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I have in total 3 case fans, one 120mm exhaust fan, one 120mm side fan & one 120mm front fan(see case links 1 & 2 for case & fans), i have a thermalright ultra 120 eXtreme and i used arctic silver 5 thermal compound, i have my cpu at 3.4GHz and im running at at 1.5v(see idle & load links for temps)
The load temp is running TAT(intel thermal analysis tool)for around 10-15 mins at 100% workload on both cores, the whole setup is well over 8 hours Orthos stable!
Ive tried re-seating the cpu cooler and that has no effect, ive checked to make sure there are no dry spots on the cpu(the thermal compound is fully covering the cpu)!
I cant help thinking the temps should be cooler... what do you guys reckon? ... anything i could try to lower the temps?
Idle (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v355/ATOJAR/?action=view¤t=idle.jpg)
Load (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v355/ATOJAR/?action=view¤t=load.jpg)
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Case 1 (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v355/ATOJAR/?action=view¤t=Side.jpg)
Case 2 (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v355/ATOJAR/?action=view¤t=Inside.jpg)
Madpistol
08-19-07, 12:12 PM
Those temps sound about right for 1.5V. Is that the lowest stable voltage you can get your processor to run @ 3.4Ghz? My 24/7 is 3.2Ghz, but I only have to push the voltage to about 1.28V for stability, but I have to push it to 1.5V for 3.6Ghz. If you can undervolt the processor any more than that, it would probably help your temps tremendously.
Yip, im aware that lower voltage means lower temps, ill try again to be sure, ill start at 1.45v and run Orthos, ill knock it up one on the vcore each time it fails, see what happenes .... i have tried this before, im sure 1.5v is the best i can do to get it stable, im thinking of running at 3.2GHz 24\7 ..... see if that helps knock afew voltages off.
If i run Orthos at 3.4GHz with 1.5v the cpu struggles to hit 55c ... just TAT really puts the temps up, although i know nothing stresses the cpu like TAT!
Maby im just unfortunate enough to get a cpu that needs higher voltages, luck of the draw i think .... i got the short straw lol
|MaguS|
08-19-07, 01:12 PM
40C for idle? That sounds WAY to high honestly. At 3.8ghz (vcore at 1.575) I was idling at 32C, with my CPU at 3.5ghz (vcore 1.475) I am idling at 27C.
40C for idle? That sounds WAY to high honestly. At 3.8ghz (vcore at 1.575) I was idling at 32C, with my CPU at 3.5ghz (vcore 1.475) I am idling at 27C.
He doesn't have G0 stepping like you and his case door is on. :p
Now turning off C1E Support & Speedstep changes things, ive managed to get higher, i have 1.4500v ... at the moment im at 3.4GHz ... im goin to leave it at 1.4500v and see how high i can clock the CPU ... i dont really wanna go past 1.4500v!
Ill keep ya posted! .... w00t, thanks for your help guys! :D :cool:
Do you still have C1E Support & Speedstep disabled?
Do you still have C1E Support & Speedstep disabled?
Nope, i have them enabled!
|MaguS|
08-19-07, 01:53 PM
He doesn't have G0 stepping like you and his case door is on. :p
True aboutt he G0 stepping but I dout the case door being off (not really off since its leaning against the case so the door fan still will work) would make that much of a difference.
Nope, i have them enabled!
So you have them enabled with your Vcore set at 1.5v or auto?
So you have them enabled with your Vcore set at 1.5v or auto?
Those are enabled with my vcore set to 1.5v .... ?
So basically your CPU throttles back to 2.2Ghz with the vcore @ 1.5v this will have some affect on your idle temps, yes.
So basically your CPU throttles back to 2.2Ghz with the vcore @ 1.5v this will have some affect on your idle temps, yes.
Ahh right, so even though my cpu throttles down to 2.2GHz the voltage still stays at 1.5v? .... i though the voltage dropped also and just upped the voltage as asn when its needed! ......
Is there nothing i can do about this?
Will if you leave your Vcore to auto then maybe, I have never tried this so I don't know for sure.
Well i though i would lower the speed of the cpu alittle, this would allow for a lower voltage i have my cpu now at 3.2GHz ive been running Orthos for just over 1 hour! ...... im on 1.3750v, my idle temps are 33c - 34c and load (Orthos) temps are 44c - 46c! ..... seems alittle better!
XDanger
08-19-07, 03:57 PM
is that 1.375 in bios ,if so whats your os reading? Just wondering if yours is as droopy as mine.
Well i though i would lower the speed of the cpu alittle, this would allow for a lower voltage i have my cpu now at 3.2GHz ive been running Orthos for just over 1 hour! ...... im on 1.3750v, my idle temps are 33c - 34c and load (Orthos) temps are 44c - 46c! ..... seems alittle better!
That sounds about right man, look like you have things under control.
whats your os reading?
Ermm how would i find this out?
NaitoSan
08-19-07, 06:12 PM
You should disable C1E Support & Speedstep. They tend to cause some problems when you try to overclock.
This is really good guide for people who are new or unsure about overclocking.
http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=103676
There's guide for Quad too from same poster in this URL. Good luck! :)
XDanger
08-20-07, 06:07 PM
I have to set my cpu voltage to something like 1.365 in the bios to see 1.33 in windows using speedfan or asus probe or whichever.
Slammin
08-22-07, 03:37 AM
LOL, your temps are extremely good for air cooling. 1.5v is a lot of vcore and I'm surprised your temps were that low with that vcore and MHZ.
If it makes you feel better, 4 instances of prime95 small FFT's sends my temps from 55c idle to 80c in a matter of seconds. Tjunction for this chip is 100c and I've had all 4 cores above 80c and it didn't throttle (not sure where the throttle starts with this chip), and the only reason I can't run my cpu even faster 24/7 is my mobo PWM gets too hot and causes a shutdown.
Sure, these B3 cpu's get hot, but that doesn't seem to limit their OC potential at all from what I can tell, and I'm not worried about not having the lowest temps, especially since nothing I normally do pushes it like 4 instances of p95 small FFT's anyway.
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