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i7 920 Too Wam

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Hi all,

I just put together a new system with i7 920, MSI Platinum SLI, Evga 260 gtx SC, 6gb Corsair, Thermaltake element s case. 1 dvd/rw and 2 500gb hard drives, IC diamond compound, stock Intel fan. I just put on the IC comnaund and it takes a bit of time to settle but still seems high.

Everything runs fine but no matter what temp program I use, my idle temps are 46-48. When i run prime95, I’m hitting 80 by 40% so I stop it. The idle temp should be in the 30's. When I go into the bios the CPU temp is 39-40, 60 IOH and 47 inside the case. These temps are after running the system for a few hours. I hope the 920 is not faulty.

I am going to get a better fan but the temps seem to warm. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks,
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sgdude
Its not faulty thats how mine was with the stock fan. Get something better like a nactura or a xiggy or a true.
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MNiceGuy
Welcome to the club. I too about crapped myself when I saw the temps for the first time. Your next step is going to be getting some more air into your case if possible and definitely replacing that Intel cooler.
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yeah load temps are what u look at... idle temps dont mean much altho 40s is even high at idle
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Robilar
One of the reasons I went with a Q9650 instead. the i920 compared to the Q9650 is a bit faster in some benches at the same speed, but I can run my Q9650 at 4ghz on air 24/7 and never see any core above 51C under prime or orthos.

The i7's run hot. Of course you could always disable hyperthreading. Seems like thats a way to drop temps.
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beret9987
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One of the reasons I went with a Q9650 instead. the i920 compared to the Q9650 is a bit faster in some benches at the same speed, but I can run my Q9650 at 4ghz on air 24/7 and never see any core above 51C under prime or orthos.

The i7's run hot. Of course you could always disable hyperthreading. Seems like thats a way to drop temps.

Temps will drop about 15C with HT disabled, in my experience. I'm under water and I'm still hitting around [email protected] with HT enabled. Definitely need a new rad...
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As others have said, get a better cooler, like a TRUE or Noctua.
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