Q6600 temp

They are nowhere near max temps. They are not bad at all, but you could try puting a little more or arctic silver thermal paste on there and reseating the heatsink and that may reduce a few degrees. Post back with results.

depending on what he's using his hellish temperatures could be explained by that though, if his dts sensors aren't calibrated, which it defintely looks like to me. They aren't high by any means but still way out of whack.

I have no idea why the guy above said to apply more thermal paste and reseating when he has no idea how much he already has on there, putting too much on can cause heat to go up up up.

ice_killer,

You already have a high-end cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185093

When a Q6600 G0 is running stock settings at 2.4 Ghz with normal ambient temperature, and shows high idle temperatures, it typically indicates poor case airflow and / or low fan RPM and / or SETI or Folding running in the background.

A properly calibrated Q6600 G0 idles at 16 Watts with stock settings, so with a high-end cooler and 22c Standard Ambient (71.6F), case covers removed, all fans at 100% RPM and 0% CPU activity in Task Manager for 10 minutes, your idle temperatures should be as follows:

CPU = 25c
Cores = 29c

Regardless, load temperatures are critical, so don't get stuck on idle temperatures. Be certain that you run Prime95 Small FFT's, which provides a steady-state 100% workload with the highest temperatures, unlike Blend, which is a cyclic workload with fluctuating temperatures.

A test duration of 10 minutes is adequate, since 97% thermal saturation is typically reached within 7 to 8 minutes. Test durations which exceed 10 minutes may only yield a temperature increase of 1c on heavily overclocked systems.

Intel's Thermal Specifications for the Q6600 G0 is 71c, which is maximum CPU temperature (Tcase Max), NOT maximum Core temperature (Tjunction Max). The specs are shown in the Processor Spec Finder: http://processorfinder.intel.com/d [...] Spec=SLACR

Since Core temperatures are 5c higher than CPU temperature, the corresponding Core temperature is 76c, regardless of the fact that Tjunction Max is 100c, which is shutdown temperature, and is far too hot for sane operation.

The 5c relationship between CPU temperature and Core temperature is shown in the following Intel document: http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0709/0709.1861.pdf

For the Q6600 G0, CPU temperatures which exceed 71c and Core temperatures which exceed 76c should be considered an "overtemp" condition.

For detailed information regarding processor temperatures, check out the Core i7 and Core 2 Temperature Guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ture-guide

From the Guide:


Scale 3: Quad
Q9x50: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping E0, TDP 95W, Idle 16W
Q9x50: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping C1, TDP 95W, Idle 16W
Q9400: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping R0, TDP 95W, Idle 16W
Q9300: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping M1, TDP 95W, Idle 16W
Q8x00: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping R0, TDP 95W, Idle 16W
Q8200: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping M1, TDP 95W, Idle 16W
Q6x00: Tcase Max 71c, Stepping G0, TDP 95W, Idle 16W<--Q6600 G0

-Tcase/Tjunction-
--70--/--75--75--75--75-- Hot
--65--/--70--70--70--70-- Warm
--60--/--65--65--65--65--Safe <--
--25--/--30--30--30--30-- Cool


Temperatures are rarely an issue for processors running at stock settings, even with Intel's stock cooler. As you can see, your temperatures are well within Intel's Thermal Specifications, so relax and enjoy your rig!

Comp

Ambient 16c? Do you live North of the Arctic Circle? Why so cold? Standard Ambient is 22c (71.6F), which is normal room temperature for humans, and computer electronics.

First things first. Please explain 16c Ambient.

We need to know what the air temperature is near your computer's intake fan. A trusted indoor analog or digital thermometer will suffice.

hence now i think of it my stock intel cooler preformd beter ...

Ambient 21.4c. Thank you.

Next, run CPU-Z, then report your Core Voltage, Core Speed, Multiplier and Bus Speed at idle. CPU-Z latest version is 1.51.

Manually set Vcore in BIOS to 1.1000, then report CPU-Z Core Voltage and Core Temperatures at idle. Use Real Temp 3.00 - http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/

SpeedStep enabled is a default stock setting. It's OK to leave it enabled for now.

Thanks. Next, restore Vcore to default Auto settings in BIOS, then run Prime95 Small FFT's. At 10 minutes when your load temperatures have stabilized, put a few pounds of downward pressure toward the motherboard on each individual corner of the CPU cooler, while observing the temperatures. Maintain pressure for about 30 seconds per corner.

If the cooler is properly and securely installed, then there should be no changes in temperature. Please report your findings, as well as Core Voltage, Core Speed, Multiplier and Bus Speed in CPU-Z.

These steps may seem cumbersome, but understand that it's necessary to first verify basic hardware integrity prior to attempting calibrations, so that you don't miscalibrate your temperatures.

Is your computer inside a desk or enclosure, or is it free-standing with good air circulation all around it?

beter say next to my desk whit about 40 sm around it free

ok, gonna reseat my heatsink (that will be hard to i think ill remove my mother board then whit it), yea when i got the cooler i also did a powerfan whit it on a friends advice, and i have connected on a pwnfan connection