Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Intel I7 temps

  1. #1
    Member KPryor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    31

    Intel I7 temps

    Hi everyone, long time no see. I built a new I7 machine recently and feel like the cpu temps are a bit higher than they should be. I removed the heat sink / cpu fans, cleaned off the paste and reapplied everything, but still feel it's running too hot. Idle temps are running about 70-75c during the day and a bit cooler at night.

    Part of the problem, I'm sure, is we haven't turned on our air conditioner yet, so I'm sure the hot days aren't helping any. When I run any fairly intense software like video editing stuff or Prime99, it jumps up to 100c pretty quick. I'd think with this heat sink/fan it should do better: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=N126-1006

    Any thoughts or are these temps closer to normal than I would think?

    Full specs on the machine:
    I7 920 cpu
    6 gig DDR3
    BFG Geforce GTX280
    320 gig SATA HD
    Intel DX58SO mobo
    Cooler Master HAF 932 case
    OCZ StealthXStream 700 watt PS

    Thanks,
    KP
    Last edited by KPryor; May 25th, 2009 at 04:38 PM.

  2. #2
    Senior Member nihil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    United Kingdom: Bridlington
    Posts
    17,188
    Hi KP,

    Welcome back again

    You have nothing to worry about as I make that 17C~37C, which is well below the operating limits for an i7 core.

    As you seem to appreciate, the ambient (room) temperature is important, as what you are using is an air-cooled solution, albeit a fancy one.

    Hence, you can only cool relative to the ambient temperature, not below it.

  3. #3
    Member KPryor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    31
    Thanks Nihil. I was concerned with that expensive fan and heat sink that my temps, even in these conditions should be lower than 75C during idle time.
    KP

  4. #4
    Member KPryor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    31
    Nihil,
    Just re-read your post and I think you thought I was giving my temps in Fahrenheit, but actually I was posting the temps in Celsius. Let me know if I'm misunderstanding you.

    I'm running MS Flight Simulator right now while I'm typing this and the temps are peaking at 100C and staying within 3 degrees of that. I just can't figure why it's getting that hot.
    Thanks,
    KP

  5. #5
    Member KPryor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    31
    I downloaded a different program called SpeedFan. It's showing me the same temps, sort of...

    Perhaps I'm just stupid (ok, I am), but I don't really know whether I've got a problem or not now. SpeedFan shows the cpu temp as being in the 30's Celsius, but shows the temps of the individual cores as I described above, ranging between 70C and 100C depending on workload. Being only semi intelligent at times, I assumed the core temps reported by Real Temp were the same thing as the cpu temp, as Real Temp does not show a separate cpu temp figure.

    However, now seeing such different values shown between the one cpu temp figure and the 4 core temps in SpeedFan, I apparently assumed incorrectly. Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Should the core temps be significantly different from the reported CPU temp?
    Thanks!
    KP

  6. #6
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    316
    Hi KPryor,

    i did a little google search about your situation (as i am also interested to get myself something similar).

    it appears that either
    1) this is the normal operating temps
    2) the processor is overclocked, which in that case the temperatures will be higher anyway

    there are a lot of links which point to some settings one can do to keep this temperature rise under control. and none of them point to changing the heat sink to rectify the problem

    the following is from the intel website

    Idle CPU temperature is between 45-50 degree celcius, with room temperature here 35- 42 degree celcius, at full load CPU temperatures are at 75-80 degree celcius
    and as nihil mentioned (hi nihil), this holds true

    you seem to appreciate, the ambient (room) temperature is important, as what you are using is an air-cooled solution, albeit a fancy one.

    Hence, you can only cool relative to the ambient temperature, not below it.
    cheers
    baggi
    Last edited by bagggi; May 26th, 2009 at 05:45 PM.
    you are entering the vicinity of an area adjecent to the location.

  7. #7
    Member KPryor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    31
    Thanks bagggi. I ran Prime 95 last night and watched the temps. The cpu temp stayed decent but the individual core temps all jumped up to 100 C very quickly. A short time later the computer shut itself off.

    When I first started checking on this, I assumed core temps and cpu temps were the same thing. However, I'm now seeing big differences using SpeedFan program in what is reported for the cpu temp versus the core temperatures. I need a better understanding of the relationship or lack thereof between cpu temps and core temps.

    Thanks!
    KP

  8. #8
    AOs Resident Troll
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Posts
    3,152
    This is interesting...as the chips now have dual or quad cores....

    KPryor I would be interested in any info\links you find on the differences as I had the same assumptions in regards to the 2 tempuratures

    I am curious though...are you overclocking???

    MLF
    How people treat you is their karma- how you react is yours-Wayne Dyer

  9. #9
    Member KPryor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Posts
    31
    The cpu is set at the default in the bios. I thought about cranking it down just a tad to see if that made any difference.
    KP

  10. #10
    AOs Resident Troll
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Posts
    3,152
    IMHO....its too hot...hence why it shuts down

    Have you seen this

    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/22...perature-guide

    MLF
    How people treat you is their karma- how you react is yours-Wayne Dyer

Similar Threads

  1. AMD File Anti-Trust VS Intel!
    By The Grunt in forum Hardware
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: June 29th, 2005, 08:25 PM
  2. AMD vs. Intel
    By xmaddness in forum Other Tutorials Forum
    Replies: 26
    Last Post: November 10th, 2004, 02:11 AM
  3. Pixar switches from Sun to Intel
    By gore in forum AntiOnline's General Chit Chat
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: February 10th, 2003, 06:27 PM
  4. Intel Plots to Overthrow M$
    By Remote_Access_ in forum AntiOnline's General Chit Chat
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: July 3rd, 2002, 01:24 PM
  5. Intel to drop support of Rambus in new CPU products
    By E5C4P3 in forum AntiOnline's General Chit Chat
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: March 1st, 2002, 01:15 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •