AMD Phenom II - Temps and Clocking.

[cadaveca]

So, I picked up a C3 955BE to go with my 5870's until 890FX and 6-Core cpus arrive.

It seemed quite hot to me, under a TRUE... 55c @ stock.

Under the stock cooler, temps are only 6C higher...priming away now @ 61C, 1.4v(1.35v real).


Anyone else got a seemingly hot chip? How well does it clock? Based on temps, I'm thinking 3.8-3.9 max on air out of this chip...

Thoughts?

User	CPU	Temp	Cooling	Clocks	Volts	DateCode
cadaveca	955BE C3	66c	Stock	3.2ghz	1.35v real
Cja123	965BE C3	49c	Tuniq120	3.8ghz
JATownes	940BE	55c	Scythe Mugen II	3.75ghz	1.5v
2wicked	965BE	55c	hyper 212 +	3.8ghz	1.38v
2wicked	940	46c		3.8ghz	1.46v
theonedub	965BE C3	50c	Tt ISGC-300	3.6ghz	1.4v
Zubasa	810 C2	54c	Oceaner 5	3.75ghz	1.54
Mohawk Angel	550BE	56c	Stock	3.85ghz	1.38v
Pyarn	965BE C3	55c	SunBeam CCF	3.8ghz	1.45v
ShRoOmAlIsTiC	955BE C3	51c	Xigmatech 1283	3.8ghz	1.45v
DrunkenMafia	945 C2	50c	Corsair H-50	3.0ghz	1.25v
neatfeatguy	940	54c	CoolerMaster V8	3.5ghz	1.4125v
Snipermonkey2	720BE@ 4core	50c(idle)	Artic Freezer Pro64	3.6ghz	1.464v
2wicked	965 C3	59c	CoolerMaster Hyper 212+	4ghz	1.456v
MT_Alex	940 C2	49c	Water	3.6ghz	1.4v
department76	965 C3	55c	CooZalman 9700NT	3.9ghz	1.5v
blkhogan	965 C3	55c	Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme	3.9ghz	1.425v
blkhogan	965 C3	53c	Corsair H50	4.086ghz	1.488v
Psychoholic	1090T	43c	Xigmatech Red Scorpion	3.8ghz	1.35v
rjc862003	Athlon 250	55c	Lapped stock	3.4ghz	1.35v
Zen_	955BE C3	52c	CoolerMaster V8 Lapped	3.8ghz	1.38v
exodusprime1337	1090T	54c	water(FuzionV2)	4.3ghz	1.51v

[kenkickr]

@ stock that seems/looks/is ridiculously hot but is that idle or load temps?

[cadaveca]

Load under Prime95, as I mentioned. Idle is 46c.

[Cja123]

I have a 965 B3 under a tuniq 120... Mine gets up to 49*c while stressing, which is also hot for being at stock voltage.. I feel for you man, they are really disappointing temps.. now I can't run 24/7 4Ghz =(.

[cadaveca]

heh I'd take that 49c...

Seems like a high-leakage chip, guess this one might need some LN2, but that will have to wait until the next board and cpu arrive...I was playing battlefield last night @ 335HTT x10...

[Goodman]

Maybe an Bios update & also check for the Asus Probe software...

If still high temps then maybe re seat the HSF & reapply tim?

[cadaveca]

Nah, I been there, done that. Popped on the stock cooler last night to make it wasn't just bad mounts, etc, or the base of my TRUE not interfacing wth the IHS right, or something...

I ALWAYS run the most recent bios, been playing with 1.65v DIMMs on CrossHair3. Previous bioses were quite buggy with lower-volt DIMMs..now it seems if I use 1333mhz divider, and up HTT, and even 1.35v Gskills work fine. Never any issue with Dominator sticks though.


Idle Temps:

[JATownes]

Have you tried any other software to check temps besides the Asus software? The reason I ask is that my Asus probe is WAY off. I use HWmonitor and it seems to read them accurately.

[cadaveca]

Yep. All report the same. That is "CPU TEMP", core temps are 5c higher. Which means on stock cooling, and stock clocks, I'm hitting 66c or so actual. That means 50c or so idle real.

Very different from my 720BE, which has core temps 8c-11c lower than the "CPU TEMP".

Ram is @ 1333 9-9-9-24, 1.65v, even. CM690 with 3x120mm intake(front and 2x door) and 3x 1200mm exhaust(2x top, 1x rear).

[JATownes]

Wow!!! that seems REALLY high...my 940 never breaks 55c @ 1.5v on a Scythe Mugen II...Maybe just a bad chip?

[cadaveca]

I dunno. haven't even really clocked it yet. Been playing with my other 955 and 720, the other 955 is completely normal, 35c idle, 53c load.

If it wasn't so odd, I'd not have posted it! I'm kinda in shock here.

[brandonwh64]

see i have noticed some of the newer AMD chips being hotter than normal. I had that tuniq tower that Cja123 has on his and my C3 965 ran low temps (around low 35 idle load was about 57 deg *ESTIMATE*). Maybe certain batches ran hotter?

[cadaveca]

I'm not sure what the story is, exactly. I knew that 3.2ghz was enough for BFBC2, so wanted a new chip to game on that I wouldn't have to worry about. All my other chips besdies the 965 have been beat to hell under dry ice, so I bought this one to run stock.

Then I get this hot chip...

I guess I'll have to start undervolting and see where that gets me.

[Corduroy_Jr]

why so many cpu's with one motherboard, and why does your specs say 965be, when your talking about a 955be lmo

[Corduroy_Jr]

that's to be expected with a stock cooler

[cadaveca]

This is un-inportant, but I have many systems, and many extra parts. I'm currently awaiting 890FX for my current build, which I am using parts of now. I bought this 955BE to play with in the few weeks while I await the board, but the end cpu will be the 965BE...and these temps are far higher than my other 955BE...by about 15c. 1.4v on this is like 1.535v on the other. It's HOT HOT.

[Corduroy_Jr]

occhh, try applying some fresh silicon like the good stuff ac-5/mx-2

[Corduroy_Jr]

same hear, i am waiting on the 890fx to come out, and also sell my 920 or 940, for a 955/965, and some ddr3 memory of course

[cadaveca]

I like to play with DryIce/LN2, so having many parts is the name of the game, as something can die at any instant. Been using the very cheap Koolance pot for a while now, works OK, considering.

That said, this has nothing to do with TIM.

[2wicked]

My 965 c3 has the same prob it runs 10-15c hotter than my overclocked/volted 940be.
Maybe amd screwed up the temp sensors again like on the brisbane.

Currently running the 965 at 3.8ghz 1.38v 42c idle 55c load with coolermaster hyper 212 plus and
the 940 was 3.8ghz 1.46v 32c idle 46c load.

[Zubasa]

Your 965 runs as hot as my 810 @3750Mhz with unlocked L3 @"1.55V"....

[theonedub]

My 965 C3 w/ stock volts @ 3.6 runs 50C loaded 100% WCG. Would be lower if the case 120mm intake and exhaust moved more air.

[MohawkAngel]

I spanked my phenom X2 550BE at 3.85 gigs 1.38volts to play battlefield 2 online and i got the most 56 celcius

[Pyarn]

Mine; C3 ver. running @ 34 Idle~44 Load on water/ 40Idle~55Load on Sunbeam CCf : 3.8Ghz @1.45V/ 2.8Ghz NB
could easily be pushed to 4.0-4.1Ghz but not stable under P95,tried everything but its probably my board or old RAM issue..quite frustrated but it'll do..

[ShRoOmAlIsTiC]

i just threw my 955 c3 in last night. So far im @ 3.8ghz w/ 1.45v 2.6ghz NB with my xigmatek 1283 and silverstone 110cfm fan. so far max load is 51c with occt large data set. Idle is 33c. its about the same as what my 920 was about the same idle and max but was only able to get 3.6ghz stable.