Just installed new cpu and ask if someone can verify for me..

[shevanel]

can someone critique my application of tim

I just dropped my first quad into an evga 780i ftw, a q9550.

here is a screen of cpuid and real temp can someone tell me if these numbers are up to par for temps and volts?

Thanks

 

[erocker]

Looks spot-on to me. You can probablly lower the voltage yet.

 

[sneekypeet]

I agree....most motherboards set default at 1.2ish volts, even tho the chip may be stable with less. Temps seem spot on as well.

 

[shevanel]

I just realized two cores were disabled in bios, just enabled them. And vcore changed? to 1.248

put it up to 400fsb x 8 for 3200..

 

[erocker]

Ha! Totally missed that in the first screenshot. Looks even better now.

 

[newtekie1]

Put it under load and show me temps, I don't care about idle temps, they are meaningless.

 

[shevanel]

yeah youre right newtekie1.. coming right up.. not looking too good but ill wait for your opinions

 

[shevanel]

 

[newtekie1]

That 70°C worries me. My X3370 is at a higher clock, with higher voltages, and I only get up into the 55°C range. I didn't think the TRUE was that much better than the Xigmatek.

 

[shevanel]

Its only been a half hour since i installed it. Do you think the cpu and ceramique needs to settle? Unsure about that..

 

[newtekie1]

I don't think Ceramique needs to cure, though I did just notice you are in Florida, so your ambient is likely higher than mine. My ambient is only 75°F right now.

70°C isn't dangerous, but it is getting close to what I would consider the max(75°C is my personal max, I won't let a processor get hotter than that).

 

[shevanel]

i was playing the batman demo and it sat around 50-52

 

[shevanel]

When I installed the heatsink this is how I applied the AS ceramique.. can someone tell me if I did a botched job and if I should redo it?

I cleaned the xigmatek and put tiny lines off tim on each copper surface, with a plastic baggie over my finger I spread it across the surface as thinly as I could. I do remember one side being slightly thinner than the other, maybe this is leading to 2 cores running hotter than the other 2?

I cap about 55-58 on 2 cores and 59-64 and 64-70 on the other 2 at load

these temps are for stock vcore, and 1650 fsb or 412.5 x 8.5 = 3505mhz 8 hours prime for blend test

 

[newtekie1]

I still use the single dot in the middle, even on the CPUs I know have multiple cores under the heat spreader. Seems to work pretty good for me, even on my Xigmatek coolers.

 

[shevanel]

I am in the process of getting that watercooling loop on FS/Trade forum.

I think that'll be the best bet.