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jonisginger   10-14-2008 at 11:15:02 PM

43 deg idle, not seen under load yet,

Only applied paste and turned on today?

This is my first Intel system build..

How are my initial temps looking?

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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br3nd064   10-14-2008 at 11:28:42 PM
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Is it with the stock cooler? If it's stock cooler, it's fine. If you have an aftermarket cooler, they're a little high.

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jonisginger   10-14-2008 at 11:30:55 PM
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its an aftermarket one, but it was only £10. it spins a bit faster and is a larger heatsink.

its this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] %20LGA775)

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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roadrunner197069   10-14-2008 at 11:52:39 PM
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Its normal with that crappy cooler.

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jonisginger   10-14-2008 at 11:59:50 PM
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terrific

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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jerreece   10-15-2008 at 12:02:28 AM
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I'd say you're doing pretty good with that particular cooler. It really doesn't have much surface area for heat dissipation. Not very much cooling fin there. So with that in mind, 43C at idle is pretty decent.

------------------------------ i5-750 @ 2.66Ghz / Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P / Xigmatek HDT-S1283 (Waiting for Bracket)
2 x MSI GTX 260 Core 216 SLI (655Mhz) / 4GB GSkill DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 @1.5v
2 x WD Caviar Black 1TB / Thermaltake Armor BWS8003
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jonisginger   10-15-2008 at 12:08:42 AM
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hopefully itll drop to sub 40s once paste is burned in. my 6000+ used to idle at 37 i think or 36

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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ragsters   10-15-2008 at 02:46:05 AM
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What temp reading software are you using?

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br3nd064   10-15-2008 at 03:34:42 AM
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Yeah, those temps are normal with that cooler.

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jonisginger   10-15-2008 at 11:49:00 AM
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ASUS AI SUITE XD

Good thinking, I'll get a second opinion.

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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jonisginger   10-15-2008 at 11:55:52 AM
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RealTemp gives me reading of avg 28 of the two cores

Core 1: 32
Core 2: 26

Asus AI Suite: 42

Is this that thing with 45nm CPUs where only a few pieces of software can report them accurately? (them = temps)

Do those look more accurate?

Thanks for all your help so far.

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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jonisginger   10-15-2008 at 12:09:16 PM
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But Speedfan tells me differnet too...any ideas?

------------------------------ E8400, Radeon 4850 512mb, 2GB OCZ 1066mhz DDR2, Asus P5K, 500GB 7200.11, 500w OCZ StealhXStream, Logitech X-550s + Mission Hi-Fi speakers, DVD-doitall drive. Amidoinitrite.
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