Folding Temps ok?

Just a quick question about core temps while folding guys. Cant seem to find a real answer anywhere

I just installed an E6600 in my old machine that had an E5400(got an UNBELIEVEABLE price i couldnt pass up to try it out)

I used to run around 35 degrees and it stayed pretty constant, folding or not. I think i may have hit 40 to 45 or so with the old chip.

I installed the new chip, used the old heatsink and fan as it looked much more durable, bigger and easier to mount. (used thermalpaste and also cleaned the heatsink before i installed it)

Now my temps run about 50 degrees idle, and 63 degrees folding (2 folding progs, one gpu and one cpu)

I havent noticed any problems, but the fan does obviously run faster, making it noiser, where before you couldnt hear it. (obviously because of the hotter temps)

When playing a game, temps stay around 50, 55.

Are these temps ok?

Using OCCT to monitor them.

 

According to this Intel spec sheet, you're running a bit hot but it's hard to know which temp they're talking about. Here's another good yet simple chart, I would think try and change your HS/F to what came with your E6600, you're too close to the top.. I was surprised to see that they are slower than the E5400 clock yet have a faster FSB

 

Hehehe, after seeing the second link and what my Q6600 was doing, I cut it off! I had it up to 3.07 GHz but it was at 85C!:eek :-D So, I'm back at stock and counting my blessings that the CPU didn't burn! Phew!

It's still at 65C though with full folding so I'm going to get a better cooler, sooner than later too as summer's coming up. I talked about this before but I'll order the H-50 right now on the CC which I hate doing but I don't want to replace CPU either! There goes my bottle of single malt for the month!:cry

 

Yeah i was a bit surprised that my "numbers" (vista score and benchmark) actually went DOWN a few points even though the FSB was higher and the newer one is a Core 2 Duo.

BUT, my games play the same, maybe even a bit better so SOMETHING is better.

It did come with a stock cooler but the mounting hardware looks sketchy to me(plastic that clicks into place instead of screwing right to the board) and the heat sink is smaller.

I may pick up a heatsink/fan combo from Fry's. They have some kick *** ones that look like they would do fine, but they cost close to as much as i paid for the processor. (which, like i said was a BARGAIN, for what i was looking at a month ago with NO heat sink OR fan)

Thanks for the input guys.

 

Ahh, you mean the plastic pushpins? Ya, that's what I got with my quad and it works well enough as long as I don't push the machine but I can't see pushpins keeping the same pressure on the HS/F as screws would. IDK really, I mean that's what they're selling. Just good enough but I can't blame them for that. It's business.