Q6600 temps messing with my brain. Please take a look
August 8th, 2016
On idle they are: 46,46,38,40 <– Isnt that high for just idle?
When I run prime95: 75,75,67,67. And that’s just after 3mins of Prime. When they reach 75 the motherboard starts beeping so I stop it.
The fan cooler I’m using is a Zalman CNPS7500. And AS 5 thermal paste.
I had the e6750 clocked at 3.9ghz which had much more voltage pumped into and temps never reached 70 as far as i know, same MB, same cooler, same everything.
So can someone shed some light on this? Do I need a new CPU cooler or just dump the q6600 before it gets fried?
Btw, I tried reapplying the TIM, same temps exactly.
Cheers all
What’s your ambient (room) temperature?
High temperature is normal for most Q6600 as it is one of the hottest processors ever made. To cool one of those things, I wouldn’t use anything crappier than a Prolimatech Megahalems with 2 80 CFM fans. But who knows, I’m outdated on CPU coolers.
A high ambient temperature (like India), or a cheap case.
My mate is running a Zalman CNPS 9700 and that he reckons isn’t enough for cooling that chip. The rest of my dudes, (2 of them) are running stock coolers of the Q6600, which sucks as they didn’t know it had to be that hot.
High temperature is normal for most Q6600 as it is one of the hottest processors ever made.
To cool one of those things, I wouldn't use anything crappier than a Prolimatech Megahalems with 2 80 CFM fans.
But who knows, I'm outdated on CPU coolers.
Oh come on. That’s exaggerating and you know it
Sorry to hijack the thread but can cheaper, thicker cases cause a dramatic increase in temp because the case I currently I have know is pretty thick . Would it be better for me to get a better fan or a better case? Which would be better in the long run?
A better case would give you way more options
Sorry to hijack the thread but can cheaper, thicker cases cause a dramatic increase in temp because the case I currently I have know is pretty thick . Would it be better for me to get a better fan or a better case? Which would be better in the long run?
When buying cases, a case with the power supply mounted on the bottom of the case is slightly better.
Outside it’s 16, couldn’t be more than 25 inside..
Also is it normal for the first 2 cores to run almost 5-8 degrees hotter?
Forgot to add, arctic silver 5 is new.. applied only yesterday. Although I dont think I will make a difference once settled.
Outside it's 16, couldn't be more than 25 inside..
Also is it normal for the first 2 cores to run almost 5-8 degrees hotter?
Forgot to add, arctic silver 5 is new.. applied only yesterday. Although I dont think I will make a difference once settled.
Yes the cores usually have varied loads. The base of the cooler which makes contact with the CPU heat spreader is not very smooth.
So some guys lap both parts to get around 5 degrees drop in temps.
Cool so there is nothing wrong with my CPU? Just dump the cooler and everything should be fine right? I think this is a great chip it managed 3.3ghz with 1.210v but if it’s a hot chip well it beats the purpose :p
Well, the overclock could answer it too, if I remember right, isn’t a Q6600 2.4GHz stock?
You’ve got an 800MHz overclock there, while the processor is clearly stable, it can’t actually run at the temps it’s stable at.
Try downclocking it to 3GHz or so, and see what happens.
I read somewhere too that a Q6600 is literally 2 Core 2 Duo’s stuck together, could be total BS, but if it’s true, it could be why it has such a high operating temperature.
a case with the power supply mounted on the bottom of the case is slightly better.
why
hot air rises
that’s prob why the PSU is usually at the top, so it’s fan can keep it cool as well as draw in and exhaust hot case air
what temps you get with the proc set to default settings ?
upper 20’s low 30’s is good cooling
that should tell you if you getting good cooling
and 60� is the “max temp” on the Q6600, the e6750 max temp is 70�
a case with the power supply mounted on the bottom of the case is slightly better.
why
hot air rises
that's prob why the PSU is usually at the top, so it's fan can keep it cool as well as draw in and exhaust hot case air
what temps you get with the proc set to default settings ?
upper 20's low 30's is good cooling
that should tell you if you getting good cooling
and 60� is the "max temp" on the Q6600, the e6750 max temp is 70�
Unless your running a full tower case, which not many people do.
You would want to keep the components spaced apart. Hot air goes up to the PSU, most cheap cases won’t divert the air out efficiently, so the PSU takes the toll. That you don’t want.
I think I’d rather pay for a $100 case, not a $300 one (NZD).
Some guys spend around $50 on theirs.
a case with the power supply mounted on the bottom of the case is slightly better.
why
hot air rises
that's prob why the PSU is usually at the top, so it's fan can keep it cool as well as draw in and exhaust hot case air
what temps you get with the proc set to default settings ?
upper 20's low 30's is good cooling
that should tell you if you getting good cooling
and 60� is the "max temp" on the Q6600, the e6750 max temp is 70�
Max temp of the a q6600 G0 stepping is 71, for the B stepping it’s 60 something. When the clocks are at default the temps are basically the same maybe like 2-4 degrees lower.
I really want to get it to 3.2-3.4ghz under stable temps cause of a Gtx470 incoming soon paired with a GTS450 as physx.
When the clocks are at default the temps are basically the same maybe like 2-4 degrees lower.
can you post a pic of the inside of the PC with the CPU cooler installed
When the clocks are at default the temps are basically the same maybe like 2-4 degrees lower.
can you post a pic of the inside of the PC with the CPU cooler installed
There you go!
I have a Q6600 on an IP35 board at 3.6ghz (watercooled) if anyone is interested and its been like that for the last 3 years. Prior to that I run it at 3.2ghz on a Thermalright Ultra-90.
Quite simply your cooler is inadequate for what you are attempting, it may have worked on a dual but for a quad its not enough. There are several options available to reduce the temperature:-
Reduce ambient temps – Might get you a couple of degrees
Improve the flow of air to the CPU through your case – Good flow might improve it by say 1-5 C
Lap you heatsink – Can get another 1-5C if you are lucky
http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/lapping/
Lap your Q6600 – I have done this and it knocked off about 8C as it wasn’t flat (I do NOT recommend this BTW)
Buy a new Heatsink – This is your best option.
Eventually you will hit a wall regardless of what you try at around the 3.5-3.6 mark as I did, I can post at 4Ghz but I start heading up to 1.5Vcore to do this and the temps hit mid 60’s in seconds under load and its not stable.
Thanks , I’m going for something like Corsair H70.