high temps on Q6600

ayoubiee

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I just got a Q6600 INTEL stock cooler and I put some fresh coolpaste on it but nothing helps the cooler is placed correctly but I still hitting the 50 on idle and 95 on load
 
ayoubiee,

On behalf of Tom's Moderator Team, welcome aboard!

There are 2 versions of the Q6600:

(1) Original version B3 Stepping Revision - 105 Watts Thermal Design Power (TDP)
(2) Later version G0 Stepping Revision - 95 Watts Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Download and run CPU-Z to identify the Stepping Revision of your Q6600:

• CPU-Z - http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

If you live in the Southern half of the world in a hot summer climate, and your ambient (room) temperature is high (30°C to 40°C), it will make your Core temperatures high.

If the bottom of the stock CPU cooler has a copper center, then it's the correct stock cooler. If the bottom of the cooler is all aluminum, then it's the wrong cooler, probably from a 65 Watt TDP Dual Core CPU that can't properly cool the Q6600 under load.

The most common high temperature problems with stock coolers are caused by one of the push-pins that's not latched completely through the motherboard, or has popped loose from the motherboard. The push-pins can be very tricky to get them latched completely through the motherboard, so check each push-pin very carefully using a strong light.

If you can't see a loose push-pin, then firmly push down and hold each corner of the cooler against the motherboard for about 45 seconds while watching your core temperatures. Check each corner one at a time. If you see the temperature drop, you've found a loose push-pin.

Also, make sure that the CPU cooler fan isn't worn out, and can still run at full speed.

Once again, welcome aboard!

CT :sol:
 

tnx I will try this and I have a aluminum cpu coolerand yeah the push pinnes are good and the processor is a G0 so you still have tips for me

 
A 65 Watt TDP aluminum cooler designed for a 65 Watt TDP Core 2 Duo can't properly cool your 95 Watt TDP Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0. As GhislainG suggested, find out how much cooler clearance your case has.

Also, if you want to overclock your Q6600, then you need to post information about your motherboard. If you don't know, then once again use CPU-Z to identify your motherboard, since overclocking methods depend on which motherboard you have.

CT :sol:
 
Iam stil a nooby so how can find out what my cooler clearance in my case is? and what is a good cpu cooler and good for my money

oooh my setup

ga-x48t-dq6
4 gb ddr 1333 ram
intel Q6600
stock cooler
2 fans in case
500 watt
gtx730
 


tnx