[ilikepooters]

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great clock speed but it Inst everything.  That will get significantly out paced by a way lower clocked 4 core processor in most meaningful apps/benchmarks.
 


 

Not really much about in respect to multi-threaded stuff at the mo, i used to be a hardcore overclocker and bencher and true this would get stomped in synthetic benchmarks by quad and hex cores but in real world situtions (current games etc) it really flies, nothing to justify having 4 cores yet.
 
I originally had an i7 875K in this rig running 4.13Ghz but decided to downgrade to the i5 680, higher clockspeed does alot more for me.
 
In the future if the majority of games start supporting 12+ threads i'll consider upgrading, but i'll take raw clock cycles with 4 threads for now.

 

[buffalowings]

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Ambient is generally ~20-22 degrees. Idle temp is ~29-30 and full load hovers around 47.
 

@___@ something is wrong with mine.... phenom II x6 blk edition 3.3ghz, 23-24 ambient, 36-38 idle and 60-64 full load @__@ oh my aching head

 

[RiceEatin2010GT]

We need to know what "full load" is exactly. Gaming for instance does not put 100% load on all cores.  You need to run prime95 or linx to really see load temps.  My i7 2600k rig during gaming clocked at 4.5ghz on air will only hit around 50c.  If im doing some encoding and or running linx with the new avx binaries it will be drasticly higher.

 
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@___@ something is wrong with mine.... phenom II x6 blk edition 3.3ghz, 23-24 ambient, 36-38 idle and 60-64 full load @__@ oh my aching head

 

 

[buffalowings]

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We need to know what "full load" is exactly. Gaming for instance does not put 100% load on all cores.  You need to run prime95 or linx to really see load temps.  My i7 2600k rig during gaming clocked at 4.5ghz on air will only hit around 50c.  If im doing some encoding and or running linx with the new avx binaries it will be drasticly higher.

 


 

by full usage, i mean 100% using amd overdrive stability tester, that is, all 6 cores
 

 

[ilikepooters]

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@___@ something is wrong with mine.... phenom II x6 blk edition 3.3ghz, 23-24 ambient, 36-38 idle and 60-64 full load @__@ oh my aching head

running the stock air cooler with the generic thermal paste perchance?
 
if so something like this would be better...
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-cooling-air-series-a70-high-perf-heatpipe-2-fan-cpu-cooler-intel-775-1366-1156-amd-am2-am3
 
and slap some MX2 paste on there.
 
Your temps seem quite reasonable for a 6 core on stock cooler if thats the case, but aftermarket solution will be alot better, and will even give you some overclocking headroom.
 

 

[buffalowings]

urm...i'm using a hyper 212 with two 110mm fans... 

 

[Arbite]

You're also using a different CPU to me. As for full load, those temps were taken while running 3dMark Vantange.

 

[RiceEatin2010GT]

3dmark vantage is a graphics test so thats why your cpu load temps are low.  buffalowings your load temps are more in line with being normal.  You cant take cpu load temps from a graphics benchmark.
 
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You're also using a different CPU to me. As for full load, those temps were taken while running 3dMark Vantange.

 

 

[Arbite]

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3dmark vantage is a graphics test so thats why your cpu load temps are low.  buffalowings your load temps are more in line with being normal.  You cant take cpu load temps from a graphics benchmark.
 


 

 
 
Vantage actually tests both CPU and GPU. Just depends on the test you're using. The AI and Physics tests are CPU based.
 
 

 

[buffalowings]

interestlyingly enough, even a few degrees of ambient temperatures do make a big difference, in the morning (about right now), the temperature is about 70-71f and the temperature never went above 57c ( reached 57 but for very brief moments) and reached a unprecedented 28c 

 

[RiceEatin2010GT]

go run prime95 and youll see you cant use those temps.
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Vantage actually tests both CPU and GPU. Just depends on the test you're using. The AI and Physics tests are CPU based.
 
 

 

 

[Arbite]

 
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go run prime95 and youll see you cant use those temps.


 

Max temperature was 50 degrees after running prime95. http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1555/primej.png
Didn't run it for very long though. How long is a standard prime95 stress test?

 

[RiceEatin2010GT]

people go nuts in the overclocking community and will run prime95 on small fft setting for 24 hours straight.  In my opinion that is insane if its prime95 stable or in my case for sandy bridge linx with the avx binaries for around 2 hours your good to go.  i would try running hwmonitor instead of your current from what ive read that doesnt offer the most accurate temps. 

 

[narutofan36]

quadcore q6600 
ati 4970
4gb ram
500 gb hd

 

[crapmonster]

Haven't put together yet but just upgraded to this:
i5-2500K
MSI P67A-G43
XFX HD6870 1GB    
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Corsair TX650W
Fractal Design Define R3 Case