Hi all,
I recently finished a build that includes an Intel Q9400 quad core @ 2.66Ghz, 4GB of DDR2 @ 667mhz, an Intel DP43TF motherboard, and a few other goodies.
I've done plenty of reading up on the Q9400 and it seems like it handles being overclocked pretty well. I am not looking to hit astronomical highs with it, just something along the lines of not going over 1.3 volts (i.e. I want the chip to last awhile). I know what I am doing when it comes to the actual overclocking process itself, but what concerns me are the temperatures involved.
This is my first quad core, so I may be a bit paranoid, but I figure better to be safe than sorry. At idle my Q9400 runs at the following temperatures: Core 1- 33C, Core 2-31C, Core 3- 37C, Core 4-37C. At load it runs as follows: Core 1- 55C, Core 2-53C, Core 3- 49C, Core 4-48C. Of course these vary temperatures vary depending on what I am doing, but I have yet to see any of the cores hit 60C. Do those temps seem right?
My cooling set up includes an after market 120mm fan and heat sink attached directly to the CPU, 120mm case fan, a 120mm fan out of an old Dell rigged to the side of my vented case right across from the CPU fan, and the original 80mm fan that was attached the original heat sink rigged in the front of the case (with a home made filter) drawing cool air in.
With that said, is it a good idea to notch it up a bit? What kind of temperatures would I see? Would these temperatures be in the safe zone?
I recently finished a build that includes an Intel Q9400 quad core @ 2.66Ghz, 4GB of DDR2 @ 667mhz, an Intel DP43TF motherboard, and a few other goodies.
I've done plenty of reading up on the Q9400 and it seems like it handles being overclocked pretty well. I am not looking to hit astronomical highs with it, just something along the lines of not going over 1.3 volts (i.e. I want the chip to last awhile). I know what I am doing when it comes to the actual overclocking process itself, but what concerns me are the temperatures involved.
This is my first quad core, so I may be a bit paranoid, but I figure better to be safe than sorry. At idle my Q9400 runs at the following temperatures: Core 1- 33C, Core 2-31C, Core 3- 37C, Core 4-37C. At load it runs as follows: Core 1- 55C, Core 2-53C, Core 3- 49C, Core 4-48C. Of course these vary temperatures vary depending on what I am doing, but I have yet to see any of the cores hit 60C. Do those temps seem right?
My cooling set up includes an after market 120mm fan and heat sink attached directly to the CPU, 120mm case fan, a 120mm fan out of an old Dell rigged to the side of my vented case right across from the CPU fan, and the original 80mm fan that was attached the original heat sink rigged in the front of the case (with a home made filter) drawing cool air in.
With that said, is it a good idea to notch it up a bit? What kind of temperatures would I see? Would these temperatures be in the safe zone?