Ambient Temperature Question

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   After a little consideration I have assumed that the room where all the benchmark testing DS does is probably relatively cold(er). The thing is, I live here in sunny FL, and while my house is cool by my standards (81F), I know a lot of people would find that to be pretty warm. What I'm wondering is, when the computer gets here will I need to adjust the OC'ing they did to compensate for the temperature in my house? The rig is on its way, but I was pretty surprised that the OC is as high as it is, given air cooling. This is the info they sent me, followed by my setup:

Processor Speed GHz: 3.8
CPU Multiplier: 21
Voltage CPU VCore: 1.35
VDroop Control: Yes
i7 - BCLK MHz: 181
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) 
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD�R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) 
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
Thank you in advance for any responses!

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SnorkelBear Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31 May 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Quote Reply Topic: Ambient Temperature Question Posted: 08 Jul 2010 at 5:21pm
	After a little consideration I have assumed that the room where all the benchmark testing DS does is probably relatively cold(er). The thing is, I live here in sunny FL, and while my house is cool by my standards (81F), I know a lot of people would find that to be pretty warm. What I'm wondering is, when the computer gets here will I need to adjust the OC'ing they did to compensate for the temperature in my house? The rig is on its way, but I was pretty surprised that the OC is as high as it is, given air cooling. This is the info they sent me, followed by my setup: Processor Speed GHz: 3.8 CPU Multiplier: 21 Voltage CPU VCore: 1.35 VDroop Control: Yes i7 - BCLK MHz: 181 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD�R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) Thank you in advance for any responses!

Dragoonseal Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2247	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jul 2010 at 5:40pm
	I wouldn't call that a high overclock, pretty mild, both of the Noctua coolers are great. Once you get the PC download RealTemp to check the temperatures. Download and run LinX or Prime95 to see what CPU temps get to under load, then we can see how it holds up.
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SnorkelBear Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31 May 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2010 at 11:13pm
	Ok took me awhile to get the PC ready to go and get the software etc, but here's what I got. I'm not super technically savvy so bare with me please. Don't know if this is exactly what you were asking for so please let me know what else would help. Computer at startup: http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz22/MattYeowser/ComputerIdle.png Computer after about 15 mins of gaming: (shows only 3 mins, I accidentally cleared the first field so I restarted it and stopped it) http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz22/MattYeowser/ComputerPostGame.png

justin.kerr Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 06 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5084	Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jul 2010 at 9:15am
	temps look fine. if you hit use max memory, or all memory, it will put temps a bit higher, but only a few C's

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