[timf808]

OCd to 3.8
is 66c way to high? finally got my OC to boot up.. hit 66c after only 30mins if prime95??

idle is at 45~...

but when i game... sc2/mw2 stays around 55

am i gonna damage anything like this?

 

[justinguitar]

Im pretty sure thats too high. AMD says max temperature for the card is 62 degrees. Are you using the stock cooler, or have you bought an aftermarket cooler? I have the same chip OC'd also to 3.8 and i idle at 32 degrees C (but i use the noctua NH-D14 cooler)

 

[timf808]

yah i have a arctic freezer pro 7.. its my sig rig.. but my temps have always been high... stock setting i idled around 32c... prime95 went to 58c after 2 hours at stock..

when it hit 66c after my OC i turned it off .. maybe like 20-30 mins in

guess ill lower it and get a better cool -_-

 

[koven]

that's way too high, you need to tone it down because it's causing a lot of wear on yuor chip

technically the limit is 62c, but ideally you want to be loading mid 50's at most

if you want to run 3.8, or even higher, you need a better cooler first

i run 3.9ghz loading at 55C, idle at 35C, game at 44C

 

[Farmer Boe]

Re-seat your heatsink and make sure you have good airflow around it. Never run over 62 unless your going for a record or something where you don't care about the life of your chip.

 

[linkin93]

Get a better cooler and some decent thermal paste.