Normal CPU temp for Q6600 @ 3GHz? (Aircooling)

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jonpaul37
Love that case and love the HS/F on your CPU. those temps should be ok, course, i have my Q6600 @ 3.6 with temps lower, usually ranges from 31*c idle to 59*c load. Using the Xigmatek HDT s1283, it's not as nice looking as whatever heatsink/fan you're using, but it gets the job done :)
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Mine is clocked at 3GHz but at idle settles down to 2GHz

My Vcore is at 1.34 which I should drop down lower sometime - from when i was running at 3.6GHz with 1.38vcore - but simply don't need the extra speed and heat atm so 3GHz is fine, but the 1.34 generates more heat than I should be having at this speed...

idle:
48 48 42 45

Prime95 Load for 10 mins temps settle down at:
77 77 69 73

With all fans in my Antec P182 (good airflow) at min speed and CoolerMaster Fan at min speed.
 
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Whoa, is 77 safe for the Q6600?
 
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Love that case and love the HS/F on your CPU. those temps should be ok, course, i have my Q6600 @ 3.6 with temps lower, usually ranges from 31*c idle to 59*c load. Using the Xigmatek HDT s1283, it's not as nice looking as whatever heatsink/fan you're using, but it gets the job done :)
 
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cheers! 😉
 
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Yeah, that is one nice looking machine you got there nitro7230 😀

The Q6600 is meant to be ok up to 90c for working temp according to Intel - not that I'd ever want to be that high LOL

Just reset my vcore down to 1.248
I think I had set my vcore quite high before in efforts to get stability due to a then unknown RAM issue and also MB issue - both of which needed RMAing >_<

Idle now:
45 45 38 44

Prime95 after 20 mins (room is pretty warm today than the earlier Prime95 temps I mentioned which were made about 1 week ago on colder day):
74 74 71 70

Temps with min fan speeds again...

jonpaul37, those are some pretty nice temps for 3.6GHz load. What load and vcore are you running.
 
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Wow! Thankz.. :)
 
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ok

I run my PC for Quiet as 24/7 in my bedroom and have 5v resistors to all my fans and also run through a fan controller

Case fans Sharkoon 120 2000rpm all through case
min speed = 860 rpm
Max Speed = 1,230 rpm

CPU HSF CoolerMaster Hyper 212
Min Speed = 1,260 rpm
Max Speed = 1,770 rpm

Now all on max with room door open - is quite a bit cooler now:

Idle:
39 39 32 37

Prime95 Load:
62 62 59 59

Much better ^^
 
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One thing worth knowing -

many motherboard CPU temp monitors are known to read temps up to 10c too low.
But Core Temp is meant to be accurate.

heh...

as I was going through this stuff, I upgraded to the new version for CoreTemp and just noticed it now displays Load and Temp info to the screen on my G19 KB for each core - very cool 😀
 
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Its a G0 version Q6600 running 400 FSB x 9, Vcore = 1.39 in BIOS, reporting as 1.37

I was also able to tighten my RAM timings to 4-4-4-10

Also, i do alot of benchmarking and play many games, so the highest temp i have ever reached on the above settings is 61*c but only for a moment, usually top off @ 59*c.
 
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very cool :sol:


Tnx for the info.

I have the same G0 Q6600 and am running sloppy timing due to having had 2 sticks of RAM and the MB go faulty at different times.

5 5 5 15

When I get my RAM back I might have another play. I also was running 9 x 400 for my 3.6GHz.
Maybe this time I will make 3.6GHz with a little less vcore and lower temps.

Still, nice going with your setup :)
 
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