69c is too high on 100 percent load right?

[mobster281]

i overclocked my q6600 to 3.3ghz and after like 3 hours the temps went from 66-69c so I just turned it off.

 

[Andross182]

oh really then what happened?
those load temps arent that bad.

 

[Psychor]

i overclocked my q6600 to 3.3ghz and after like 3 hours the temps went from 66-69c so I just turned it off.

You aren't going to break anything at those temperatures but they're on the high side for that clock. What cooling system are you using? I'm guessing a stock setup. If so you might want to check out a Thermalright Ultra-120 (http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/product_cpu_cooler.html) and some MX-2 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/further_prod2.php?idx=140).

 

[mobster281]

No I meant that the 4 core temps were from 66-69


Idle they are like 38

 

[w@termelon]

judging from teh 30+ C jump, you may not have seated your heatsink correctly.

try to take off the cooler then remount it making sure that its nice and secure on the motherboard.

 

[Thunder888]

Before you get overly excited, what is your ambient temperature?

If you stay in a warm place where it's 30C+ outside, then you have to expect higher core temps than the guys living way up north.

69C is a tad high, so check your heatsink and airflow through the case.

 

[Riccochet]

What cooler are you using? If stock I wouldn't go over 3.0 with it. Also, like Thunder said, check your case airflow. Front and side sucking in, rear and top(optional) sucking out.

 

[dennisjai]

I'm sure it's fine

The folks with the E8400 with the smaller heatsinks run @ 69C @ 100% load.. WITHOUT overclocking on STOCK heatsink..