CPU temp

[Mac Daddy]

Originally Posted by g0tanks

CoreTemp has never worked correctly for me, it says my temps are almost double of those in the bios.

I use OCCT here and also used it for my cooler article. You can't always trust BIOS especially with GO stepping C2D with a tjunc of 100C. Unless your motherboard manufacturer has a BIOS update your BIOS temps will be off by 15C. I had to flash my Giga board from F5 to F8 before the temps matched OCCT.

[NeoSquall]

its normal??? thats good to know.. thx.. ...

[g0tanks]

Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

I use OCCT here and also used it for my cooler article. You can't always trust BIOS especially with GO stepping C2D with a tjunc of 100C. Unless your motherboard manufacturer has a BIOS update your BIOS temps will be off by 15C. I had to flash my Giga board from F5 to F8 before the temps matched OCCT.

I'm trying OCCT right now, running my Q6600 B3 at stock.

Core 1 50
Core 2 49
Core 3 Two dots with an X in them?
Core 4 46

These temperatures seem a little too hot for idle. On load with Prime95 temperatures get:

Core 1 61
Core 2 61
Core 3 Again two dots with an X in them
Core 4 58

I get around the same temperatures in CoreTemp, in the bios idle temps are around 30.

My CPU cooler is a Scythe Infinity. So it might be a bit hot because of my room temperature or the temps aren't correct.

[Max_87]

Originally Posted by NeoSquall

its normal??? thats good to know.. thx.. ...

Yeah, it's perfectly fine. I know a lot of people starts freaking out when they see CPU temperature reaches 50C+. From what I observe, they usually live in places with low ambient temperature

So yeah, 50-60C is normal, especially in Malaysia where ambient temperature is around 30-34C most of the time.

[Max_87]

Originally Posted by g0tanks

I'm trying OCCT right now, running my Q6600 B3 at stock.

Core 1 50
Core 2 49
Core 3 Two dots with an X in them?
Core 4 46

These temperatures seem a little too hot for idle. On load with Prime95 temperatures get:

Core 1 61
Core 2 61
Core 3 Again two dots with an X in them
Core 4 58

I get around the same temperatures in CoreTemp, in the bios idle temps are around 30.

My CPU cooler is a Scythe Infinity. So it might be a bit hot because of my room temperature or the temps aren't correct.

What is your ambient temperature? and did you enable/disable C1E/EIST on your processor? How about the version of your CoreTemp?

The reason why we don't recommend using the temperature readings from BIOS is because it is totally inaccurate and sometimes lack consistency. To give you an example, my E8400 idles below the ambient temperature according to the readings from the mobo BIOS.

Let me dig out some of my old test data of Scythe Infinity. 45-50C idle with Infinity should be normal for a Q6600. (I'm assuming you are using the stock fan included with Scythe Infinity).

[g0tanks]

Originally Posted by Max_87

What is your ambient temperature? and did you enable/disable C1E/EIST on your processor? How about the version of your CoreTemp?

The reason why we don't recommend using the temperature readings from BIOS is because it is totally inaccurate and sometimes lack consistency. To give you an example, my E8400 idles below the ambient temperature according to the readings from the mobo BIOS.

Let me dig out some of my old test data of Scythe Infinity. 45-50C idle with Infinity should be normal for a Q6600. (I'm assuming you are using the stock fan included with Scythe Infinity).

No clue what my ambient temperature is, don't have anything to measure it with lol. EIST is enabled and i'm using the latest version of CoreTemp. And yes, i'm using the stock fan. What fan do you recommend for keeping the temperature like below/around 40C? I don't mind a bit of noise.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Max_87

What is your ambient temperature? and did you enable/disable C1E/EIST on your processor? How about the version of your CoreTemp?

The reason why we don't recommend using the temperature readings from BIOS is because it is totally inaccurate and sometimes lack consistency. To give you an example, my E8400 idles below the ambient temperature according to the readings from the mobo BIOS.

Let me dig out some of my old test data of Scythe Infinity. 45-50C idle with Infinity should be normal for a Q6600. (I'm assuming you are using the stock fan included with Scythe Infinity).

ROTFL!! If that's true, man... you should let your E8400 idle and function as a makeshift air-conditioner!

[Max_87]

Y axis - delta T between ambient and IHS temperature
X axis - fan voltage, 1 = 12v, 2 = 7v, 3 = 5v

These were tested on the preshott P4 630 processor (single core)

Scythe Infinity, with the stock fan running at 12V, yields 13C delta T. The ambient temperature here is usually around 30C, so that makes 43C on the IHS temperature.

Remember that the temperature is measured at the IHS while coretemp reads the temperature directly from the processor's own sensor. Therefore 45-50C idle on your Q6600 should be fine, considering your Q6600 is running inside a casing (the testbed was running outside a casing), plus, the P4 630 is a single core processor. Heck, 45-50C isn't even a problem to begin with.

[Max_87]

Originally Posted by g0tanks

No clue what my ambient temperature is, don't have anything to measure it with lol. EIST is enabled and i'm using the latest version of CoreTemp. And yes, i'm using the stock fan. What fan do you recommend for keeping the temperature like below/around 40C? I don't mind a bit of noise.

You can mount dual fans with push pull configuration on your Infinity, it makes quite a big difference (except high rpm fans). I can show you some test data if you want.

If you don't mind some noise, try look for fans at 2000rpm+ range. The stock fan is really slow and silent, 1200rpm if I remember correctly.

[Mac Daddy]

Originally Posted by Max_87

You can mount dual fans with push pull configuration on your Infinity, it makes quite a big difference (except high rpm fans). I can show you some test data if you want.

If you don't mind some noise, try look for fans at 2000rpm+ range. The stock fan is really slow and silent, 1200rpm if I remember correctly.

Yes and did with the Coolermaster212 as well 2 fans push pull.

On OCCT as well make sure you are running the latest version as well g0tanks as these programs update for calibration changes in sensors as well just as the BIOS updates did. CPUID always seems accurate.

Idle E6550 @ 7x435 Vcore 1.42V attached with the dual fan cooler.