I am using a brand new Intel E6600 with stock heatsink and fan used MX-1 compound on a Gigabye GA-965P-DS3 motherboard inside an Antec Sonata case. I hooked up the air channel as well as the rear case fan which SHOULD keep temps inside the case ok.
I am using Vista x64. Didn't mess with any of the CPU settings and the BIOS was reading a fairly high core temp - 54C. Under Core Temp in Vista, temps seemed a bit more reliable, around 41C at idle. That I figured was OK, not great but OK.
Now, I overclocked to 2.8 with a standard overclock. Nothing too aggressive. Immediately Core Temp reports temps of around 55C to 57C at idle in Vista! The only thing I had running was a dreamscene backdrop (which should tax the video card more than anything else).
All I want to know is if I need to RMA my processor. These temps seem high. Or is is possible I made an error installing or that these are normal temps with the stock fan and heatsink?
I've searched and seen many posts on this processor and topic, but didn't see any with my specific situation, so I was hoping for a quick opinion before my option to swap out the processor is gone.
Much thanks for reading and responding!
BDP
I am using Vista x64. Didn't mess with any of the CPU settings and the BIOS was reading a fairly high core temp - 54C. Under Core Temp in Vista, temps seemed a bit more reliable, around 41C at idle. That I figured was OK, not great but OK.
Now, I overclocked to 2.8 with a standard overclock. Nothing too aggressive. Immediately Core Temp reports temps of around 55C to 57C at idle in Vista! The only thing I had running was a dreamscene backdrop (which should tax the video card more than anything else).
All I want to know is if I need to RMA my processor. These temps seem high. Or is is possible I made an error installing or that these are normal temps with the stock fan and heatsink?
I've searched and seen many posts on this processor and topic, but didn't see any with my specific situation, so I was hoping for a quick opinion before my option to swap out the processor is gone.
Much thanks for reading and responding!
BDP