Pur3vil Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) Ohkay guys, here's the dealio, I haven't kept close eye on my temps cause everything was in order and running great. Well the P08 Bios got released ( although I'm awaiting download), so I was going to redo my o/c (before and after) and see if the new bios is worth it. Well I've achieved a new o/c speed of 3.1 stable, 1550 QDR @ an 8x multi, ~388 .. My mem hasn't changed, I think it's currently at 830 w/ 4-3-3-10-2t timings... But my temps have skyrocketed, I'm using Core Temp .99.3 w/ a TJMax of 85, and I'm idling at 50!!!! This is not what this machine is use to, this machine has almost ALWAYS idled at 30. no matter what the O/C or VID (1.416) was. I've been using IntelBurnTest for stability, better then 24 hours of crap with orthos or Prime, luckily I'm not gettign over 61 or 62 but the idle of 50 is nuts... ? Should I attempt a reseat? Or by some chance are the 2 8800GTS's that are now in my case producing enough heat to raise case temps that high? I couldn't imagine a 20 degree raise in temps... Edited October 6, 2008 by pvtgump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbrown23 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 what cooling are you using? if air then yeah it's prolly the 2 gpu's pumping heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiz Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 hmmm i don't think there will be a 20 deg diff though and wad fan u using? did ya accidentally wiped some thermal grease off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 lol my solution goes to the stress program you are using. Try Prime95 or OCCT Intelburntest seems to be a bit of a hardcore stress program, read this http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.p...t=IntelBurnTest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Well, before you go any further, you should probably tell us which case you're using (and what fans if you've changed them out). EDIT: Power Up MidTower Power Up 550w PSU XFX 680i SLi LT E2180 @ 3.0 375x8 @1.40v OCZ Plat Rev.2 DDR2 4-3-3-10-2T @ 800 @2.1v XFX 8800 GT XXX SB Audigy SE Sounds like you've got a lot in that mid tower...It also sounds like you've got airflow problems. EDIT #2: Take the side of the case off...point a box fan at it. If the temperatures drop drastically, you know what the problem is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy8s846 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 lol my solution goes to the stress program you are using. Try Prime95 or OCCT Intelburntest seems to be a bit of a hardcore stress program, read this http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.p...t=IntelBurnTest How would a stress test program make his idle temp go up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) How would a stress test program make his idle temp go up? My mistake i thought i read on load. Now I'm not to familiar with a Pentium E2180 but it sounds a bit off that you idle on such high temps yet when you use an intensive stress test program such as Intelburntest your temps only rise above 10 degrees? Edited October 6, 2008 by damian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pur3vil Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 read up on intelburntest, it's more stressful then prime or occt, even systems that are 24 hrs Prime stable will fail in intelburn sometimes within 5 mins.... It's a great test. I haven't made any changes to my case, I've got a 120 in the front a 120 in the back, and a 120 in the power supply pulling out as well, Masscool 8WA741 which has ALWAYS kept my CPU to 31 or less under any voltage or overclock. up to a 1.5v, again I haven't paid attention lately until I started redoing my o/c, but I think it's been raising of the course of time which tells me that my thermal grease is or may have gotten dislodged by me accidentally touching the CPU fan during installation of something. I use so little of a layer (after I learned a credit card is the shiznit for spreading super thin) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 read up on intelburntest, it's more stressful then prime or occt, even systems that are 24 hrs Prime stable will fail in intelburn sometimes within 5 mins.... It's a great test. I haven't made any changes to my case, I've got a 120 in the front a 120 in the back, and a 120 in the power supply pulling out as well, Masscool 8WA741 which has ALWAYS kept my CPU to 31 or less under any voltage or overclock. up to a 1.5v, again I haven't paid attention lately until I started redoing my o/c, but I think it's been raising of the course of time which tells me that my thermal grease is or may have gotten dislodged by me accidentally touching the CPU fan during installation of something. I use so little of a layer (after I learned a credit card is the shiznit for spreading super thin) Well you are troubleshooting so you might as well give it a shot and see if it works. Instead of using a credit card to lower the temps, just apply a small pea sized amount of thermal compound right in the middle of the processor and let the heatsink do the rest of the work of pushing down on it. Not sure if that will really help bringing the temps down but its worth a shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pur3vil Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) I always heard to spread it out instead of a drop in the middle but I've been seeing more and more of the drop in the middle, my thing is I don't know how to say if it's being spread evenly across the fan and the chip itself, which if I spread it myself with say a credit card like I've been doing then I can 100% surely say it's even and thin across the entire chip. My case as it sits now.. And it's nowhere near as dusty I have to blow and clean everythign about once a week. And I have been looking at buying a used 900, I don't want to chunk 150 down on a new one, I can't justify that in case as this where my machien until recently has always been so ice cold. (does coretemp read correctly?) Sorry for big pic it wouldn't upload correctly. Edited October 6, 2008 by pvtgump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy8s846 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Well you are troubleshooting so you might as well give it a shot and see if it works. Instead of using a credit card to lower the temps, just apply a small pea sized amount of thermal compound right in the middle of the processor and let the heatsink do the rest of the work of pushing down on it. Not sure if that will really help bringing the temps down but its worth a shot I agree you should try resetting your heat sink. It seems to me the temps are not being read right if it is idleing at 50c then only going up 10c load. Maybe your senors are stuck. Try turning you ac down and putting a house fan blowing in your case and see if the idle temp goes down any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 What card did you have in there before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now