OK, so I'm running the system in my specs, but I have the i5 clocked from 2.66 to 3.15. After running GTAIV: Episodes From Liberty City on all high settings @ 1920x1080 for about an hour, RealTemp tells me that I've hit 78c on two of my cores and 75c on the other two.
Do you guys think this is an acceptable temp, or do I need to clock back down to around 3.00?
Well, it idles around 50 and, as I said above, hits about 78 in GTAIV. Guess I'll knock it down to 3.00 and see what happens.
I can see that an awesome cooler is next on my shopping list.
And thank you for the rep. Hopefully, I can get some cooling tips for you. Just stand by.
Mission accomplished.
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BlackroseMD1, I'd suggest getting this: Welcome to Corsair :: H50 Product Information
or at least a very good air cooled heatsink for your processor. I know there's a Fry's down there in SD and Best Buy is almost like Starbucks--just about everywhere. The Corsair goes for $80. I have one and have my processor slightly overclocked right now (3.2GHz now, 3.0GHz stock) and load temps never get above 38C when I game for any length of time.
My i5 I have the BCLK set to 160 so w/ all 4 cores, the multi is 21 (I get 3.373GHz). In 6 hours of running OCCT (100% CPU for 6 hours) only 1 core ever hit 62c, and averages were about 59c. Prime95 was a little less. The TJ Max is 100c. You are running a bit hot. I see you are using the stock cooler, I'd suggest a replacement cooler. I am using Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus:
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