run the torture test on it to sett if its stable, run it over night(6-8 hours). If it goes without erroring out you should be all set.

 

[viper84]

I built my E6600 rig with an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro and some AS5 paste and am getting max temp of 36 under load. The cooler was a bit of a pain to fit and did require quite a bit of pressure.

You need some Isopropyl alcohol or some specialist stuff to get the harden paste off both CPU and Heatsink when you re-seat but if you dont clean either of them properly your wasting your time.

 

[lcandy]

If it is running you should be fine. The chips have a built in shut off if it gets to hot to prevent damage. Try Prime95 and run the torture test on it to sett if its stable, run it over night(6-8 hours). If it goes without erroring out you should be all set.

Thanks, will do. I'm getting the feeling eveythings ok, but it all depends on the latest minor freeze in something, maybe I expect too much. Prime95, will give that a go. At least the cpu score for 3dmark 06 was in line with THG's test. I'm not the most nerve free person as it is, but a whole new computer with largly new technology that I have no experiance of is just asking for trouble with me.

Thanks for the advice, will set that going tonight 8)

 

[Doughbuy]

I've been hearing average idle temps with a good HSF should be low 30's to mid 30's, and load should be lower 40's to mid 40's... This is all with a decent HSF/Thermal paste and decent air-flow in case hopefully, and no overclocking. If your temp goes above 50, then something is probably wrong, although its nothing to be worried about. I forgot what the thermal limit of the Core 2 is, probably somewhere around 65 or so (Don't go past 65 for an extended period of time... like the redline of your car)

 

[turpit]

Yes I went and got some cooler master paste. But I would have got some better stuff if it was available. It is amazingly tight to get it in there, I too was worried about breaking the board. Edit: must remove the old stuff no matter what.

Any idea how I can test my cpu for thermal damage? Just successfully run sisofts burn in test, got an overall pcmark05 score of 4500, 3dmark06 cpu score of 2100 but there is some stuttering some games. Whats the best way to test?

It may not be the CPU. It sounds like your CPU is fine. How does it run non-game applications i.e word processor, internet browser etc?

-Your video card may have a problem.
-Your power supply may be insufficient to supply the video card under the high loads induced by games.
-you may (but shouldnt if you let the software set it) have your refresh rate set improperly
-If your using a LCD moniter (older), you may be running into refresh rate problems with that.

Peace

 

[Calapuso]

I built my E6600-based machine last night using an Asus P5B motherboard (not the deluxe version) and the stock Intel cooler. According to the Asus utility the CPU is running at about 55 centigrade under light load. Is that normal? I expected it to be lower, but I really have no idea how hot or cold these things are supposed to run.

Also the graphics card, a 7600GT, runs at just over 60 centigrade. Is that too hot? It also seems a bit high to me.

It's summer here in the UK but it's really not that hot so it shouldn't affect the machine at all.

Apologoes if these are naive questions but I've spent a lot on this machine and I'm a bit paranoid!

Thanks

Hi, 50C even on the stock cooler sounds too high. From Intels specs it should be ok up too 60C but your very close. I have an E6600 and at stock it didnt get above 35C at full load for an hour. At idle it was 29C. Even OC i have only seen my e6600 reach 40C at full load and it idels at 31C. I have very good cooling and am using a huge aftermarket cooler. Maybe its worth you investing in one it only cost me £25. You might want to try reseating you cooler with some better thermal paste as well.

Oh my X1900Xt gets up too 80C! but is a HIS so its OC to the max

 

[chewbenator]

I have an E6400 and it idles around 30 Celsius, w/ a 3.2Ghz OC, so yeah I think yours is running a bit hot.

... scythe mine cooler on mine

 

[MU_Engineer]

I also have a 4200+ and it idles at 25 C with C&Q enabled and full-bore it gets to 42-45 C with 2500 rpm on the HSF in both cases. The 4200+ can go up to 71 C.

Graphics cards can get and stand to be very warm. My 6200TC with just a heatsink ('cause it's so little) idles at about 45-55 C and gets up to about 65-70 under load. It can go up to 145 C according to NVIDIA.

 

[Logicsequence]

my e6700 idles around 25C, so 55C is WAAAAAAAYYYY too hot for a C2D, reseat it ASAP, use some arctic silver 5 thermal compound, and make sure you install the heatsink and fan properly.

 

[mesarectifier]

E6600 w. Scythe Ninja runs between 30-ish and 40-ish. Those temps seem ever so slightly on the high side, but I haven't tried the Intel stock cooler, and if Intel think it can run at a safe temperature with that small heat pad with their own cooling solution then I'd be inclined to say it's perfectly okay.

 

[TedMC]

Aha, that could be it. Two of the pins on the heatsink went 'click' when I pushed them in but two didn't. I pushed them quite hard but didn't want to damage the motherboard, and the HS seemed to be firmly attached so I just assumed that they had 'clicked' but just done it quietly.

The thermal contact goo on the bottom of the HS will have gone hard by now though. Do you think that will be a problem? Did you re-apply new thermal paste when you re-seated yours? I don't have any spare and won't be able to get any for a few days.

When I get home I'll be a bit more violent with those pins!

Regards

This is the best way to remove old thermal paste,I've used it several times and it works quite well

http://hardwarelogic.com/news/118/ARTICLE/1154/2006-04-01.html

It's called Arctic Clean and its cheap enough...the 2 bottle kit will last be enought to clean residual compond for years

 

[Logicsequence]

E6600 w. Scythe Ninja runs between 30-ish and 40-ish. Those temps seem ever so slightly on the high side, but I haven't tried the Intel stock cooler, and if Intel think it can run at a safe temperature with that small heat pad with their own cooling solution then I'd be inclined to say it's perfectly okay.

my scythe keeps my e6700 idle at 25C man... if you are running 30-40Cish... you're running hot...

 

[mesarectifier]

I think a 5 degree difference at idle isn't exactly 'running hot'. I'm using crappy heat paste (gonna get some AS5 at some stage).

 

[bumfish]

Well I've ordered some Arctic Silver 5 and I should have it by Monday. I guess I'll just have to make sure that I don't do anything too CPU-intensive until then!

Thanks for the info people.

Regards

 

[Logicsequence]

http://www.supremelaw.org/systems/heatsinks/warning.htm
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Sincerely yours,
/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell
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or that....

 

[shinji3c]

Hey my e6600 with ninja idles around 48 C. Is this considered too hot? What would happen if I keep running it like this? I had this pc on for about 6 hours now.

 

[jeffreyhsieh99]

My e6600 with Samurai Z cooler in Tsunami case, I also enable SpeedStep that put multipler to x6 instead of default x9 when not loaded. 30C idle 42C under load. It's in a cool morning. If ambient temperature is higher than both might increase about 3C.

 

[Logicsequence]

Hey my e6600 with ninja idles around 48 C. Is this considered too hot? What would happen if I keep running it like this? I had this pc on for about 6 hours now.

WAAAAY too hot for a 6600 with a scythe ninja... my e6700 with a ninja idles at 24-25C... you should really take the heatsink off, reseat the CPU, and reattach the ninja using some arctic silver 5 thermal compound.

 

[Logicsequence]

My e6600 with Samurai Z cooler in Tsunami case, I also enable SpeedStep that put multipler to x6 instead of default x9 when not loaded. 30C idle 42C under load. It's in a cool morning. If ambient temperature is higher than both might increase about 3C.

30C seems about right for an average to above average cooler.

 

[Grimmy]

You guys should include room temps (if possible), just incase.

I mean, if your room is 80F+ (no AC) and comparing it to someones nice 68-70F Air Conditioned room, that will effect HSF cooling.