Core 2 Duo Temperature Guide Updated March 24th, 2007

KATANAUK · Mar 29, 2007

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infrared · Mar 29, 2007

Hmm, nice find!

Think this deserves to be a sticky!

new_rez · Mar 29, 2007

This is also in the C2D club thread. I posted it ages ago.

infrared · Mar 29, 2007

Maybe it's a good idea to have it in the main overclocking/cooling section as well/instead.

Sorry, didn't realize you'd already posted it.

D007 · Mar 29, 2007

well this info seems to match up with my test findings so far.. around 1.5v having fan cooling just isnt enough unless you wan to mount 6 fans to your case. or more maybe.. I have a full tower case to and it just simpy will not cut it if you want to break the 3.1-3.2 ghz mark.

caveman_1990 · Mar 30, 2007

Hey guys:

What temperature would a E6600 overclock to around 3.6GHz should be?

infrared · Mar 30, 2007

on what voltage, what cooler, what ambient temperature, what thermal interface material, what case etc etc?

There's a guide above!!!

caveman_1990 · Mar 30, 2007

Voltage is on auto. I don't think other things matter because what I need to need is what is the "highest" temperature that a E6600 at 3.6GHz.

Anyway Infrared if I may: What vcore are you running at? and what is the load of you cpu?

kwchang007 · Mar 31, 2007

would mobile core 2's be any different?

caveman_1990 · Mar 31, 2007

kwchang007 said:
would mobile core 2's be any different?

Yes it would be different. Mobil C2D is more energy efficent.

kwchang007 · Mar 31, 2007

caveman_1990 said:
Yes it would be different. Mobil C2D is more energy efficent.

but like with the heat level? as in how hot can it get before it starts killing itself

infrared · Mar 31, 2007

caveman_1990 said:
Voltage is on auto. I don't think other things matter because what I need to need is what is the "highest" temperature that a E6600 at 3.6GHz.

Anyway Infrared if I may: What vcore are you running at? and what is the load of you cpu?

Hmm, i need a 1.48v Vcore for 3.5v. Unfotunatly my motherboard maxes at about this point so there's no point putting the voltage any further. Load temps are 47c max, idle is usually 30-32c

What i meant though is that it's impossible to guess a figure for your maximum temperature at a given frequency. That's why temperature monitoring programs like CoreTemp come in handy

Or have i missunderstood you, and you mean the maximum safe temperature? Personally i wouldn't let my cpu exceed 65c

Edit! -

What's going on with your memory? :wtf:

caveman_1990 · Mar 31, 2007

LOL ^_^ this is my personal custom P3 HSF many people after reading my modding thread they started to do the same thing. The p3 HSF cools great and you might want to do it too .

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=27967 look at the pictures.

Kursah · Mar 31, 2007

Tcase is hotter than Tjunc at stock speeds too...I am still using stock vcore (1.32) voltage on that OC as it's over 24hrs orthos stable.

*UPDATE 4/22/2007*

Setting PECI to Enabled under CPU Config and enabling ACPI 2.0 in bios set my temps straight. Now my TCase reads ~10-12c lower in everest and 13-15c in speedfan. I am almost bummed now though, as my Qfan settings in bios for performance on CPU fan now makes my fan spin slower since it reads CPU output temp, not running quite as cool it seems (coulda been wrong readings in first place), but I'm still well within the Normal range! Dunno if this works on other MB's other than P5B's...

Xolair · Jun 6, 2007

How much would the Intel Core 2 Duo E4300's power-usage grow when OC'd to 2,6 ghz?

P.S. Just asking 'cos my PSU (350w) could run out of power when OC'ing...

Kursah · Jun 7, 2007

Click the link in my sig and scroll down to links, click the eXtreme PSU link, it'll have a part of the form you can fill out to find out how much wattage your CPU can use at max load under stock to any OC you want.

Xolair · Jun 7, 2007

Kursah said:
Click the link in my sig and scroll down to links, click the eXtreme PSU link, it'll have a part of the form you can fill out to find out how much wattage your CPU can use at max load under stock to any OC you want.

Nice program. Didn't get the OC'ing -part to work for some reason though, but it seems that at stock the power-consumption is below 270-275 watts even, so it'd leave some marginal for OC'ing, at least hopefully...

JC316 · Sep 4, 2007

Wow, this is extremely helpful to me now. I never understood it at first, nor did I understand why the hell my temps were up around 58*C.

olovac · Dec 9, 2007

Tcase & Tjunction RIGHT OR WRONG?

HI ALL,
FROM READING THIS I'VE FOUND THAT MY TCASE READING IS ACTUALLY ABOUT 10c HIGHER RATHER THAN LOWER WHEN COMPARING TO THE TJUNCTION READINGS.
EXAMPLE OF MY READINGS:C2D 6750 O'CLOCKED @3.2, 1.26VOLTAGE
SPEEDFAN4.33 READINGS AT 100% LOAD- CPU @ 56c
-CORE 0 @48c
-CORE 1 @48c
TAT WAS USED FOR 100% LOADING.
ARE THESE READINGS CORRECT?OR SHOULD MY TCASE(CPU) BE LOWER THAN TJUNCTION(CORE 0 & CORE 1)?

Kursah · Dec 9, 2007

Depending on your motherboard you may have a PECI optoin under CPU Properties in your Bios. Enabling this will allow accurate readings, otherwise the readout will read higher than the core 0/1 temps.

You're doing fine, if the core 0/1 temps are below 75C you're fine, that's approx 60C on CPU TCase. Just do the math or change that temp sensor offset to approx -22 to -25c in Speedfan to offset the incorrect reading.

Also, you should fill out your system specs under UserCP, check the box to show them also please.

Hope this helps! :toast:

Mr.President · Dec 9, 2007

nice Guide man

olovac · Dec 9, 2007

Thanks Kursah,
Sorry About Specs They Now Have Been Entered.
Can't Find Peci Option In Bios So I'll Just Do The Maths.

GTX · Jan 18, 2008

nice guide thats very interesting

EnergyFX · Jun 17, 2008

Well I guess this could be un-stickied now, as the original poster had to delete the info.

echo75 · Jun 17, 2008

why are people greedy with information? if people demanded copyrights or charged money for everything on this site then imagine what it would be to.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.86ghz Socket 775 FSB800 2MB Cache
Motherboard	Asus P5B Deluxe WIFI Socket 775 Core 2 Duo P965 FSB1066 DDR2 SATA Audio ATX
Cooling	Arctic Cooling (AC-FRZ-7P) Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 CPU Cooler
Memory	Kingston 2GB KIT (2X1GB) DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5300 CL5 Non Ecc 1.8V
Video Card(s)	XFX 7800GT 256MB DDR3 Dual DVI VIVO PCI-E
Storage	SATA MAXTOR DIAMOND MAX PLUS 9 160GB
Display(s)	SAMSUNG SyncMaster 913N 19"
Case	NO CASE
Audio Device(s)	ADI® AD1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio
Power Supply	Coolermaster eXtreme Power 650W PSU - ATX 12V V2.01 120mm Fan 20+4pin
Software	Windows XP Custom Build (NLITE)

System Name	Box of Distraction
Processor	Ryzen 7 1800X
Motherboard	Crosshair VI Hero
Cooling	Custom watercooling
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 2x8GB @ 3466MHz CL14 1T
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080Ti FE. WC'd & TDP limit increased to 360W.
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB & WD Black 2TB storage drive.
Display(s)	Asus ROG Swift PG278QR 27" 1440P 165hz Gsync
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Phillips Fidelio X2 headphones / basic Bose speakers
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750W G3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 6.0 (mx red switches)
Software	Win 10 & Linux Mint
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/infrared

Processor	Intel B2 conroe core 2 duo E6300 @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA965P DS4
Cooling	Case = 5x80mm Thermaltake silent Fans, 2xDelta 80mm Fan, CPU = Thermalright Ultra-90 + 120mm fan
Memory	2 x 2GB OCZ gold
Video Card(s)	HD6850 oc - 965gpu - 1100 mem
Storage	80Gb Seagate 7200rpm 8Mb Cache, 80Gb Maxtor 7200rpm 8Mb Cache
Display(s)	Samsung SM205BW 20"
Case	Thermaltake XaserIII
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi XtremeMusic!
Power Supply	Hiper 580W HPU-4M580
Software	Windows 7 64bit ultimate

System Name	Box of Distraction
Processor	Ryzen 7 1800X
Motherboard	Crosshair VI Hero
Cooling	Custom watercooling
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 2x8GB @ 3466MHz CL14 1T
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080Ti FE. WC'd & TDP limit increased to 360W.
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500GB & WD Black 2TB storage drive.
Display(s)	Asus ROG Swift PG278QR 27" 1440P 165hz Gsync
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Phillips Fidelio X2 headphones / basic Bose speakers
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750W G3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 6.0 (mx red switches)
Software	Win 10 & Linux Mint
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/infrared

System Name	HAL
Processor	Core i9 13900k @5.8-6.1
Motherboard	Z790 Arous master
Cooling	EKWB Quantum Velocity V2 & (2) 360 Corsair XR7 Rads push/pull
Memory	2x 32GB (64GB) Gskill trident 6000 CL30 @28 1T
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 Gigagbyte gaming OC @ +200/1300
Storage	(M2's) 2x Samsung 980 pro 2TB, 1xWD Black 2TB, 1x SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB
Display(s)	65" LG OLED 120HZ
Case	Lian Li dyanmic Evo11 with distro plate
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1350
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 x64

Processor	Intel C2D E6600 [380fsb] 3.42Ghz (O.C)
Motherboard	ASUS Commando bios ver.1001
Cooling	CPU :ZALMAN CNPS9500 WATERCOOL MOD CASE:120mm LED front,2X80mm exhast
Memory	A-DATA Vitesta DDR2 800(380mhz) with Pentium 3 HSF
Video Card(s)	SPARKLE 7950GT DIY HSF with 2X80mm fans oc'ed(core:600 mem:1600)
Storage	SAMSUNG SP2504C (250GB)
Display(s)	BENQ FP71G+ 17inch
Case	icute 0408SL series
Power Supply	cheap ~_~"" 500w
Software	FULL OF PORN

Processor	C2D T7200@2 ghz vcore: .9875
Motherboard	generic laptop board
Cooling	fan control and antec notebook cooler
Memory	2 GBs@ 533 mhz ddr2
Video Card(s)	x1400 mobile, overclocked: 526mhz core/ 882mhz ddr
Storage	120 GB@ 5400 rpm fujitsu
Display(s)	15.4" 1440x900
Audio Device(s)	integrated
Software	vista 32 bit home premium

System Name	Kursah's Gaming Rig 2018 (2022 Upgrade) - Ryzen+ Edition \| Gaming Laptop (Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 2022)
Processor	R7 5800X @ Stock \| i7 12700H @ Stock
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming BIOS 6203\| Legion 5i Pro NM-E231
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Push-Pull + NT-H1 \| Stock Cooling
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32GB (2x16) DDR4 4000 @ 3600 18-20-20-42 1.35v \| 32GB DDR5 4800 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 JetStream 12GB \| CPU-based Intel Iris XE + RTX 3070 8GB 150W
Storage	4TB SP UD90 NVME, 960GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD \| 1TB Samsung OEM NVME SSD + 4TB Crucial P3 Plus NVME SSD
Display(s)	Acer 28" 4K VG280K x2 \| 16" 2560x1600 built-in
Case	Corsair 600C - Stock Fans on Low \| Stock Metal/Plastic
Audio Device(s)	Aune T1 mk1 > AKG K553 Pro + JVC HA-RX 700 (Equalizer APO + PeaceUI) \| Bluetooth Earbuds (BX29)
Power Supply	EVGA 750G2 Modular + APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 \| 300W OEM (heavy use) or Lenovo Legion C135W GAN (light)
Mouse	Logitech G502 \| Logitech M330
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Core RGB \| Built in Keyboard (Lenovo laptop KB FTW)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 \| Windows 11 Home x64

System Name	Budget Gaming
Processor	AMD FX6300
Motherboard	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	HD7850 1GB
Storage	1TB Sata2
Display(s)	Acer 24" LED
Case	Generic black
Audio Device(s)	Stock onboard
Power Supply	FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Processor	INTEL C2D 6750 @ 3.2, 1.26V
Motherboard	EVGA 680i SE
Cooling	THERMALRIGHT ULTRA 120 EXTREME
Memory	2GB OCZ 1066 SLI DUAL CHANNEL
Video Card(s)	XFX 8800GT XXX
Storage	320GB WD
Display(s)	ASUS 22" 2MS REFRESH RATE
Case	ANTEC 900
Power Supply	COOLERMASTER MODULAR 620W
Software	WINDOWS XP
Benchmark Scores	3D MARK 06: 12530

Processor	Inter C2D E6750 air cooled(tepms* 28'c idle 47'c load)
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q P45 Express + ICH10R
Cooling	2x120mm Aerocool Silver lightning+xtreme Tubine 3x120 C.M Fans
Memory	Corsair 2GB dual channel PC-5400
Video Card(s)	BFG 8500GT (GTX 260 maxcore comingup)
Storage	seagate 320GB(7200.10 sata ll)& 40GB WD-250gb(sata ll)&120gb
Display(s)	View Sonice VX2262WM 22" LCD
Case	Cooler Master CM-690 :D
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 8.1ch HD sound
Power Supply	Coolermaster 600watts xtreme power DUO
Software	Xp Sp3

System Name	n.audBl
Processor	E8500 @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Striker Extreme
Cooling	Full liquid (everything except power supply)
Memory	4Gb OCZ DDR2 PC9600
Video Card(s)	Dual EVGA GTX 280 SSC Edition
Storage	Dual WD Raptor in RAID 0 (300Gb), Dual WD 1Tb Cavair in RAID 1
Display(s)	Dell 2407 24" HD+ Widescreen
Case	Theraltake Tai-Chi
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Fata1ty (bleh!)
Power Supply	Ultra X3 1000W
Software	Win 7 64bit

System Name	Main
Processor	Q6700 @ 3.5Ghz (with 1.50 Vcore)
Motherboard	P5K
Cooling	Xigmatek HDT S1283 (amazing performance)
Memory	Corsair 800mhz 4GB @ 864mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus 8800GT@ 720/1800/2100,blue Pcb with 92cm Glaciator cooler(4870 still under testing)
Storage	Seagate 250GB SATA , 500GB eSATA
Display(s)	LG Flatron 19"
Case	Antec Designer (modded)
Power Supply	Corsair VX 550W
Software	Win XP Pro SP2
Benchmark Scores	3Dmark06 = 15,253 for 8800GT, 3Dmark06 = 15,807 for HD 4870

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