If anyone is still watching this thread it would be great if you could answer my question without me having to open yet another thread about it. The temp guide is down so I cant look at it.
I recently (yesterday) built a Q6600 system for a friend and he uses stock cooling and does not plan to OC. Now the board defaults his voltage to 1.325v, its an ABIT IP35-E. His temps when idle after I readjusted the heatsink idle in low to mid 40's with the occasional core dropping into the high 30's as in (one core may hit 38 - 39, while the others are 40 - 45ish.
When I load with orthos they hit all the way up into the lower 70's. While in game it hovers in the 63 - 68ish depending on what he is playing. I have seen other people run their system similar to this, but I just wasnt sure if it was safe or not even though I know the quads run warm.
It is a B3 stepping Q6600 and the case has decent, but not great airflow. I have taken off the side panels to help with that. My question is. Is this a safe and operable temp? Or is that just 2 high and we need to consider after market, because I am pretty sure that the temps will not drop from that without some alternate cooler.
He will not OC as he doesnt like doing it, so that is why I am wandering if this will be fine for the long hall as is.
Thx.
Best,
3Ball