CPU Temps.....Is this normal....[Fixed, yay]

Err....




Edited by ablahblah - 26 Sep 2010 at 10:08pm

that's at idle, though with about 15 programs loading it

I have stock air, dusted it out about a week ago when I had to reposition the cooler (came loose). I'm assuming its gotten loose again....

I've figured it out by now. You're the guy who bought a DS computer with the stock cooler who then had the cpu overclocked.

That's like trying put out a campfire with turkey baster.
I agree with what Alex said, buy yourself a good aftermarket cooler lest you accidentally fry your chip.

Personally I'd suggest the coolermaster hyper 212+ as a dirt cheap cooler that offer's decent performance.

Or if your want to go the full hog then I'd suggest a thermalright true 120 rev.c or venomous x.

only thing that counts is load temps, and that is his idle, so it doesn't me squat.

well, let's test that theory...

*runs hyperpi

aight, the max core one ever peaked to was 91C, all other cores were 90C and below at max temp. This was run shortly after startup, with hyperpi going 8M on 7 out of 8 threads.

honestly though, that's obviously most of the cores running at 100%, I never reach that, it's usually well below 50%. whenever I run FAH too, I run on GPU, so my CPU is never really stressed, with the exception of running HyperPi

now I have a decision to make, do I go with a air cooler, or, do I attempt to revive my LC design...


Edited by ablahblah - 25 Apr 2010 at 11:34am

venomous x and fans = $80

LC loop with 2 quick release pairs (necessary since I'm strapping a rad to my side fan) = $450

what do u think...

also, loading the comp with a game produces at max 68 C

Venomous X it is...

have NOT ordered yet, checked size first. I think the venomous X might possibly be slightly too tall for my rig.....

....a V8 would definitely fit in a Raven (RV01), right?


Edited by ablahblah - 28 Apr 2010 at 4:54pm

got the ven x and a few cooler master r4-l2r series fans today, along with some MX-2. unfortunately, the thermal goo cleaner has yet to arrive, so im not risking anything yet...

anyways, the fans are pretty decent, a bit louder than my old fans though, despite being rated 7 dBa quieter than my old ones.

http://silverstonetek.com/products/p_spec.php?pno=FN121-BL&area=usa

versus

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=2915

a little bit louder than my old fans for a tradeoff of 2x the airflow. i'd take that any day lol.

and the hum gets annoying...lol....my case sounds like a wind turbine now...then again, it is appropriate since the case was supposed to be inspired by a stealth fighter....anyways, I, unfortunately, ordered 4 of the fans, two for the cooler, two for the case....well..I'm stuck with them now, eh? xD

I wonder if hooking them up to the mobo will make any sort of difference. they're rated at 2000rpm, and because of their SHORT cables one is connected to the mobo, the other to the PSU. i noticed the one connected to the mobo is reporting 1188rpm and is considerably quieter than the fan connected to the PSU...now I just need a 3-pin extension cord -_- damn 8-inch cable.


Edited by ablahblah - 11 May 2010 at 5:11pm

how does one go about doing that...o_o...yes, I'm still a noob, and I'M PROUD! 

the PSU has a couple of 3-pin fan connectors already on it

the wires are all bundled up with zip ties, and I'm not taking it off till I get some more zip ties, so I can't really track whether it was built onto the PSU itself or DS supplied it.

I probably could just take the 4-pin adapter supplied with the fans and just do that to it though. Then again, it is a passthrough cable, would that screw up anything else connected to it...


Edited by ablahblah - 11 May 2010 at 5:33pm

as long as the two wires off the molex are not touching each other, then yes that is a 7v set up

now you just need some small tools, soldering iron, dremel, jig saw, and you can really do some modding.

ArtiClean ARRIVED!!!
Took me an hour to install, unfortunately, i can't double fan because of my side panel fan, but whatever! MINUS 20 CELSIUS BABEEEE

(Load Temps don't even touch 60 C! YAY)

hmm, would this let me bump up my overclock then....?


Edited by ablahblah - 14 May 2010 at 5:53pm

venomous x with one fan, on 70lbs rating, I think, really dunno. I can still turn up the load screw more to apply more pressure, but I dunno if that's what I should do or not. btw, that temp is with an overclock to 3.33Ghz done by DS, originally with a stock cooler. right now, after being idle for a few hours, it runs at ~45C on all cores.

i could slap on the second fan that I bought, but that would involve moving my side panel fan to an exterior mount. dunno if that's worth it though.

i have no clue how to overclock though....eh, i might just make a new post tomorrow in overclocking


Edited by ablahblah - 14 May 2010 at 11:34pm

...alright...now im just completely speechless...
I took the CPU out of its socket to reapply some MX-2, attached the CPU correctly, seated it correctly, put it in, felt more resistance than usual. I took the CPU out, checked the socket, and it looked fine. Tried it again, locked it this time, and secured the heatsink. Booting up gave a d4 error. I though, HOLY ****. Took the heatsink off, took the CPU out, found a few bent pins. Panicked for a few minutes, somehow bent the pins back, attached everything, and rebooted. Still d4. Looked online, saw a lot of RAM problems, took out everything but 1 RAM stick. Booted up. Hallelujah. Now guess what? CPU TEMP at IDLE - ~50C..with the OC...What the hell just happened?!

(Btw, now I'm stuck with one 2GB stick of RAM, and I can't do anything about it. Others have had this problem too. Sigh...RMA time I hope...)

and now, I'm also scared whether I screwed my 920. It works, yes, however, the board now shows that setting 1.5v for the CPU is now in the Red "Risk" zone


Edited by ablahblah - 16 May 2010 at 2:28pm