i5 2500k + Corsair A50 temps a bit too high

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 17, 2012, 01:27 PM

Well lads.

I got my new system up and running last night and I've been testing it a bit at the moment for a stable overclocl. It seems 4.4Ghz is stable!

My idle temps are 40c. I'm a bit concerned about that? It does seem a little too high!

What reason would there be for this to happen?

brandonwh64 · Apr 17, 2012, 01:52 PM

Do you have a push/pull setup on the A50?

ChristTheGreat · Apr 17, 2012, 02:07 PM

Room temp?

What software did you use for temp?

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 17, 2012, 02:13 PM

push/pull setup? I've no idea what that means!!

Room temp is cold enough. I've got 3 layers of clothing on me!

I used real temp and coretemp and the both of them say it's 40c.
Using the AS Suite II from asus it shows 28c but that must be wrong.

Vulpesveritas · Apr 17, 2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

push/pull setup? I've no idea what that means!!

Room temp is cold enough. I've got 3 layers of clothing on me!

I used real temp and coretemp and the both of them say it's 40c.
Using the AS Suite II from asus it shows 28c but that must be wrong.

Push/pull setup: two fans, one pushing air to the heatsink, and the other on the opposite end of the heatsink pulling air off of it.

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 17, 2012, 03:13 PM

Interesting! I only have the one fan.

Which fan would be good for doing that?

brandonwh64 · Apr 17, 2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

Interesting! I only have the one fan.

Which fan would be good for doing that?

I think the A50 comes with the hardware to install a second 120MM fan.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 17, 2012, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

I think the A50 comes with the hardware to install a second 120MM fan.

If not...plastic cable ties can be pretty good too, might look a little ugly though

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 17, 2012, 04:40 PM

I'll have to have a look for some of these! I noticed the A70 comes with two fans! I think the A50 can have another one slapped on!

I figured out why I am getting high idle temps. Intel speed technology wasn't working when I changed the power plan from balanced to high performance.
It's now idle at 25c. Thank god for that!

FreedomEclipse · Apr 17, 2012, 04:59 PM

25'c is quite chilly actually. mine idles at 30-35'c

BarbaricSoul · Apr 17, 2012, 05:13 PM

An A50 wasn't good enough for my 2600k at over 4ghz(4ghz=68-70'c), although my 2600k is run at 100% load most the time. H60 with push/pull fans works for up to 4.4ghz and higher(depending on whether the AC is on or not).

brandonwh64 · Apr 17, 2012, 05:19 PM

My A70 will get 29 deg idle and around 60 full load @ 4.3Ghz Stock voltage.

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 17, 2012, 07:26 PM

Quite interesting I must say. Mine seems to be quite cool! very impressed!
Although playing BF it reached 88c!

Beertintedgoggles · Apr 17, 2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonwh64

My A70 will get 29 deg idle and around 60 full load @ 4.3Ghz Stock voltage.

With mine I get ~60 full load on the hottest core @ 4.5 GHz and 1.28 - 1.3V, although I lapped my A70.

Spaceman Spiff · Apr 17, 2012, 07:36 PM

I was up there as well Irish with my 2700k @ 5.0 and Hyperthreading on an H80. Had to drop to 4.8 and the vcore down a tad and now I hit 76c during BF3. Stupid summer and heat!

I idle 24c-28c across all cores.

Edit: Actually my mins on Realtemp are 22c-27c.

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 17, 2012, 09:07 PM

Yea! I hate summers! feck sake like! summer and it's heat! Stay nice and cool grr!

AH sure, it's still a safe temp I suppose!

My mins are 23-26c Not too bad I suppose.

Crap Daddy · Apr 17, 2012, 09:28 PM

Stay away from 88C. Idle doesn't matter so much. You might want to lower your voltage for the overclock.

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 18, 2012, 09:41 AM

What voltage should I set it as? I have it on auto and it seems to stay around the 1.375 mark!

LagunaX · Apr 18, 2012, 10:14 AM

You should switch to offset instead of manual for your CPU overclock voltage.

That way you'll idle at stock voltage and only ramp up to 1.375 or whatever you need to be stable for your overclock under load only.

Aquinus · Apr 18, 2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

Although playing BF it reached 88c!

You don't want to exceed 80*C, the CPU will handle it but you might start cutting the life of the CPU at temps that high, what voltage are you running at because it sounds like it is too high for the OC you're trying to accomplish. I have regular air cooling and my LGA2011 at 4.75ghz doesn't exceed 70*C full load on the hottest core. (This assumes it isn't the middle of summer where it is 100*F outside and the computer is in a room where the ambient temperature is about 68*F.

Also as a side note, someone just turned a car on outside that sounds like a pod racer.

brandonwh64 · Apr 18, 2012, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beertintedgoggles

With mine I get ~60 full load on the hottest core @ 4.5 GHz and 1.28 - 1.3V, although I lapped my A70.

Yea I love the A70, the best air cooler I have ever used.

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 18, 2012, 11:00 AM

Yea! I ran prime95 for a few moments and it shot up to 95c before I stopped it :O
Core Temp said the VID was 1.380?!?!
I went into the BIOS and changed it from auto to 0.200 which reads 3.65.
But core temp shows 3.75 and up to 3.80 again on prime??

Well then! someone likes there pod sound alike cars!
It doesn't seem to have any effect manually setting it?

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong?

BarbaricSoul · Apr 18, 2012, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong?

I still think your asking too much of the A50. You need a better heatsink to maintain a +4ghz OC.

Granted, for me, I get worried when I started breaking the 70'c mark

Irish_PXzyan · Apr 18, 2012, 11:16 AM

I've seen plenty of reviews and other users who can overclock to 4.5Ghz with 1.35 voltage and get below 70c in prime blend.
I dunno why my voltage keeps shooting up too high!
I need it as low as I can but it keeps going as high as it feels like!! unreal!

BarbaricSoul · Apr 18, 2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

I've seen plenty of reviews and other users who can overclock to 4.5Ghz with 1.35 voltage and get below 70c in prime blend.

With an A50? Ok, I don't have a 2500k, and I don't know exactly how much heat the 8 threads of the 2600 does compared to the 2500 with just 4 threads, but this is what the A50 did for my 2600k.

And as you can see, that was just under 4ghz with less than 1.3 volts

Apr 17, 2012, 01:27 PM	#1
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	i5 2500k + Corsair A50 temps a bit too high Well lads. I got my new system up and running last night and I've been testing it a bit at the moment for a stable overclocl. It seems 4.4Ghz is stable! My idle temps are 40c. I'm a bit concerned about that? It does seem a little too high! What reason would there be for this to happen?

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Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	push/pull setup? I've no idea what that means!! Room temp is cold enough. I've got 3 layers of clothing on me! I used real temp and coretemp and the both of them say it's 40c. Using the AS Suite II from asus it shows 28c but that must be wrong.

Apr 17, 2012, 03:13 PM	#6
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Interesting! I only have the one fan. Which fan would be good for doing that?

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Apr 17, 2012, 04:40 PM	#9
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	I'll have to have a look for some of these! I noticed the A70 comes with two fans! I think the A50 can have another one slapped on! I figured out why I am getting high idle temps. Intel speed technology wasn't working when I changed the power plan from balanced to high performance. It's now idle at 25c. Thank god for that!

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Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Quite interesting I must say. Mine seems to be quite cool! very impressed! Although playing BF it reached 88c!

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Apr 17, 2012, 09:07 PM	#16
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Yea! I hate summers! feck sake like! summer and it's heat! Stay nice and cool grr! AH sure, it's still a safe temp I suppose! My mins are 23-26c Not too bad I suppose.

Apr 17, 2012, 09:28 PM	#17
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,291 (2.44/day) Thanks: 950 Thanked 963 Times in 671 Posts System Specs	Stay away from 88C. Idle doesn't matter so much. You might want to lower your voltage for the overclock.

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Apr 18, 2012, 09:41 AM	#18
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	What voltage should I set it as? I have it on auto and it seems to stay around the 1.375 mark!

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Apr 18, 2012, 11:00 AM	#22
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Yea! I ran prime95 for a few moments and it shot up to 95c before I stopped it :O Core Temp said the VID was 1.380?!?! I went into the BIOS and changed it from auto to 0.200 which reads 3.65. But core temp shows 3.75 and up to 3.80 again on prime?? Well then! someone likes there pod sound alike cars! It doesn't seem to have any effect manually setting it? I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong?

Apr 18, 2012, 11:16 AM	#24
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	I've seen plenty of reviews and other users who can overclock to 4.5Ghz with 1.35 voltage and get below 70c in prime blend. I dunno why my voltage keeps shooting up too high! I need it as low as I can but it keeps going as high as it feels like!! unreal!

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