get2vinit Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Hi guys, I recently built my first rig ever with the following specs, Mainboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium CPU: Intel i7 930 2.8 with stock cooler RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800/ 1600MHz Graphics: MSI N240 GT DDR3 1G HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Black PSU: Seasonic 650W Im planning to do some mild overclocking to 3.2 Ghz. But before that, thought of verifying the core temperatures without any overclocking first. After I run RealTemp, noticed that my idle temp are, Min: 47, 42, 47, 46 Max: 52, 47, 49, 47 After I run the 10 min sensor test provided with RealTemp (which runs Prime95 for the test), my temp's shoot up to a max of 82 degrees on full load Is this expected/normal or is there something wrong here? All suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Edited March 26, 2010 by get2vinit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJR Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 You've got a very nice first build there. No, nothing is wrong, you just need to get a GOOD aftermarket CPU heatsink. The Intel stock heatsink is just barely adequate for running at stock speed with the i7's heat output. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicckko Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Is this expected/normal or is there something wrong here? All suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Hello, Well in my opinion those temperatures seems to be pretty high, even if you are using the stock cooler and no overclock. In first place, I suggest that you check that the stock cooler is well attached to the motherboard making a good contact with the CPU, those plastic pins can be annoying most of the time. According to Intel: Intel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
get2vinit Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 You've got a very nice first build there. No, nothing is wrong, you just need to get a GOOD aftermarket CPU heatsink. The Intel stock heatsink is just barely adequate for running at stock speed with the i7's heat output. Thanks! RJR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
get2vinit Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Hello, Well in my opinion those temperatures seems to be pretty high, even if you are using the stock cooler and no overclock. In first place, I suggest that you check that the stock cooler is well attached to the motherboard making a good contact with the CPU, those plastic pins can be annoying most of the time. According to Intel: Intel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 But I guess I better buy an aftermarket CPU cooler. Any suggestions on a decent heatsink? Depends on your budget and size restrictions; High end with no height restrictions in the case; Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B or Noctua D14 Low budget but great performance for the buck; Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dihartnell Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Depends on your budget and size restrictions; High end with no height restrictions in the case; Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B or Noctua D14 Low budget but great performance for the buck; Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 +1 on all of those HSF's. They all perform well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBan-Swe Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Im planning to do some mild overclocking to 3.2 Ghz. ! Thats nothing. you can easy go 4000mhz on a aftermarket cooler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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