Core 2 Duo E6400 OC'ed to 2.67ghz idling at 73C??

yep....there was a piece of plastic protecting the TIM surface, which MUST be removed.

chiefboo said:

uh ohh... lol i can't remember if i removed it or not. the compound spread and stuck to the cpu as if ther was no film so i guess i did and just didn't realize it.

ne ways turns out skunksmash was right. the mount wasn't secure. those plastic secure pins suck! i broke one just now trying to get it in there. i wiggled the mount and its pretty secure but damn one of the pins broke off into... getting teh mount of later is going to be a BIT*H!

i'm now idling at around 45-47C. i'm happy with this, but crysis still crashes sometimes. at the boss fight after i unload a few rocket launchers on him while he's up in the air. i think i skimmed a thread about taht issue. Thats where i'm off too next!

Thanks you so much everyone. if u guys still think 45 is a little i'm open to suggestions.

45c idle is certainly acceptable, but this temp isn't as important as the load temps....

what stress tester have you got..??, also what monitoring apps are you using..??


:)

johnhoh said:

try this:

Download - OCCT Website english

it will make a graph of your temps over a 60 minute period

OCCT is good, but i prefer ''Orthos'' its much more ''user friendly''

just run one of these apps with all fans @ 100% (the AC7 PRO is a PWM fan & can be controlled using speedfan) & keep an eye on speedfan while the tests running, if you get a system crash while using these, or the temp starts getting dangerously high we'll have to take a look at your case management.

:)

Post #2 this thread thought so, gald you found it. Prime 95 is also a good stress tester. Fabe |MG| Prime95 25.11 Download