I posted this in the new system building section, but now I think I should have posted it here instead.
I recently put together my wifes new system with the following hardware:
E4500
P35-DS3L
2GB Ballistix DDR-800
320 GB 16 MB cache 3.0Gbs WD Hard drive
Antec Earthwatts 500W
Now I have a couple questions. The heatsink that comes with the E4500 is a royal pain in the ass!!! Seriously the worst I have ever dealt with. I bought the retail box version of the processor and it didnt come with any thermal paste although I did see that the heatsink has what I assume is paste that will melt into place once its powered on and running for a while.
So I get the PC together and boot it up. Running a 2.2 Ghz under prime 95 load I am seeing temps of 51-52C in Coretemp. It idles in the lower 30's when not in use. I thought that was a little high but thought it just needed to burn in a bit so to speak. I let Prime95 run for about 1 hour and temp never went above 53.
I overclocked to 266 FSB for a 29xx Mhz and set the core voltage at 1.325. Everything works fine, but now my CPU is hitting 59-60C and at times goes to 62C and then comes back down. Should I be concerned with those temps or should I just enjoy? I have read where others were in the lower 50's AFTER their overclocks so I don't know if I should be concerned or not. Suggestions, comments?
Thanks for you help in advance. This community is wonderful!
I recently put together my wifes new system with the following hardware:
E4500
P35-DS3L
2GB Ballistix DDR-800
320 GB 16 MB cache 3.0Gbs WD Hard drive
Antec Earthwatts 500W
Now I have a couple questions. The heatsink that comes with the E4500 is a royal pain in the ass!!! Seriously the worst I have ever dealt with. I bought the retail box version of the processor and it didnt come with any thermal paste although I did see that the heatsink has what I assume is paste that will melt into place once its powered on and running for a while.
So I get the PC together and boot it up. Running a 2.2 Ghz under prime 95 load I am seeing temps of 51-52C in Coretemp. It idles in the lower 30's when not in use. I thought that was a little high but thought it just needed to burn in a bit so to speak. I let Prime95 run for about 1 hour and temp never went above 53.
I overclocked to 266 FSB for a 29xx Mhz and set the core voltage at 1.325. Everything works fine, but now my CPU is hitting 59-60C and at times goes to 62C and then comes back down. Should I be concerned with those temps or should I just enjoy? I have read where others were in the lower 50's AFTER their overclocks so I don't know if I should be concerned or not. Suggestions, comments?
Thanks for you help in advance. This community is wonderful!
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