Q6600 : Are These Temps Right?

Haven't used speedfan, but my Q6600 at stock speed with a Xigmatek heatsink is around 42-45C using realtemp and coretemp. I didn't try undervolting it though.

Well there's no doubt that the Xigamatek's HDT build gives the best results you can really except from air. I need to reinstall, I got some strange error in the Disk Defrag earlier, but I'll do another burn when I'm up and running again. It's no fecking suprise that I'm a little hotter if that fan sits at 1300rpm the entire time.

-SnuffleKitty

I believe that Speed Fan is using a Tjmax of 85c when the true Tjmax for the Q6600 G0 is 97c-100c so add 15C to your readings.

Your temps are really 62, 62, 55c. Those are warmer than they should be for that CPU at stock, but not a problem.

You may want to go into BIOS and disable the fan controller and allow the fan to spin at max, if you can deal with the noise.

Core 2 Quad and Duo Temperature Guide

It will make me feel better. If you get the latest version of each, they should match.

You're probably right about the fan. Honestly, I can't tell if the damn thing is spinning, and it's not because the rest of the fans in my system are considerably louder (1x140mm in the Psu, 3x80mm in the case, and an 80mm on the Gpu). I'd thought that I'd set the fan to scale with rising temperatures, but if Speedfan is registering correctly, that fan is spacing out.

Speaking of which, it would appear that Speedfan is in fact registering correct temps on this cpu (Ha, ha ha, ha, ha). I'd like a little bit of clarification though. Core temp, and Real Temp; I'm seeing a bit of a discrepancy (~4C) between their two readings (We have a confirmation, there is a 4th core). Are the two using different sensors (like the backup sensor they put on the ass-end of the chip) or is that just...normal?

Regardless, here be my Prime95 burn (25 minutes in), using the small FTTs (Because theres 100% load, and then there is 100% load), just like you asked. ;D

http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=q6600um1.jpg

-SnuffleKitty

Speed Fan 4.35 tjmax is set to 100C. I'm getting the same reading for it on CoreTemp.

I use the same HS, ZeroTherm NV120, but I use MX-2 thermal grease.

To really see how hot the Q6600 will get, like Zorg mentioned, use the Max FPU stress test. The 800000 iterations is what makes the cores get has hot as they will get.

The reason Realtemp uses TjMax of 95 degrees is because thats the correct value; Intel has since confirmed it.

Realtemp: TjMax 95 (Proven correct)
SpeedFan: TjMax 100 (5 degrees high)
CoreTemp: TjMax 105 (version I last used anyway) (10 degrees high)

BTW: your temps look more or less ok.

Provide the link that confirms it.

I did find this other thread where he hears that the Tjmax is 100C (should mention its for 45nm CPUs):

95°C or 105°C tjunction max? Neither, 100°C

Unfortunately he did NOT provide a link either.

HOWEVER, I did find this:

Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2008 to Include Presentation on 45nm Core 2 DTS

That's what it says for the newer.. They just didn't mention the 6000 series.

Edit:

Forgot to mention, if I use realtemps default (tjmax 95C) my cores register lower then my Tcase. So it more of a matter of calibration them, if I want the best accurate temps. Just going with defaults on apps that show readings of cores are not going to be totally correct.

So I'd say the tjmax for a Q6600 is around 98-100C, rather then 95C.

Try using version 2.75 beta or later. unclewebb changed the Tjmax to 100C after the IDF, which is what I said in my post.

XtremeSystems Forums - View Single Post - Real Temp - Includes V2.79.8 Beta Download

The beta works fine and it is in the link I provided.

Well.. I have my Zerotherm on a fan controller. So my fan speed will go up to 2580 rpm. I normally run it in the 1800's.

As far as speedfan, it needs MB support, as well as having 4 pin. You might have to check it out on the website. Also, the MB fan voltage, it may be using 5-7V to power the fan, that might be the reason for the 1300 max speed. Since I use a fan controller, I'm actually using up to 12v.

Smart Fan in the bios on the other hand, is more of a switch to turn it off/on to max speed if I remember correctly, since it kicks it on at a certain temp.

Disable the fan control and see if it sounds different at max. If it is louder, then the mobo apparently doesn't have as radical a fan speed profile as you want.

You can use Speed Fan to set a CPU fan speed profile, depending on your mobo. I made a stock cooler fan for a Dell 3G Prescott ramp up faster and it worked well. It doesn't seem to step down as well, but that is of little concern to me.

True.

The general consensus is that the Tjmax should be around 97C.

Back to your fan, have you tried disabling the fan controller to see what the max fan speed is yet?

Hmmm. Well it seems we had different ZeroTherms:

This is the OP's:

This is what I use:

So your fan speed is basically where it needs to be at 100%@1800rpm. Sorry if I confused ya. I thought you had the NV120, and over looked you had a FZ120 instead.

Alright, so you fellows know my situation.

However, some new problem has arisen.

My mainboard is the Gigabyte X48-DS5. I'd considered the DS4, but with a price difference of ~$5, I couldn't really think of a way to justify going with the board with fewer bells and whistles.

I have two sticks of Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR2 PC8500 running in Windows Xp 32bit.

For whatever reason (Bios), I couldn't get the damn thing to post on anything but it's default settings (266x9). Whats more, the board sets the Ram timings to something like 5-7-7-24 (AGGGGHHHHH). Corsair lists this kit's timings as 5-5-5-15, but when I set them manually, the system wouldn't post. The DDR2 voltage is correctly set to 2.1v. This system is rock solid at stock (4hrs Prime95), but I purchased these components with the expectation that they would be viable for overclocking when the need arose.

Yesterday I flashed my Bios to the latest Gigabyte lists for this board (@Bios is sorta neat), so I'll be playing around with the settings tonight, to see if I cannot get a little more out of this Q6600. I've read a few other threads, it looks like the F5 Bios that shipped with my board are trash for overclocking, but the F8a Beta Bios are golden. I'll let you guys know how this turns out.

If that doesn't work, I'll try playing around with my ram. I currently have the kit installed in the two red slots; using the yellows slots would cause problems between the kits fan and my HSF. I really don't know how much good it (The Memory Kits Fan) does, but it is quiet, and I can't see how a little bit o' airflow over the ramsinks could hurt.

-SnuffleKitty