i5 3470 low Temp & load while gaming , normal ?

DukiNuki

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hey guys , i assured TURBO BOOST is enabled via bios ! few days ago i was running CRYSIS at load of 99% & temps around 54-58C . i woke up this morrnin & temps were around 30-40 & load was the same 30-40 ! & according to RealTemp . Turbo BOOST was running on both conditions ! because cpu was running around 3600Mhz !

Just wanted to ask what happened ? which one is normal ? high load or low one ? does high load & temp showing some REAL WORK in the back ground than low temp & load ?

Crysis ran SOOO SMooth on both conditions ! but i feel it was a little bit smoother on 99% load !

how to make sure TURBO BOOST is running properly or 100% ?
 

hizodge

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When you're stressing the CPU extensively, say with Prime95 small FFTs, check your CPU-Z frequency and Windows task manager performance tabs. If CPU-Z is running at the designated turbo boost freq. and task manager shows all cores being utilized 100% then it's all good.

You should load the CPU like that for about 30 minutes or so and you'll get the correct maximum temp readings.