Q6600: What am I doing wrong ???

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Hi All,
Recently upgraded to a Q6600, and running it at stock on a Gigabyte 965P DS3 Rev 1.0 board in a CM Elite 330 cabinet with one 120 mm fan in the front and one 120 mm fan and the back, my motherboard temperature after sometime hits 46 to 51 on load, I have seen other members running the Q6600 and I don't think their motherboard temperatures hit that high
I want to OC it to 333 FSB, 9 multi and get it to run at 3.0, 1:1 with my 4 X 1 GB 667 Transcend RAM, but at stock the temperatures hitting so high is my concern, anyone has any suggestions....
P.S. I know I should buy a aftermarket cooler but that will happen eventually not now though
 
Hmm. That is not such a high temperature as such , but still high if you haven't OCed it yet. Mine is averaging at 42 degrees now , idle , after 2 hours of gaming . I have OCed it to 3.0 , keeping 334FSB but 1:1.5 ratio for my ram , so my rams running at 1002 MhZ .But i am using an after market cooler (OCZ Vendetta) too.

See if refitting your HSF works . Else use some thermal paste (AS5 or OCZ Freeze). Else i guess its pretty much normal temps only.

BTW which stepping is it ? Have heard the B3 gives off more heat , so higher temps as compared to the G0 one.

Also try using CoreTemp or Real Temp for monitoring if you are not already.

See here too

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245424-28-q6600-idle-temp
 
I think P965 NB temps, esp on Gigabyte DS3, were always that much.
Mostly not an issue to worry about.
And with the stock Q6600 cooler, the NB heatsinks atleast gets some airflow from the radially outward flowing air from the cpu cooler.
With tower hsfs, your cpu will run cooler but PWM/VRM and NB will run much hotter unless cooled with smaler fans dedicated to them.
Though a 40/50/60mm fan on the NB heatsink will help lower temps a bit, if not a better NB cooler. :)
 
PhOeNiX said:
Hmm. That is not such a high temperature as such , but still high if you haven't OCed it yet. Mine is averaging at 42 degrees now , idle , after 2 hours of gaming . I have OCed it to 3.0 , keeping 334FSB but 1:1.5 ratio for my ram , so my rams running at 1002 MhZ .But i am using an after market cooler (OCZ Vendetta) too.
See if refitting your HSF works . Else use some thermal paste (AS5 or OCZ Freeze). Else i guess its pretty much normal temps only.

BTW which stepping is it ? Have heard the B3 gives off more heat , so higher temps as compared to the G0 one.

Also try using CoreTemp or Real Temp for monitoring if you are not already.

See here too
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245424-28-q6600-idle-temp
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Hi Phoenix,

It's the GO stepping the one from Shripad with low VID, also using AS5 with stock Intel cooler, my temps were low with the E3140, seems the Quads generate more heat...

And yes I too want to OC it to 3.0 but seems unlikely with this temps
 
OP Change the fans in your cabinet also. Get CM 69 Cfm fans. Rs. 200-300 each. Stock fans are useless.
 
ROCKFELLA said:
OP Change the fans in your cabinet also. Get CM 69 Cfm fans. Rs. 20-300 each. Stock fans are useless.
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Is it better if I get a after market cooler or change the fans, which will be more effective
 
obviously an aftermarket coller lyk the artic frezzer 7 pro.

but yes, The stock fans $uCk
 
Seems my BIOS was corrupt, reflashed it, see the temps now, much better at 3:00 333 FSB

Strange it shows CPU at 38 and cores at a higher temperature, it has been rock solid so far, will try running Prime or Everest stability test when I have time
 
Those temps look OK for a Q6600 with the stock cooler in an Elite 330 case with a 40cfm fan for exhaust.
Core temperature is always higher than indicated cpu temperature- old tale- you should know that. :)
 
I dont think the stock CM has even 40 CFM :P
BIKeINSTEIN said:
Those temp look OK for a Q6600 with the stock cooler in a Elite 330 case with a 40cfm fan for exhaust.
Core temperature is always higher than indicated cpu temperature- old tale- you should know that. :)
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Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer for your CPU and non-stock 69 CMF fans fans for overall ambint temps inside cabinet. Both worthy but SCCF obviously more worthy. before buying SCCF make sure it fits your mobo 'coz it does have some installations problems with some mobos. Confirm with fellow TE members with same mobo and SCCF if u can :cool2:
tommy_vercetti said:
Is it better if I get a after market cooler or change the fans, which will be more effective
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Its crappy cooler, specially with a Quaddy. :cool2:
amitmishra12 said:
obviously an aftermarket coller lyk the artic frezzer 7 pro.
but yes, The stock fans $uCk
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Any recommendation for a cooler that will fit a CM Elite 330 and Gigabyte 965P DS3 Rev 1.0 motherboard, U120 and U90 please excuse, I don't like them
 
^ Bhai it aint that crappy but not the best one and not good quads with quads i think so. Other coolers are better.. this one not worthy buying...
Correct me if i am wrong :P :ashamed:
 
ROCKFELLA said:
^ Bhai it aint that crappy but not the best one and not good quads with quads i think so. Other coolers are better.. this one not worthy buying...
Correct me if i am wrong :P :ashamed:
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That's better. :P
It's the pwm fan that misleads many to think it's not so great- but it's quite good for 24x7 use, especially for those seeking performance without compromising on silence or ease of pushpin mounting.
Yeah- i know pushpins suck but some people like it- especially those who don't want to remove mobo to fit backplate or aren't confident of doing it. :)
Set it to full speed or fit a better fan and it works quite good on stock Quads or those OCed to 3-3.2G too. :P
For dualies, it works very good- especially the new E7200/E8400 that are quite cool to begin with and provided you settle for a decent 24x7 OC and are not aiming for that pi record. :)
AC says it can handle 130W and not many manufacturers have bothered to or got the guts to declare capability in numbers. :P

Those who have a tall NB heatsink on their mobos are advised caution.
AC freezer7 pro had issues with a friend's Abit IP35-E when seated facing the rear case fan as the lowermost fins got pressed upwards in that orientation, tilting the NB heatsink in the process.
 
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