i7 920 50c idle? OC issues

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nizmotime

Discussion Starter · Apr 5, 2011

My brother owns a later model area 51 desktop with a i7 920 bloomfield cpu, 3 sticks of 2gb ddr3 1333mhz and its water cooled. When I checked out his system I noticed he is idling at around 50c, is this normal? It seems a bit high for idle temps to me(my amd thuban with a voltage problem idles around 20c) I also wanted to know any recommendations for OCing in his system.

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crossfiredx2

· #2 · Apr 5, 2011

my i7 920 idles at around 48 at idle and i have a h50 cooler.

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nizmotime

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 5, 2011

So I guess around 50c is normal for a 920 with that type of cooling, now the question of recommended OCing. I tried 175x20cpu and 175x6dram and no boot, I also tried 175x20cpu and 175x8dram and no boot.

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GILavco

· #4 · Apr 5, 2011

Yeah that should be no where near that hot! Check and see if the guys at dell screwed down your heatsink all the way.

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nizmotime

Discussion Starter · #5 · Apr 5, 2011

well now im confused, is 50c too hot or normal or a 920? GILavco says too high and crossfired x2 says normal

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GILavco

· #6 · Apr 5, 2011

I have a 950 at 4GHz with way more volts that idles at 39c with a V8 air cooler. You have a "water" cooler you have a problem.

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badatgames18

· #7 · Apr 5, 2011

looks to hot for my own taste... i would try and seeing what the load temps are first before i proceed to overclock more.

Btw with water cooling you will see pretty much the same idle temps as with regular air coolers... the difference lies within the load temps

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Durdle Class A

· #8 · Apr 5, 2011

Mine is about 40C at 3.45 no EIST, what matters more is load temps..

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nizmotime

Discussion Starter · #9 · Apr 5, 2011

ill check load temps and get back to you guys

EDIT: I ran prime95 for a few minutes to get an idea of load temps the temp went up to 73c and stayed there for the duration of my test.

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SpammisT

· #10 · Apr 5, 2011

Alright here's a rundown on my past 920 heat temperature history.

On a 3.4 GHz overclock, possibly on 1.25 volts, I'll get as close as 35c on idle, 60-70 on load.
3.7-3.8 GHz on 1.27 volts, I'll get 38c idle, 65-80 (or lower) on load
4 GHz on 1.32 volts, 40c idle, 70-85c load

That was with my Ninja Scythe, push pull

On H50 push pull as well
Stock 24-30c, 40c load
3.4 GHz 29c-35c idle (depends) 50-60c load, 1.25 volts
3.8 GHz 34-37c idle, 70-75c load, 1.28 volts
4 GHz 40c idle, 80c load, 1.32 volts

There isn't much of a difference in these temps, but if you can keep the radiator cool, that'll do the best for temperatures. Hope this helps!

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