2600k Hot?

[majorgibly]

Hello there people,

So I took the plunge into the unknown Intel CPU world and I was moving from a non overclocked 1055t which I thought was pretty fly. Not done any overclocking on this 2600k yet but should be a bit of fun. Now I have the Noctua NH d14 (Thermal Paste was a little off by me to my normal standard. It was slightly off center which I think is the reason I'm getting 9C difference in core 1 and 4.) Please also note I was expecting a new Case so cables were thrown in and there are no case fans however I have taken both sides of and there is a window open and a massive house fan cooling it lol.

At idle 24 - 30C

Under load...well the highest it's been is 43C and that must of been a brief period of time.

So is this decent? and why is the power is Watts on the Intel CPU's I swear it was different on AMD. I can see VID but the 'Power' option in coretemp is in watts can anyone confirm this for me?

Cheers Cain. Will inform you when I run Prime.

 

[majorgibly]

Just ran prime for 5 minutes never went over 50C in fact it hit that mark and then went to around 43 - 46C So pretty good for no case fans ;0)

Is this similar to what other people are getting?

 

[popatim]

Seems high to me, the 212+ or evo with dual fans peak at about 43c with ambiant running 22c in my house.

 

[majorgibly]

Seems high to me, the 212+ or evo with dual fans peak at about 43c with ambiant running 22c in my house.

Don't give me problems on top of my problem =P

I need answers? Any ideas? Maybe 0 case fans?

 

[majorgibly]

Maybe a remount of the NHD14 with a different orientation? I have fans facing down.

 

[majorgibly]

Also got 51C on the GTX 460 Sonic Edition while Idle. I will get some case fans in there tomorrow and give you a report =)

 

[HostileDonut]

That doesn't seem high to me. Also, one of my cores runs around 7C hotter than the rest. 50C maximum temp isn't bad. I wouldn't be worried at all. I run a Corsair H60 with my 2500k @ 4.4Ghz and I hit 64C while under load.

 

[majorgibly]

That doesn't seem high to me. Also, one of my cores runs around 7C hotter than the rest. 50C maximum temp isn't bad. I wouldn't be worried at all. I run a Corsair H60 with my 2500k @ 4.4Ghz and I hit 64C while under load.

To be honest my rig is not a good example of cooling, I thought the new case would come but it never did so I thrown everything in my old case at 2am because I wanted a fast pc lol. I mean when I change orientation of the heatsink and get some fans in my will reply to the thread ;0)

 

[amuffin]

What case? My 2500k Oc @4.8ghz with an h80 only goes up to 55-64C.

 

[majorgibly]

What case? My 2500k Oc @4.8ghz with an h80 only goes up to 55-64C.

NZXT M59 Classic. Got 1 intake one exhaust. I will take a picture to show you in the side later on. But cable management is poor and 1 intake and 1 exhaust. GPU is in bottom slot closest to PSU because slot one is covered by D14 because of the way it's mounted.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Remember the 2600k has HT so its's gonna run hotter than the 2500k.....iirc I dropped about 7C when i tried it turning off HT. Here's my temps on the 1st day of my 1st 2600k build.....this was 1st shot at OC before any tweaking,

Stock 51,53, 53, 51 (1.224) LLC = Auto
4.0 Ghz 52, 54, 55, 52 (1.016-1.024) LLC = Auto
4.2 GHz 54, 56, 57, 55 (1.256 - 1.264) LLC = Auto
4.4 Ghz 56, 60, 60, 67 (1.280 - 1.288) LLC = Auto
4.6 Ghz 62, 66, 68, 65 (1.360 - 1.368) LLC = High
4.8 Ghz 71, 77, 79, 72 (1.408 - 1.416) LLC =Ultra High

I put it at 5.0 GHz and ran P95 for 6 hours of thermal cycling..... that helped cure the TIM and get it "settled in" .... as a result the temps all dropped a few degrees. A little BIOS editing dropped it a bit more.....at 4.8 highest core is now 72C and the 4.6 is what's used for the default BIOS profile.

 

[majorgibly]

Remember the 2600k has HT so its's gonna run hotter than the 2500k.....iirc I dropped about 7C when i tried it turning off HT. Here's my temps on the 1st day of my 1st 2600k build.....this was 1st shot at OC before any tweaking,

Stock 51,53, 53, 51 (1.224) LLC = Auto
4.0 Ghz 52, 54, 55, 52 (1.016-1.024) LLC = Auto
4.2 GHz 54, 56, 57, 55 (1.256 - 1.264) LLC = Auto
4.4 Ghz 56, 60, 60, 67 (1.280 - 1.288) LLC = Auto
4.6 Ghz 62, 66, 68, 65 (1.360 - 1.368) LLC = High
4.8 Ghz 71, 77, 79, 72 (1.408 - 1.416) LLC =Ultra High

I put it at 5.0 GHz and ran P95 for 6 hours of thermal cycling..... that helped cure the TIM and get it "settled in" .... as a result the temps all dropped a few degrees. A little BIOS editing dropped it a bit more.....at 4.8 highest core is now 72C and the 4.6 is what's used for the default BIOS profile.

So my temps are decent?

 

[a_tractor]

yes i think your fine

 

[majorgibly]

yes i think your fine

If I want to get it to 4.4GHz it will be at like 75C which is to hot for this CPU correct?

 

[HostileDonut]

If I want to get it to 4.4GHz it will be at like 75C which is to hot for this CPU correct?

I run mine at 4.4Ghz with a less powerful cooler and it hits 64C max in Prime95, so you should be fine. Although, I do have fans. I think you can get 4.4Ghz easily with good temps. Also, adding fans would help you!

 

[majorgibly]

I run mine at 4.4Ghz with a less powerful cooler and it hits 64C max in Prime95, so you should be fine. Although, I do have fans. I think you can get 4.4Ghz easily with good temps. Also, adding fans would help you!

Yeah I understand that awaiting the Fractal R3 in the post. So I needed a case quickly. It will be changed in the next few days.

 

[majorgibly]

Update/ So just installed my 8GB RAM so all running a little faster still awaiting the new case which is the Fractal Design R3, however just ran a Prime95 and it hit 55C! I'm slightly worried because I don't have much headroom to overclock and it was one thing I really wanted to get into and I thought the noctua NH D14 had it, but in my config it seems not. On the 1055t it idled at 15C and never went over 29C. Is the 2600k a hot CPU?

 

[HostileDonut]

Update/ So just installed my 8GB RAM so all running a little faster still awaiting the new case which is the Fractal Design R3, however just ran a Prime95 and it hit 55C! I'm slightly worried because I don't have much headroom to overclock and it was one thing I really wanted to get into and I thought the noctua NH D14 had it, but in my config it seems not. On the 1055t it idled at 15C and never went over 29C. Is the 2600k a hot CPU?

Well, HT is going to make it run hotter also. My 2500k ran around that heat before overclocked along with my H60 which is comparable to yours and only went up to 64C at 4.4Ghz. The heat doesn't raise much with the chips until you up the voltage. Also, wince you have HT on, I think you are getting fine temps. Try OCing it first and then get back to us. I think you are fine.

 

[HostileDonut]

Also, because you are running an AIR cooler, it is very important to get airflow. You don't even have any fans. I would expect temps to go down if you had a couple intake fans along with at least one exhaust.

 

[esrever]

the 2600k can handle temps up to 70C so you have plenty of headroom for OC.

temp don't go up too much when you do so.

 

[HostileDonut]

^+1

 

[majorgibly]

^+1

Going to try and get to around 3.9 - 4.00 on stock voltage is this possible and see where I'm at then. If it hangs or it blue screens does that generally mean need more volts?

 

[HostileDonut]

Going to try and get to around 3.9 - 4.00 on stock voltage is this possible and see where I'm at then. If it hangs or it blue screens does that generally mean need more volts?

Blue screens can mean multiple things. Board, RAM, CPU. Hangs generally mean CPU. If you get a blue screen, at least if I do do, I add voltage. Good luck!

 

[majorgibly]

Blue screens can mean multiple things. Board, RAM, CPU. Hangs generally mean CPU. If you get a blue screen, at least if I do do, I add voltage. Good luck!

Okay so I add 100MHz each time to the CPU? When would you recommend I start adding Volts. You think I can hit 3.8 - 4GHz at stock?

 

[HostileDonut]

Okay so I add 100MHz each time to the CPU? When would you recommend I start adding Volts. You think I can hit 3.8 - 4GHz at stock?

Really, every CPU is different. There is no way to say, "This CPU WILL hit 4Ghz on stock voltage." unless you have tested it out. I always raise in increments of 200Mhz until I get pas 4.xGhz, then I start with 100Mhz. If you don't have a clear CMOS button, I would stick with 100Mhz. 4Ghz on stock voltage is not unrealistic, people have done it, but you may also have issues. I would test it up to whatever I can get on stock voltage, and then, if you are happy, run a stress test. My idea is to see how far you can get with the CPU, and then start checking for ways to drop the voltage at a speed you are happy with. Running up to 1.4-1.45v on the SB CPUs is okay if you have a great cooler. I would suggest going past 1.38v.