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Core i7-920 idle temp thoughts?

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I've seen talk about the CM V8 HSF, and it's performance. I made up my mind to get one, pending some opinions.

First.. My idle temps for stock speed is 29C. Pretty good, non? The HSF I have now is a Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 with the LGA1366 bracket. Case is a TT V9 Black Edition.

Load temps with 8 threads of Prime95 blend are approximately 54-55C. That seems to be pretty good too. So my question is:

While I may want a CM V8, would it really benefit me? I can currently get a stable OC of 3,350Mhz with temps just slightly higher, low 30s idle and a hair over 60 under the same load.

With the V8, could I reasonably expect mid-50s with a similar OC while under load?

Is it really worth it if my current HSF is working well?

Question: Would any of you do it?

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You lucky basturd!!! >_<
I idle in the low 40s at freking stock with a giant ass Mugen2 cooler!!!

What is your room temperature btw?

Reply to Bluescreendeath

Those temps seem really low. My load with Prime95 for all 4 cores is around 75C-77C.

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Reply to one-shot

I think the ambient room temp is 60-70F.. 15-20C?

I just finished a 10 hour run of Prime95 w/ 8 threads and the CPU was at 60C.

Do I really need to upgrade my HSF? :O

Reply to tweakbz

Your HSF is awe-some-o


Message edited by Bluescreendeath on 11-03-2009 at 03:13:23 AM
Reply to Bluescreendeath

i have a core I7 920 with an antac 900 case.am over clocked to 3GHz running at about 29-31C am useing horrible ocz gold edition 6gigs ram wish i would have had platinum 6gigs. what sucks is my 4850 video card..

Reply to corey42691

corey, you are banned from these forums for using bad spelling.

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