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26th June 2006, 19:35 | #11 |
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| Heat Issues with pentium 960 D I just built (my first) a systen using the pentium 960 D with a Zahlman cooler. I think it is running very hot. 53-60 degrees in non use mode (less than 5% CPU). It gets to 70 degrees C in high utilization 90% on both CPUs. My room temp is a little warm (about 75 degrees F), but I have four 120MM case fans so I was hoping to see lower temps. However, I do not really know how high a dual core system should or can run at. I am looking for people with experience on the D 960 or similar dual core systems. Anyone care to comment. I am also a rookie on posting stuff. |
26th June 2006, 19:38 | #12 |
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| Thep roblem is not really the cooling, it's the chip. The PentiumD 960 is one of the hottest, perhaps thé hottest chip. Boosting out a 130 watt !! http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SL9AP Should have bought an AMD
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26th June 2006, 19:45 | #13 |
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| Maybe I should have got an AMD Thx for the reply. Do you know how hot is too hot on that chip? Or where I can find info on it. I have the spec sheet and it tells me the thrmal guideline is 68 degrees for 130W. Does that mean that over 68 degrees is bad or normal? Thx |
26th June 2006, 20:47 | #14 |
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| Congrats on the new system! However those temps sound to hot to me for the 9xx series of chips, especially with a Zalman cooler... The spec sheet on your processors is at http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SL9AP Your processor should not reach over 68.6°C, and will be throttling back hard above that temp. Did you make sure to use a thermal compound/grease between your CPU and the Zalman cooler, and to not use to much of it? If you did use a thermal compound, then I'd remove the cooler, clean the stuff off everything, reply the thermal compound, then re-attach the cooler. It may not be making full contact with the CPU's surface. Piotke, the FX60/FX62 both also have 130watt TDP specs... They are not much better... |
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