processor question

Arclight · 02-09-10, 08:34 AM

That's what she said.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Snakeeyes · 02-09-10, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

That's what she said.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

That's alright. It's the #1 response of my students in class to awkward questions.

Arclight · 02-09-10, 09:02 AM

*cough*

Anyway, I agree with CH; get a custom cooler on there to deal with the heat. Always a good idea with the more high-performance chips, especially in a gaming rig. Started out with a E6750 on a stock cooler which tended to climb above 60C pretty quick, now on Q9550 and Ultima90 with 2 fans on it; chip barely gets above 50C under load, even when overclocked.

Snakeeyes · 02-09-10, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

*cough*

Anyway, I agree with CH; get a custom cooler on there to deal with the heat. Always a good idea with the more high-performance chips, especially in a gaming rig. Started out with a E6750 on a stock cooler which tended to climb above 60C pretty quick, now on Q9550 and Ultima90 with 2 fans on it; chip barely gets above 50C under load, even when overclocked.

What's a decent temp I want to keep the chip at as a benchmark?

Arclight · 02-09-10, 05:24 PM

Uhm, dunno what it's rated at, but I don't like it going above 60C. I'd stick to that for max temp on any CPU.

CaptainHaplo · 02-09-10, 06:10 PM

Arclight is dead on - my Bios has a heat setting so that it will power off if the chip gets above a user set threshold. Mine is now at 61 - because I can run at 60 without an issue. As for "max" - here is the spec:

Max Temp: 62° Celsius (from extremeoverclocking website quoting AMD's docs)

Snakeeyes · 02-09-10, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Arclight is dead on - my Bios has a heat setting so that it will power off if the chip gets above a user set threshold. Mine is now at 61 - because I can run at 60 without an issue. As for "max" - here is the spec:

Max Temp: 62° Celsius (from extremeoverclocking website quoting AMD's docs)

Roger that

02-09-10, 09:02 AM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	cough Anyway, I agree with CH; get a custom cooler on there to deal with the heat. Always a good idea with the more high-performance chips, especially in a gaming rig. Started out with a E6750 on a stock cooler which tended to climb above 60C pretty quick, now on Q9550 and Ultima90 with 2 fans on it; chip barely gets above 50C under load, even when overclocked. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

02-09-10, 05:24 PM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Uhm, dunno what it's rated at, but I don't like it going above 60C. I'd stick to that for max temp on any CPU. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

02-09-10, 06:10 PM	#6
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,405 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Arclight is dead on - my Bios has a heat setting so that it will power off if the chip gets above a user set threshold. Mine is now at 61 - because I can run at 60 without an issue. As for "max" - here is the spec: Max Temp: 62° Celsius (from extremeoverclocking website quoting AMD's docs) __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

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02-09-10, 08:34 AM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	That's what she said. Sorry, couldn't resist. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.