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What are i7 920 Normal Temps?

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I just finished building my new PC, and installed Win7 RTM. The specs are:

Intel i7 920 (stock 2.67GHz)
Xigmatek Dark Knight Cooler
Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 (running at factory settings, didn't touch yet)
WD 640GB HD
Corsair 620HX 620W PSU
X-Fi Fatal1ty Sound Card
Antec P182 case

And I'm using a 7300GS temporarily, waiting for my new card.

I ran Core Temp and RealTemp, and I get CPU temps of 50-50-48-49C, after an hour of email/music. Is this normal, or too high? Everything's at stock speeds. The Dark Knight was attached with AC5 thermal paste.

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Idle temperatures are not very useful for determining if there is a problem as they are largely influenced by things such as case airflow and ambient temperature. We aren't going to tell you that you have a problem unless you have idle temps that are completely off the chart.

Run a stress test and tell us what your load temps are, as blackwidow suggested.

You can always go to Intel's website and get the datasheets for your processor (unless they aren't up for some crazy reason). I don't think they tell you what your core temperature max is but they will tell you what your CPU temp max is (core is going to be higher and CPU higher than ambient). With the Core 2 Duo processors I believe the difference between CPU and core temp is supposed to be around 5 celsius

Do i need to take off the AC5? How would I do that?


Never really overclocked before. Never had the need to. But this temp is worrying me...

I've posted a pic of CPUz above. The Vcore can be seen...

yomamafor1 said:
Lower your Vcore to 1.10~1.15V. It should help your temperature a lot.


Buddy, he's at stock he should not even be at 1.00V right now unless he got a really BAD sample of the chip.

With a cpu temp of 98 C I'd get myself a pan, hook it onto the cpu and cook myself a lovely porterhouse =) Seriously even for a P4 130nm thats really high. I couldn't imagine that being very good for ANY 45nm chip.

overshocks said:
Buddy, he's at stock he should not even be at 1.00V right now unless he got a really BAD sample of the chip.


Buddy, I also happen to know that ASUS BIOS is notoriously known to automatically overvolt the CPU. I also own a P6T Deluxe, and at auto, the board is feeding my i7 @ 1.25V. I later adjusted the Vcore to 1.625V, and I'm running 3.2Ghz stable.

EDIT: I mean, 1.1625.

That does it. If ambient temp means room temp, then it's ~83F.

Anyone have tips for reseating the cooler? Never done it before. I've owned an E6600, Q6600, and E2180, and they've all been fine...

Also, any tips on taking off the residual thermal paste? It's Arctic Silver 5. And what's the best reapplication, a dot in the middle? I just put 3 lines, and started flattening it out with a ziplock bag...

yomamafor1 said:
Buddy, I also happen to know that ASUS BIOS is notoriously known to automatically overvolt the CPU. I also own a P6T Deluxe, and at auto, the board is feeding my i7 @ 1.25V. I later adjusted the Vcore to 1.625V, and I'm running 3.2Ghz stable.


you're telling me that your i7 920 needs 1.625V to run 3.2ghz ? that is plain pathetic, you got the worst sample of the chip then. lol i believe u made a mistake tho.

Like I said above, lower your Vcore to 1.10 or 1.15 for stock, then you should be fine.

Taking off the residual thermal pastes is difficult when you don't have the right tool. AS5 is particularly difficult to remove due to its high viscosity. You can try wiping it off with a paper towel or an used cloth, or use TIM removal solutions.

As for applying the TIM, just put a little bit in the middle (approximately the size of a green bean), and put the heatsink on top. DO NOT FLATTEN THE TIM! Flatten the TIM will actually cause unbalanced distribution of the thermal paste.

Forget voltage for a second here. Something is wrong with the heatsink mount if you have temps >90C with no overclock. Try pressing down on the heatsink with Prime95 running - if your temps drop, it needs to be reseated.

I'm using whatever came with the Dark Knight. A back plate, and the standard 4 screws.

THAT LINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN stickied...

I drew 2 lines of AS5 on the bottom of the heatsink, and spread it out with a ziplock bag. Then I put another 2 lines, and spread it out again. Might have put too much...but I heard that the gaps needed to be filled, so I guess I overextended my efforts on applying...

If AS5 is hard to take off. then what is the best thing I can do? Rubbing Alcohol?
I realize this is pretty bad for my i7, and want to start the removal/reapplication process as soon as possible.

Is the best method then one drop of AS5 on the base, and then spread it into the gaps, leaving a very thin layer on the base?

Rubbing alcohol should be fine. As a reference for temps, my i7-965 at stock clocks with a TRUE-120 and a 2000rpm fan at full speed idles at 38C and full load at 65C. You might be a bit above that, depending on your stock vid and such, but you should never be above 75C or so with a decent cooler at stock clocks.

For AS5 application, I use a thin line and let the heatsink spread it out. I'm not sure about the correct procedure for HDT heatsinks though.

So just put a few drops of rubbing alcohol on a rag, and try to wipe it off on both the CPU and heatsink?

It just cooled down yesterday, and my room is now a stable 75F. The CPU idle temp went down too, to ~43-44F, from 49-50F. However, loading prime95 will still push it up to the 90s...

Seriously, those temperatures are way too high.

If you didn't overclock your i7-920 then it's obvious the CPU and heat sink/cooler is not on correctly.

Did you put way too much thermal paste or way too little?

The Darknight should keep your CPU way cooler...after all that's what it's made for. My i7-860 is over clocked and it never reaches temps that high.

I wouldn't be messing with the BIOS and lowering your Vcore if you didn't mess with it in the first place. The default settings of the MOBO should be just fine.

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