Intel E8400 Temp problem

saeen

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Hey there
My Intel E8400 is looking very hot now a days. The cooler is stock. See the pic, is this normal or I need a better cooler?
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
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    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
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    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
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    Logitech
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    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
Check to you've attached the cooler properly first. When I fitted one like it, I didn't connect it properly and it resulted in very hot temps.

Just make sure each connector is pushed down well.


Though a 3rd party cooler will always result in better temperatures as well.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
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    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
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    ASUS Xonar DX
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    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
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    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
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here's cpuid

OMG 99degree
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
That simply cant be right. Download CPUID the post a screenshot.

Acording to Intel, 72.4c is the max on the e8400

Intel said all E8xxx CPUs that the max TJ temp is 100c from what I've read.


And it looks like your sensors are a bit messed up, especially as it shows -27c for min.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
The e8400 has the folliwing max temps:

Tcase Max 72.4c, Tjunction Max 105c

Your Tjunction reading is at 94c so id be worried if that was correct.
 
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So what should I do now? What steps I need to follow?
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
No worries :p
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
Basically your coolings not good enough. Your motherboard, hard drive and cpu temps are way to high. You should invest in more fans and make sure your cooling solution is optimized.

1. Have more fans taking air in than out
2. Intake fans at the front of case with outake at the back
3. Clean out the dust from your pc
4. Invest in a better case if its the case thats causing high temps
 

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I think there might be something wrong with the sensors. -27c min temp?

Is it a pre-built computer or did you build it yourself?

I had a lot of incorrect readings on my old Dell PC. I had motherboard temps of -100c.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
hMM OK brothers Thx for a good piece of advance. I want to know 1 thing more. Does overheated pc (liek mine sadly) is slower then normal. I notice my GTA4 is laging even on low setting. B4 it work like charm on High settings.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
I build it myself
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
Overheated components will begin to throttle themselves, so yea it can result in slower performance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
In cpu-z it shows your running at 1995mhz. With the temps your posting id imagine your pc always runs at that speed and never goes up to the 3Ghz it should.
 

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Its running at 1995mhz coz intel speedstep is not disabled.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
Yeah but its supposed to go up to 3Ghz when you do something like play a game. But in your case id think it wouldnt or at least wouldnt stay there for long as your so close to max temp already that it would throttle your performance so as to avoid damaging the cpu, getting blue screens of death, crashes etc.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
WOW. If i was you id move :D.

But anyway you should clean out your pc just to make sure. Make sure to remove all dust from fans, heatsinks, the motherboard etc.

I dont think all your sensors have gone bad, but clean the pc and if you know how to then you should probably re-apply thermal paste to the cpu and install the heatsink and fan.

Make sure to route all cables as neatly away as possible as well and if possible install more fans.
 

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Tonight I'll clean the pc and tomorrow morning i'll get a new cpu fan and case fans. Thx alot for ur help bro. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel DG43NB
    Memory
    4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron M237WA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM, 1TB WD10EARS 5400RPM
    PSU
    Gigabyte
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    Intel Stock
    Keyboard
    Manhattan
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    8192kb/s / 509kb/s
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