P5Q-E and Q6600 Temps

[egale]

I am running a P5Q-E with a Q6600. Bios 0803 which is the latest bios which is supposed to fix weird temperature readings.

I now have the cpu overclocked to 3ghz using an FSB of 333. No other overclocking is going on. THere are two 120mm fans in the front, one in the back and the CPU cooler is a Zalman 9500. I was using AS5 but just reseated the heatsink and used Zalman STG1.

Problem is system runs HOT! I am running Prime95 right now. It has been running 20 minutes. Using speedfan for the readings and they also match Probe and coretemp. the temps are:

MB 46
CPU 41
Core 0 66
Core 1 66
Core 2 61
Core 3 61

The core temps get as high as 68. When the CPU is not overclocked, core temps are about 5 degrees less.

This seems way too high to me. Won't core temps of 68 fry the CPU?

All fans are working, the airflow is not restricted. Opening the case doesn't make more than a degree or 2 of difference.

What can I do to get these temps under control? Do the Q9450s run much cooler? Would a different cooler do much better? How about a different motherboard? I am stumped!!!!

 

[aiya24]

what are you ambient temps? have you tried testing your temp sensors with RealTemp? you might need a better cooler, a zalman 9500 wasn't meant to cool quads.

 

[egale]

Room temp is about 78 F. What cooler works well with a Q6600?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Those are decent temps. My 9300 gets up to 71c with 80f ambient temps...

 

[aiya24]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835233003

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 is a inexpensive top notch cooler. it competes on the level of a TRUE (120 ultra extreme) but doesn't cost as much. just make sure you purchase the bolt-thru kit with it.

did you try RealTemp yet?

http://www.techpowerup.com/dow...80/Real_Temp_2.60.html

 

[egale]

Yes I tried realtemp. It displays about 5 degrees less than all the other utilities.

 

[spdfreak]

Those are about the same as mine- Q6600 @ 3GHz with a stock cooler when I an encoding video (100% on all 4 cores). I think you are OK.

 

[egale]

But I am using a Zalman 9500. I would hope for better. I ordered a Thermalright 120 extreme today. I hope it does better.

 

[ultra laser]

Quadcores run hot, and a Zalman 9500 isn't the best heatsink.

Here's a list of the current best heatsinks: http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm