temps seem too high, i7 930 + Mugen 2

[cpukid]

Hey guys, I bought this cooler from newegg, which has great reviews:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835186134

I also bought Some Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste. Right now at stock 2.83 ghz (i7 930), my temps usually are around 45 (celsius) idle, and when exporting a video in premiere about 70. Is this too hot? If so, did I maybe apply too much thermal compund?

How much thermal compound should be on there, and what do you think my max overclock should be?

Thanks guys!

 

[sch8mid]

temps are o.k.

premiere uses all cores and supports HT

 

[cpukid]

Ok cool, thanks for the reply. Hopefully it stays below those temps. How much OC'ing you think I can be safe with?

 

[slyooney]

If you already hit 70°C, seems hot, I guess.

Arctic cooling is definitely not known as a solution to O/C an I7 9xx...

Check out this review : http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2481&page=6
It's not an I7 dedicated review but the temps results are the same (Pentium D run very hot) and it gives you a good idea of what a good heatsink is supposed to be.

 

[MacMan]

Ok cool, thanks for the reply. Hopefully it stays below those temps. How much OC'ing you think I can be safe with?

On my CustoMac Pro I I am running right now @ 3.6 GHz with that combo. It's idling @ 39c. This is with stock voltages and it's only idling a couple of degrees warmer than stock clock.

As soon as I get some time I want to see the maximum I can take it without it getting too hot. I have heard of people hitting 4 GHz with air cooling and higher when water cooling.

 

[shooteagle]

been playing around and was able to get to 4.1 (21 x 195). temps is ~ 40C on idel and 80C on 100% load (Prime 95, Linx - max, Intel burn - max). using Hyper 212 plus with one fan. added a 2nd fan, did not help in temp. i think it's case. I using a Antec 1030b server.

 

[sch8mid]

Ok cool, thanks for the reply. Hopefully it stays below those temps. How much OC'ing you think I can be safe with?

On my CustoMac Pro I I am running right now @ 3.6 GHz with that combo. It's idling @ 39c. This is with stock voltages and it's only idling a couple of degrees warmer than stock clock.

As soon as I get some time I want to see the maximum I can take it without it getting too hot. I have heard of people hitting 4 GHz with air cooling and higher when water cooling.

hi MM

newer batches of i 7 950 (as well as i 930) are well known in the OC scene to run hotter than early batches (< 31xxx) .

experimentating with Thermal paste wont help too much.

Trick is to use a well vented case with good air flow and a good cpu cooler.

Good ones (Mugen- Armageddon - Megahalem)

I use a an armageddon with 2 noiseblockers PK2 14 cm in Push Pull (800- 1200 RPM)

and 2 Yate-loon 14 cm SL as case fans - in and out @ 800 -1200 - they are quite silent

my I 750 is a selected batch , that boots in win 7 @ 4,54 on air (4,5 MacOs 10.6.4)
and finishes a 32 superpi in 8.02 min. and a complete cinebench 11.5 as well . Though i think this is academic , temps are @ 80 degr.C under heavy load and with full spinning fans , so suitable for benches only.

Second : to get a good OC experience its very important to get a good balance of
low vcore and exact DVID as well , to keep the temps low.

Here : 24/7 in OSX @ 3,6 Ghz with all CPU , Turbo , C states enabled . RAM @ 1600 6-8-6-20
Vcore : normal - minus DVID - 0,14 results in 0,82 V idle , 1,16V load , vdrop = intel specs.
Temps @ 800 RPM : 43 idle/64 load (Linx) and - @1200 RPM 40 idle /60 load (Linx-25 runs)

so in normal use with demanding apps I am able to stay @ 50 +- 2 degrees .

Even at stock speed its totally normal with these newer i 7 cpus that you get temps > 70 degr. with benches and demanding apps ( that use SMP and HT ) , if you use a not so well tuned combo with cheap CPU coolers or bad air flow......

and please remember , every CPU is different , you may get a highly overclockable i 7
with low VID hot as hell and quite the opposite.

And mmmhhh... reported idle temps below 40 degr @> 4 GHz on air and @> 1,3 V with newer i 7 ....
well ..may be outdoor in Anchorage and 6 fans @ 3600 RPM. ......

H.t.h.

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