vcore and temps

[Boneface]

i just wanted to know if i leave my cpu at at the regular 1.8 gigs and lowered the vcore will that lower my temps as long as its stable.... thanks

[newmodder]

yes..what are your temps at right now?

[Boneface]

well im when i run vcore at 1.525 it idles around 47c without OCing and im using a crappy silicone thermal grease.....going out tomorrow to get some AS5 to see if that helps

[newmodder]

I would invest in a better heat sink and fan 40 bucks would get a good one..plus with the as5 you temps will be really good..How is the air flow in your case?

[Boneface]

well right now im using the zalman 7700-cu hs and fan...air flow is 2 80mm taking air in from the front and an 80mm on side taking air in and a 120mm in rear blowing air out

[trog100]

an easy way of testing how much hotter the inside of your case is than the ambient room temps which are the bottom line.. is to run it with the case side off then with the case side on and check the difference of your cpu temps.. the less the difference the better your case cooling..

temps at idle dont matter much anyways its how hot things get when under load that matters..

dare i ask... he he he

trog

[Boneface]

well i run prime 95 no over clock and it s around 57c at 1.35v and with crappy silicone grease(getting AS5 the next few days) right now idle at 45c which is good casue it was 48c a few days ago...and i dont know if my hardware monitor is the greatest

[trog100]

u cant really trust the readings to be honest.. u have a decent cooler if its mounted properly and your internal case temp isnt tooo hot it should be okay..

no real reason for it not to be.. try the side off trick..

trog

[Boneface]

ok so i have a side fan in mine if i take the side off and it gets warmer what does that mean then?is that good or bad? and is there anything i can buy to find the temps of my cpu that don t cost a fortune

[trog100]

taking the side off will lower your internal case temps.. not increase them side fan or not.. bascially your case becomes one with the room when its all exposed as opposed to being an enclosed seperate heated container..

the main point i am trying to make is being as u have u decent cooler only two other things can cause your cpu temps to go up too high.. excessive overvolting or a poorly cooled case.. taking your case side off removes the posibility of the poorly cooled case..

trog

[Boneface]

ok i got ya....well took it off and it stayed the same temp....my side fan has is at 3000 rpms and blows directly over the cpu hs and fan...so should it still drop down in temps without side on?..sorry for being a pain...lol

[trog100]

it normally drops but your side fan blowing straight on it might kinda even things out.. either way it tends to suggest u dont have case cooling problems..

u can buy front panel temp readers with little probes on wires that attaches to get temp readings.. a bit fiddly trying to fit one near your cpu core thow.. personally i would put it down to your temps sensors reading high and not worry about it..

trog

[Boneface]

ok thanks for all the help.....oh and i think your right about minitor being off...i lower the vcore down to 1.425 and my minitor reads 1.525

[bim27142]

hi

[breakfromyou]

those temps are very high. try to keep it under 50c load if you can. if you cant, dont overclock so high until you get a better heatsink/fan and some better thermal compound