Ant1 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Hi all, I am a total noob and have just finished my first build. I have a i7 860 and the cooler master hyper 212 plus. my cpu temp is around 27C at the time I am posting this. Is that considered good or at least decent? What's the normal temp for core i7 960 at idle or under full load? Again, I am a noob and I just want to make sure my computer is running okay. Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK_ Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 stress your cpu with Prime95 or intelburntest . then report back what it gets to , also what are you using to see your temps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xchrissypoox Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 if you're using speed fan that is very incorrect, use realtemp to find temps and stress test with prime 95. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Or get the intel thermal analysis tool, it logs temps so you can check what your temps where like during gaming etc, and its made by intel so should be good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 At idle that is about correct. give or take a few degrees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_75 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 At idle that is about correct. give or take a few degrees Take it thats running stock Mhz/Volts ? Cos if its clocked thats a very good idle Mine is 37 oC (on water) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant1 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Take it thats running stock Mhz/Volts ? Cos if its clocked thats a very good idle Mine is 37 oC (on water) Yeah... I am running at stock mhz/volts. Not brave enough to do any overclocking yet since is my first build. I am checking the temps with Everest Ult. Edition. Is that an accurate program? I am going to run prime95 and will report back how it goes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_75 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) Yeah... I am running at stock mhz/volts. Not brave enough to do any overclocking yet since is my first build. I am checking the temps with Everest Ult. Edition. Is that an accurate program? I am going to run prime95 and will report back how it goes! I use real temp seems to be right. I have a i7 860 @ 4.0 runs A1. If i was you if your going to run prime95 i would just turn it up just a little. Leave the volts ect as std and just run it at ??? 3.2Ghz thats a very low clock for a 860 or 920. This will give you a good base to judge the temps. For gods sake dont take my word as gospel. Only been clocking Intel for a few weeks/mths Edit: The good thing i have found with Intel as to AMD is they forgive you (a little) I got it wrong with the volts on an AMD a few years ago and was out the next day buying new CPU and MB. Iam a real noob but had this 860 to 4.51 Ghz and stable ish to do a Vantage @ 4.3. Edited November 20, 2009 by Danny_75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pur3vil Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Yeah... I am running at stock mhz/volts. Not brave enough to do any overclocking yet since is my first build. I am checking the temps with Everest Ult. Edition. Is that an accurate program? I am going to run prime95 and will report back how it goes! I use everest myself, ( Gotta love the sidebar support ) always seems to match up with most everything else. I'm not sure if they've updated it but it would read proper GPU temps, but it would switch them around, I used a few other GPU programs mainly GPU-z to figure out which ones to relabel. I think this is pretty much the only bug I found in the last version I used. I also use IBT and OCCT for stability. IBT is fast, and will give you a quicker and more accurate stability test them Prime 95. But in doing so it will also raise the temps on average 8-15 degrees higher then any prime95 test. I would easily be able to be 2hr stable with prime95, but would fail IBT within 30 seconds. I get ibt to run for an hour or occt to run for an hour and you can easily pass any 24+hour prime95 test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xchrissypoox Posted November 21, 2009 Posted November 21, 2009 I just ran Prime95 for 10 hours and everything seemed okay. The CPU reached around 51C and stayed there for the entire time. I didn't overclock my CPU yet. Is that considered good? Yup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pur3vil Posted November 21, 2009 Posted November 21, 2009 I just ran Prime95 for 10 hours and everything seemed okay. The CPU reached around 51C and stayed there for the entire time. I didn't overclock my CPU yet. Is that considered good? Aye, I would say they are pretty good. Take your timein clocking it. Baby steps are much nicer then jumping in head first. I would advise you to read all the how to's here on the forums with a finetooth comb. Tons of info. All useful . Good luck and have fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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