Hi

Iv just built my first system ever and just want to know how hot my cpu should be getting.

Its been running for the last 6 hrs....installing all the stuff i lost when i had to format the hard drive, and my current temp is about 52 degrees. Under full load it goes upto 62ish (using intel thermal analysis tool). Is that too hot for this???

Also iv noticed it says my cpu is running at 2300 mhz rather than 2400.

Iv got a asrock 775dual vsta mobo and im running the cpu with the normal heat sink and fan that came with the cpu.

any solutions to the speed of the cores and are the temps too high??

62 at full load on TAT with the stock HSF sounds about right. The stock HSF is trash. Some more case ventilation might help some but if you really want it to run cooler, get a good aftermarket heatsink.

As for the speed issue, use CPUz and tell us what the multiplier and FSB are set to.

Just as a reference point, my most recent build involved an e6300 overclocked to 3.01ghz. It ran at 37 degrees idle and depending on room temperature 47 to 51 degrees under load. It had an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro cooler on it and the fan control in the bios was disabled to allow for 100% speed all the time.

*oh yeah, and Arctic Silver 5 themal paste

37 idle and 51 load at 3.01ghz - What were you measuring with and what were you using to load the cores?

Temp. monitoring - CoreTemp

To load cores - Orthos Prime

Both cores were loaded to 100% for 3 hours of testing.

Wow, those are some nice numbers... Wish I ran that cool. Might just be the difference in ambient temps. Overclocked to 2.66 my E6400 will run up 57 or 58 C at full load (measured with TAT or CoreTemp) at full load with my Big Typhoon cooler.

my FSB is running at 256.2 rather than 266 (multiplier 9x)

Im guessing its probably cause of my crap DDR2700 memory


as for the cpu temp, its fallen down to 48 now. My room was just waay too hot, so all the air going in was hot aswell . I get the feeling when summer comes, im gonna have to invest in a better cooler.

I was a bit worried at first when I heard others getting high 20s and low thirties for idle temps, but I guess they were just running below stock voltage or something. I kept the e6300 at stock voltage. The Big Typhoon is supposed to be a good cooler from everything I've read. Are you using Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste? Did you increase the vcore? The warmest the room was when I tested the e6300 was 72 degrees F. The coolest was 65 degrees F. That was when it ran at 47 degrees C under load. While the temps you are getting are definitely within spec, they do seem a little above average to me. Perhaps your ambient temps are just higher as you said.

My ambient is usually 72 - 74 F. My temps were a little cooler before adding the 8800 GTS. I think thats partially due to the added heat from the card and partially do to airflow obstruction from the front 120mm fan.

Hmm, maybe I should think about putting a side intake fan on.

nope i just used the standard paste that was pre-applied on the heatsink. so thats probably why its high.

currently its idling at 47 and 100% load its at about 60. I'll change the paste and see what difference that makes when i get the time. As far as i can tell, i cant see any performance issues with the current temps. But better safe than sorry i suppose.


Also i got it to its normal clock speed. The mobo bio had it set on auto clock and for reasons unknown to me reduced the FSB to 256. As soon as i put that to manual the FSB went straight to 266 on its own. So now its running at its normal speed.

Yeah, almost always a good idea to manually set things like FSB and RAM timings. Motherboard auto settings have always tended to screw things up in the past for me.

the later bios versions on that mobo all clock the fsb back to 256 and not 266, just 'overclock' it to 266 and it'll be back to normal. or drop down to the 1.90 bios. (the 1.90 bios also matains a lower fan speed, 1100 vs 2000)

My 6600 is running at low 50's under load, and low 30's idle, using the stock HSF and the slowest speed setting on the fan 1100rpm.

Have you fully 'clicked' in the stock HSF legs, its actually a good cooler, just tricky to fit.

The std paste is ok too.

I'm sure that 8800GTS heats the case up more than what I initially gave it credit for. That probably is a major factor.

yeah im sure i did.

I heard it click any way, and it isnt moving, so i just presumed it was on. If it starts getting too hot i'll test it out with another thermal paste and if that doesnt work then a new fan.

If all of that fails...i'll be sure to buzz in here and request for quick solutions.

the legs are really really tricky, and often pop out as you work your way around, test each legs and give it a good push with mobo out of case, supporting it from the rear.

also the later bios revisions 2.2 and 2.4 I think appear to remove or perhaps just move the speedstep settings (I've not found them on those versions.)

Your numbers sound on the high side. I posted on this same question last month as my processor was running extremely hot because the fan kept turning off. I was told to shut off the auto controls in BIOS that vary the HSF speed and put the fan on full all the time. My fan now runs at 5100-5500 according to Speed Fan. My processor temp is at mid 30s to around 44-45 when playing games according to CoreTemp. I have everyting in an Antec P180 with the 3 fans at their lowest settings.

nvidia chip set reads c2d alot higher then intel. who knows why???

50c ok for nvidia thats high for intel they read lower - like 40c

thats too high your cooling is off - either you do not have enough air movement or something.

my e6300 @ 2.67ghz is 52 load low is 35c

In answer to your question, your 6600 should be no hotter than this

In answer to your question, your 6600 should be no hotter than this
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