Intel Pentium Dual Core E6300 2.8GHZ 1066 FSB Operating Temp

[niknak89]

Hi my processor is operating at 40 degrees at under 5% load, is this normal? it the goes up to about 59 degrees at full load is this normal?

All results are reported the same from, speedfan, coretemp, hw monitor pro, pc wizard

System Config;

Antec 300 Case, 2 Front 120mm Akasa Silent Fans, 1 Side Akasa 120mm Side fan, 1 Rear 120mm Ante Tri-cool Fan, Top mounted 140mm Antec Tri-Cool fan

Asus P5Q E-VM
Intel Penitum Dual Core E6300
2 x 2GB DDR2 Corsair XMS 2 800mhz CL5 RAM
XFX 1GB DDR2 ATI HD 4670
Coolermaster TX3 Heatsink

[nessus550]

Is normal, perhaps a little high for your setup. What is your room temperature?

Regards

[niknak89]

Hi thanks for the reply, my room is quite warm but i have no way of knowing the exact temp, i wanted to overclock but wasnt sure abou tthe temps?

[Cobracon]

The booklet that came with the CPU will tell you more than what you want to know about an e6300.

[D.8080]

Missin' good old times, uh!

[Thandor]

The temperature can be lower because the Pentium Dual-Core E6300 is not a 'hot' processor. It all depends on the room temperature, fan-speed, airflow (addional fans in the system case) and the contact between the heatsink/fan and the processor.

Info on the latter: some CPU's have a bad heatspreader (the aluminium thing on the CPU). The heatspreader is not always about 100% flat which causes bad contact between the CPU and the heatsink/fan. The result is bad cooling.

Some people fix this by 'lapping' their CPU (examples). They use shed paper (600 to 800 to 1000 and eventually 1200 or higher) to shave of the heatspreader and make it flat again. If done correctly the contact between the CPU will be correct but it will also void warranty on the CPU. Before doing things like this read information about it and make sure that your heatsink/fan makes good contact with the CPU.

[niknak89]

Thanks thandor, just what i needed to hear, hmm guess im gonn ahav to give this lapping thing a go, could you recommend any good guides on how to do this?