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Dave_McMahon, if you're running dual instances of Prime95 and TAT simultaneously, then you're only getting a load averaged between Prime95 and TAT. In order to achieve a true 100% load, TAT should only be run independently, and not in conjunction with any other load tests. No other test program, including Prime95, will load your CPU as heavily as TAT @ 100% when run individually. You can verify this for yourself by observing any of the 3 C2D temps under the "Charts" in SpeedFan 4.32.

Hope this helps,

Comp 8)

Core 2 Duo Temperature Guide
 
Hi I was running Prime 95x2 and TAT 100% so that the Task manager was stresed, i.e Prime 95 was still checking CPU function and TAT was getting my temps up, so if Prime 95 was still stable despite TAT running my system feels better!

What I was doing is probaly wrong for raw CPU temps like you said.

Speedfan 4.32 reports all sorts of bugs i.e Fan 1 1350000 and my 12V rail is reported as being 0.26V! <Or maybe my MB is unstable 🙁 >
 
Yeah man love her so much it hurts. The P3 900 has 512MB so isn't too bad! Her PC is much faster than my 2.6GHz P4. Want to put a 500GB RAID 1 arrary on it when we move in.

P.s i got bored of waiting for the ACF7 PRO TIM to burn in so pulled it and am going to clean it and apply the X23
 
Definatly need patience! I bought the ACF7 PRO for her rig, so far i've got her loads of stuff for (all good kit)

Hmm I really need a decent Case for it though... maybe for Xmas? Antec do a case with a 200mm fan now!

I have just put on a very thin, messy imconplete (some bits thicker than others) layer of X23 and idle with TAT is 43!!

So far much hotter than the supplied TIM (core 0 runs 54 at 60%TAT on Core 0 alone)

21:28 with 60% TAT on both I get 61°c on both cores

Shit how do you apply TIM properly anyways?!
 
Well I have put a thicker layer of X23 on and now TAT reports 61 and 60 for 100% on both. Phew! But probaly still more improvments to go, I get the feeling that the ACF7 PRO does not put enough pressure on the CPU to get a good contact, hence a thicker layer of TIM is required.

I would really appreciat the experts telling me i'm doing wrong so I can get it right!
 
I won't learn anything if I don't use it but I dont't think customers would like me pratcising!

remember once a guy brought his PC into a shop (name ommited in case Lawyers are hunting) and he was told that he needed a new CPU and motherboard, Well he did after they bent like half the pins on the S478 chip. £150 total without XP OEM install issues!!

But in steps the hero (Me) and manged (just) to get the pins back into shape enough to get the "COMPLETLY DEAD" PC to boot.

Saved him a packet and was preety pleased myself, and that's why I carry TIM with me now. (I had to take his machine home)

Some S478 CPU's get completly stuck to the HSF so I always pull the HSF STRAIGHT UP to avoid this (the small CPU handle's are often just weak plastic.
 
I got my Uncle's 4300 to 3.39 yesterday. He has a Thermalright SI-120 with a Silverstone FM-121 120mm fan on it. Pushes 110cfm on full load. An Asus P5B Deluxe.
 
Well I have put a thicker layer of X23 on and now TAT reports 61 and 60 for 100% on both. Phew! But probaly still more improvments to go, I get the feeling that the ACF7 PRO does not put enough pressure on the CPU to get a good contact, hence a thicker layer of TIM is required.

I would really appreciat the experts telling me i'm doing wrong so I can get it right!
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I found the same results on my E4300 using X23 with the Scythe Ninja. Originally I had a VERY thin layer, and temps quickly soared above 75C in TAT. I shut that down quick, and added some more X23, probably to the thickness of masking tape. Now my temps don't go over 60-62 when overclocked (375MHz x 8, 1.345 vcore).

-TyShoe
 
I'm tempted to "presure mount" the HSF with nuts and bolts so that turning the screw woul put more pressure on the IHS (Intergrated Heat Spreader) and decrease the amount of TIM I need, I was always told the less TIM the better.
 
hmm i'm thinking that smaller is better, I wonder about a copper/Aluminium case (maybe with decent M/B that can do:

Small (PSU and expansion slots moved)
Cool
Inexpensive
Single large fan with filter
no cracks (to prevent dust getting in)

I'm sick of my computer being a slow vacum! If you think of thw ATX spec it is designed to provide the PSU as wide as a old fashioned Full size ISA/PCI card (Old SCSI cards and bespoke industrial cards) for example.

Micro ATX is just reduced of the same. Think I might get inspired to draw what im talking about.
 
Have you seen the HP slimline PC's? Had to fortune to work on one recently (Secured for Internet, defrag etc. They are nice and small but still have 2GB and stable Vista.
 
Yes it uses a T2050 I think the CPU cooling is not bad BD (Before Dust) Think it is a 92mm fan. It uses Laptop memory too (both slots full so 2x1GB. It's just a perfect office / media player machine for Vista!
 
It's a complete OEM system with vista ready to go and recovery discs Norton pre-installed! That's the beauty of sorting out computers for people before you give them to the customer! You can remove the crap.

I got a Thinkpad for someone once and on first boot it converted the HDD to NTFS! Odd I assummed that this made production easier, however it also made the drive 26% fragmented! So for most people it was already slow before they even loaded explorer.
 
Dave Dave Dave, I've just revisited this thread cant believe its still going to be honest 😉 But the reason you cant over clock past 266MHz is because you havent set the Voltages manually some DS3+E4300 setups wont even overclock to 215MHz they need a +1 to MCH voltages I had this problem with my DS3 rev2.2 until it died now i have the rev3.3 and it runs perfectly even the temps seem to be holding true which has always been a problem while running vista. Remember the base voltage for the Northbridge on the DS3 boards is v1.25 Wusys OC guide tells you to set it to v1.55 or +3 I would suggest that you load optimized settings and follow wusys guide on these forums the E4300 works just like the E6600 in the guide follow it and you'll have your OC up and running in no time.

Hope this helps.

Vic.

On a side note I have the Antec NINE Hundred and the 200mm fan isnt loud at all even at top speed.
 
I love this chip 😀
The TAT plot thickens.....
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=229550&highlight=
 
Cool so my 60°c CPU is actully 45°c :) I wonder if Intel are going to update this tool? and 45°c means the chip has LOTS of headroom
ha the original topic was post your E4300 scores!

So maybe we need to go full circle and make this topic about (ahem) E4300 OC scores maybe some Sandra scores?

p.s I find Speedfan to be dissappointing (cue flames) because it only (directly) supports some MB's and the gauges always seem to be out?!
 
TAT also reads higher than the 3 other monitors I use for me. i'll post a screenie when I get home from work.

As for the topic, from my sig:
Intel E4300 @ 3.06GHz (340 FSB @ stock vCore, Tuniq Tower 120)
GA-965P-S3 rev 1.0, F8 Bios
Corsair XMS2 TwinX 2GB 667MHz, 1:1 FSB @ 4-4-4-12
 
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