Colin Hough Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 i recently bought a basic water cooler corsair h55 and wanted to know if my overclocked temperatures were ok. idle tempature is 35-40c heat test in prime95 is 70-75c overclock is 3.8ghz on i7 960 are these temperatures in the green or are the a bit on the to hot side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 i think your temps are in the ballpark.,idle temps arent all too important but yours are normal,your load temps could be a tad better[as always] but still normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 First gen I 7's run hot even when OC moderately. Both your idle and load temps are pretty much spot on given your OC and Cooler. Just for comparison I'm running a high OC of 4.5ghz with idle temps in the high 30's and at full load I'm getting 88-92c. Which is high, but I've never even come close to that under normal use and gaming. And if your running your memory anything above 1333mhz with that OC , it will also contribute to your temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Hough Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Ok in that case what would my ideal temps be. For an overclock of 4.2 Room tempature is a even 20 c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 It's really going to depend on your CPU, but just as a comparison to my system @4.5 I Idle around 40-42 with full loads in the low to mid 80''s My ambient is right around 68f and my temps will go up a degree or two in the summer time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Hough Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Should I be pulling the air through my rad into the case or out. Also what's my max temp aloud within safety for my cpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Should I be pulling the air through my rad into the case or out. Idealy, you would want cool air brought into the case. Also what's my max temp aloud within safety for my cpu 105c is the max for the CPU. It will throttle itself back or shut the system down once it reaches this temp. But Intel recommends no more than 74.9c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODedAssault Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 74.9 is tcase max or something. Seams like nobody can ever give an explanation of intel spec sheets. Try to stay under 90 in prime or intel burntest, linx any of those crazy cpu crying stress tools. This will equate to topping out at low 70s maximum during gaming or anything else. My old 930 d0 maxed at about 91 at 4.2 and while gaming max recorded was 72 or so on 1 core. That was with tri sli 470s in the case with it. Doubt that cooler will keep anything more than 1.3-1.35v in check. If u have a decent chip shouldnt take more than 1.3v max for 4ghz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 74.9 is tcase max or something. Seams like nobody can ever give an explanation of intel spec sheets.Tcase is actually even lower at 67.9. I got the other (max core temp)figures off of Intels site. We all know they will go to 105 and start throttling about 100c though. http://ark.intel.com/products/37151/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Hough Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Ok got it clocked at 4.8 on full load 1 hour Case tempature 28c Room tempature 20c CPU temp max 78.5 - 85.5 Voltage 1.2333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Hough Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 That ideal on prime 95 heat test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODedAssault Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Seriously 4.8 you must have the best binned 960 ever lol. Did u mean 3.8 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Seriously 4.8 you must have the best binned 960 ever lol. Did u mean 3.8 ? I wondered the same ,Hooded. I actually did a double take when I looked at those clocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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