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My load temps seem OK but idle temps are fairly high.

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My Q6600 is at stock speed and my load temps are about 57C, ok right? But at idle its at about 43-47C, i thought it would be lower?. I am at 1.15Vcore using AC freezer pro 7.

------------------------------ Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.4Ghz
4GB Kingston HyperX limited edition 1066Mhz RAM
Zotac GTX 260 GPU
XFX 780i Motherboard

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I wouldn't worry about it too much, but to pursue it you'd want to make sure your internal case ventilation is sufficient and that the cooler is properly mounted with not too much thermal paste. Try running for a bit with the side panel off the case.

------------------------------ e2160@3GHz: OCing my way to Ubuntuland!
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What case are you using

------------------------------ Dell Precision 670
Dual 2.8Ghz SL8MA's
16GB DDR2
XFX 5770
Reply to PsychoSaysDie

That's about what my Q6850 idles at in an HTPC case with the same cooler when I run it stock. The case (Zalman HD160XT) happens to cool pretty well . . . for an HTPC case.

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