E8400 temps?

[banger]

Bit of a novice on the E8400 here. Seems to run 40 degrees at idle and about 60 degrees on full load. Do these temps seem normal?

[system7]

Seems OK to me on a stock heatsink.

Wolfdale 45nm stuff doesn't run much cooler than Conroe 65nm by all accounts. Voltages are much the same.

[banger]

Thanks for the info. Any idea what heatsink is fitted ?

[system7]

You tell me! :lol:

Those blue plastic ones are foxconn, I reckon. You'll find them listed at misco.

The Intel stock ones are plain noisy... :roll:

[banger]

Must be an Intel Stock fan as it's black, round heatsink, and has Intel on the fan. Don't think it's that noisy. Cheers anyway.

[system7]

I get a bit fanatical about quietness when watching movies and stuff.

Still haven't decided on my next CPU cooler and power supply.

Arctic Cooling 7 or Akasa 965. :?

[matz]

reset your heatsink , you should be geting better idle and loads.. my mate in america is geting around the 30s not 40s mate :) and now hes got the TR120x

if your worried about your temps grab an artic cooler 7

[TheMadDutchDude]

Yeah, grab an AC Freezer PRO 7, they are amazing for their price and will be good for your system, probably dropping the idle temps to about 25 - 30 max ;) and the load temps to 45 max

[matz]

me & mad are wandering what runs hotter Q6600 or Intel Pentium D 915 2.8x2

EDIT
TheMadDutchDude aka B R E N D LOL

[TheMadDutchDude]

Hey .. LOL I think I am better known as 'Dude' by Steve ;) but any ways :P LOL you can put it that way :P I don't mind to be honest.. I am the DUDE though :lol:

[banger]

Well it must depend on room temp because at idle it's been running 30-32 degrees will keep an eye on it, thanks for the replies. :D

[mazuk]

From what i have read, all temps use the ambient temp as a baseline (as that is the temp of the air the fans are bringing in). So you can expect some temps like this:

Ambient + 10C (+2/-2) = Idle

Idle + 15C (+2/-2) = Load

This is what my temps seem to be atm (British "summer")

Ambient = 25C

Idle = 32-35

Load = 47-50

I consider these temps to be quite good considering the heat