Q9650 cooling problems

[Crow001]

Hello,today i got new CPU intel Q9650 , but it seems like its overheating (speedfan shows that all cores have higher temperature than 80C) , I tried to increase speed of fan with speedfan but unfortunately,it doesn't detect my fan so I cant do anything with it ,also processor doesn't have thermal paste on it.

So my question is ,is there any solution to this problem?would applying thermal paste on processor help ? or should I buy new fan?

My motherboard model is intel DB33BU
My motherboard chipset is Intel G33 (Bearlake-G) + ICH9DH
My current fan is intel E18764
My old processor is Intel core 2 duo E8200

Thanks in advance

 

[GhislainG]

Thermal paste is an absolute must. You also need a better cooler; the intel E18764 is from a Core 2 Duo and is not suitable for a Core 2 Quad.

 

[Crow001]

Thermal paste is an absolute must. You also need a better cooler; the intel E18764 is from a Core 2 Duo and is not suitable for a Core 2 Quad.

Ok,thanks for answer,im gonna buy paste right away .
BTW,can you tell me if I will be able to buy decent cooler with just 30 euro?
I am not expert when it comes to these things.

 

[RobCrezz]

Thermal paste is an absolute must. You also need a better cooler; the intel E18764 is from a Core 2 Duo and is not suitable for a Core 2 Quad.

Ok,thanks for answer,im gonna buy paste right away .
BTW,can you tell me if I will be able to buy decent cooler with just 30 euro?
I am not expert when it comes to these things.

Yeah even something like the Coolermaster TX3 will do.

 

[GhislainG]

RobCrezz is correct; you don't need a very powerful cooler, but it has to be able to cool a Core 2 Quad.

 

[CompuTronix]

Crow001,

What is your ambient temperature?

The Q9650 is a 95 Watt processor which requires at least a decent mid-range air cooler in order to maintain adequate Core temperatures at 100% workload.

I've owned a Q9650 and have built and overclocked several Q9650 rigs to 4.2GHz. To this day, the Q9650 is my favorite Intel processor, in company with the i7 2600K.

Intel's Thermal Specification is "Tcase", which is CPU temperature, not Core Temperature. Tcase for the Q9650 is 71C: http://ark.intel.com/products/35428/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q9650-12M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB

Core temperature is 5C higher than CPU temperature due to the differences in sensor type, location and calibration. Tcase + 5 makes the corresponding Core temperature 76C. <-- This is your spec.

Here's the full specs for the Q9650:

Core 2 Microarchitecture 45 Nanometer: Q9650 E0 (TDP 95W / Idle 16W)

Standard Ambient = 22C
Tcase (CPU temp) = 71C
CPU / Core offset + 5C
Tjunction (Core temp) = 76C
Tj Max (Throttle temp) = 100C

Intel desktop processors have thermal sensors for each Core, plus a sensor for the entire processor, so a Quad Core has five sensors. Heat originates within the Cores where Digital sensors measure Core temperatures. A single Analog sensor under the Cores measures overall CPU temperature.

Here's the normal operating range for Core temperature:

80C Hot (100% Load)
75C Warm
70C Warm (Heavy Load)
60C Norm
50C Norm (Medium Load)
40C Norm
30C Cool (Idle)

Core temperatures in the mid 70's are safe.

Your highest temperatures will occur when running test utilities. Temperatures are typically lower during real-world everyday workloads such as processor intensive applications or gaming.

The relationship between Core temperature and CPU temperature is not in the Thermal Specifications; it's only found in a few engineering documents. In order to get a clear perspective of processor temperatures, it's important to understand the terminology and specifications, so please read this Tom’s Sticky:

Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Thanks,

CT