Should I be worried about these temps?

[demonqueller]

Hello, all,

I have a feeling my system is running a little on the hot side. ... I was hoping you all could give me some perspective.

According to CoreTemp 0.99, both cores of my E8400 are running between 60 and 62C at 100 percent load as I run the Prime95 battery of tests.

My setup is as follows:
GA-X48-DS4, rev. 1.3, F1 BIOS
E8400 overclocked to 3.195 Ghz (355 FSB x 9)
CPU-ID Hardware Monitor reports a core voltage of 1.22
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P with Noctua's NT-H1 thermal compound

I've re-applied the thermal grease (just a small dot on the middle of the processor) and reseated the cooler in the hope of better results, but I get the same numbers. ...

Is my rig going to blow up or is this about right considering what I'm doing? Thanks in advance.

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums mate

60-62c for 100% load isn't high,anything lower than 70c is fine, so dont worry

What are your idle temps?

 

[Mogwilson]

Hello, Did you spread the compound thinly over the top of your cpu?

 

[typhoon007]

You should spread the compound evenly to form a thin layer for best results.

If you know some overclocking enthusiast personally just consult him to get it done properly.

 

[Evilonigiri]

Please visit the temp guide on top of this forum. You will learn how to manage the best temperatures.

 

[shadowthor]

check temps with realtemp since its a 45nm processor.

 

[demonqueller]

check temps with realtemp since its a 45nm processor.

Wow, what a difference that made! I feel a lot better now. The readings are a lot closer to what I expected from my setup. I'm showing 42C at idle and 51C at full load during Prime95 testing.

I've lowered my CPU voltage to 1.18 sted of the 1.22 I had before and it's working OK. Looks like I turned my E8400 into an E8500 without breaking my machine. Woohoo.

Thanks for your help everyone.