What is a "leaky" i7?
I'll run some stress tests tonight. The highest it has gone on load (for my limited testing in Prime) is 73C which I think is pretty decent. However, the 50c idle is still concerning.
I've reseated my sink 4x and the idle temps remain at 47c and load at 73c. Ran with sides off, big fan on, wires all tucked away, different fans in different places, and a lot of other setups.
Considering the TRUE.
That was stock!
Now, I'm OC'd at 3.8 and idle is ....weird.
I have one core at 43, two at 46 and one at 47. WTH.
Under load it goes up to 73.
My hard drives are at 40, 43 and 45.
I'm not sure what else to do with this thing to get it to cool down.
I took my rig apart, drilled some holes, cut out some stuff and reran all my cables. Then I reseated my CPU.
I've got a difference of about 1C.
:confused:
Hopefully, this weekend I'll have time to reseat the CPU. I ended up ordering 2 1200rpm Scythe fans.
I'm also thinking of modding the case for better cable management. However, I don't know how well it will turn out. . . Or I could just replace the case.
If I buy a 1600 rpm fan to put on my sink will the BIOS control the speed so it's not always running at 1600 rpm? I'd like to have the extra breeze when need but I'd like it to be quiet otherwise.
Thanks.
I'm going to order a couple Noctua fans, reseat my CPU and practice a little cable management.
Right now, I'm back to defaults in the BIOS and running at 45C idle. It's ok if I run at that speed for a while, correct?
Hmmm. 111F seems a bit high. :D
I was thinking of removing the top fan from my case. It shoots air at me and I can hear more noise. Any downside to this? There will still be the exhaust fan out the back.
Thanks! I think I'll reseat my sink when I get a chance just to be sure I did it right.
I had to lower my fans a bit. I was freezing!! I need to find a better way. . .
Are there automatic fan controllers or would I have to change the settings by hand?
14db!?!? That would be sweet. It's too loud for me now. Plus, I'm getting cold with all the air blowing around! I need to direct the air away from me. . . .
I'll try changing the fan to see what that does.
Thanks!
UPDATE:
I moved a fan from the bottom to the middle of the case and turned the exhaust fans on high. Now idle is 38-40 and load is 55-59. That's not oc'd. The fans are really loud now. I may have to buy some quiet fans.
EDIT: OC'd to 3.8. Idle: 46-48. Load: 70
Wow. Based on what you've said, and that link, my temps are a bit off.
I did what you said and pulled out a big fan and pointed it into the case.
Idle is now about 35C.
Load is now about 55C.
That's at least a 5c different.
Other than keeping my house fan on high next to the...
I will double check and get that info and get back to you in a bit.
Thanks!!!!!!!
EDIT:
Ok, I double checked my settings. I had a couple off. My idle temp is still 50C. Under load it went up to 78C.
The ambient temp is 44C.
I have the push/pull setup pushing the air horizontally...
Thanks. I'll try with it on.
I'm a little concerned with my temps. When I had it set up to run at 4ghz my idle was about 40c. Now, I'm running at 3.8mhz and my idle is consistently 48-50c. What gives?
Question: Why do you disable hyperthreading?
EDIT: I changed to the settings you listed and ran Prime95 for about 15 minutes. The highest temp I got was 78c again. I don't know how you get those low temps! I'm idle at 50C.
I'm a first time OC'er. I have my system up to 3.8ghz. I ran the burn in app in Sisoft and the computer crashed once but when I reran it with all other applications closed it ran continuously for 1/2 hour. I'm wondering if I have the best settings. Here's what I have:
i7 920
Noctua...
I've scrapped the Zalman to get the Noctua NH-U12P SE 1366 Ultra. :D
You're setup is somewhat similar to the one I'm building. Here's what I'll have:
i7 920
Asus P6T - not deluxe
3GB Corsair Dominators
1x Velociraptor 150GB
1x Seagate 640GB
Geforce 7600GT
500 PSU - may need to...
Oops. I missed the subsection. Sorry.:(
So, 70C under 100% is is ideal. But under 80C is ok. I won't hurt my baby if I have it in the 70's or close to 80C, will I?
How about idle temperature? What should my goal be?
Just got the chip and mobo - this is gonna be sweet!! :D
I'm pretty new to OC'ing and I don't want to burn up my really nice new processor. :-)
Here's what I'm getting:
-i7 920
-Asus P6T
-3GB Corsair Dominator
-Noctua NH-U12P SE 1366 Ultra
Once it's built I'll follow some of the great advice here on how to OC it. However, I don't know...
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