Tuniq Tower 120 & C2D E8200 Temps

[Novaoblivion]

Hi,

I just built a new system and everything is working great but my temps seem a little high to me. After all this is a 45nm CPU and even my old 90nm didnt idle at this temp. I am using Realtemp to monitor the temperature.

I am currently seeing about 40C-45C idle and about 55C after running prime for about 20 minutes. When first put everything together I was seeing about about 55C idle so I took it apart, removed thermal paste, & remounted the tower.

Specs are as follows:
E8200
Tuniq Tower 120
Asus P5Q-E
8800GT
4GB DDR2 1066
NZXT Hush case
OCZ 420w Powerstream
2 hdds & dvd-rw

I used some old Arctic Silver 5 I had (the tube it comes in has a ton) that is about 3 years old of that makes any difference. The tower is not even warm to the touch. I tightened the screws down pretty far but I can still a little bit of the thread. Should I tighten them more?

The case does have sound dampening foam which I am sure keeps the heat in as well but the temps are the same with the panels off. The airflow is fairly good I think, I have moved most of the cables to the side where I could.

Do these temps seem about right for this setup or should they be lower?

Thanks!

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: Novaoblivion
Hi,

I just built a new system and everything is working great but my temps seem a little high to me. After all this is a 45nm CPU and even my old 90nm didnt idle at this temp. I am using Realtemp to monitor the temperature.

I am currently seeing about 40C-45C idle and about 55C after running prime for about 20 minutes. When first put everything together I was seeing about about 55C idle so I took it apart, removed thermal paste, & remounted the tower.

Specs are as follows:
E8200
Tuniq Tower 120
Asus P5Q-E
8800GT
4GB DDR2 1066
NZXT Hush case
OCZ 420w Powerstream
2 hdds & dvd-rw

I used some old Arctic Silver 5 I had (the tube it comes in has a ton) that is about 3 years old of that makes any difference. The tower is not even warm to the touch. I tightened the screws down pretty far but I can still a little bit of the thread. Should I tighten them more?

The case does have sound dampening foam which I am sure keeps the heat in as well but the temps are the same with the panels off. The airflow is fairly good I think, I have moved most of the cables to the side where I could.

Do these temps seem about right for this setup or should they be lower?

Thanks!

That does seem a little high to me.
Did you lap your heatsink & cpu?
Here's a link to one of my older threads wondering if my temps were ok.
After installing a Xigmatek HD-S1283, I may go back to my Tuniq. My temps are a little higher than that post & it's only at stock settings!

 

[Novaoblivion]

Thanks for the reply! I only put a little dot of the AS in the center of the CPU before putting the tower on. I thought I read once that there was such a thing as too much thermal coupond but I could be wrong. Do you think it would help to put some more on? I did notice that the tower doesnt have a perfectly smooth bottom on it.

Right now I have the tower blowing up but I think it might be better to have it so it just blows out the back of the case.

Reading your thread it looks like switching out the fan helped you. I was thinking of trying out another fan anyway since the stock one is kind of loud. I am not currently overclocking this at all. I figure temps already being kind of high I dont want to make it worse haha.

 

[Tullphan]

Don't put too much TIM on it.
If your AS5 is that old, i'd get some more...not necessarily AS5, though.
Check around the forums for debates on TIM & when you get some, apply according to manufacturer's recommendations.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Do you need to lap the Tuniq Tower 120? I've read all over about lapping the TRUE, because it ships with a concavity or convexity, forgot which. But do you need to lap the TT? Are they shipped flat?