3570K Temps

[Vercingetorix]

Hi all, I just had a question for you. I literally just finished putting together my first custom build, and I just installed the cooler. I am using an Intel i5 3570K with a BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 and Arctic Cooling MX-4 thermal compound. I just wanted to know what good idle temps are for a setup like this. I don't have the OS installed yet, so I am using the BIOS temp measures and the temps seem to be sitting at around 20c - 22c idle. Is this good or is this bad?

 

[Drakkonen]

Perfectly normal for startup idle temps.

 

[s3ns3]

lol thats very good

 

[jamesriley94]

Idle temps really don't matter.

Put prime95 or Intel Burn Test on for half an hour and see what temps are like.

Then get overclocking!

 

[Vercingetorix]

Thanks bros!

 

[J-a-c-o-b]

Download HWMonitor as well to see temps, rather than using the BIOS thing.

 

[Vercingetorix]

UPDATE: Just to let you all know, running Prime95 now and have overclocked to 4Ghz. The temps on CoreTemp are sitting at about 50c on 100% load. Reckon those are good temps? Sorry for the bump BTW.

 

[SeekaX]

it's normal. the overclock isn't stable yet though, i guess?

 

[Vercingetorix]

It does seem a bit unstable, a few freezes with some programs but that's about it right now.

 

[SeekaX]

It does seem a bit unstable, a few freezes with some programs but that's about it right now.

unstable. nothing should freeze. run prime95 for at least 12 hours without crash.

 

[Vercingetorix]

TBH it was crashing before the overclock, but it seems to be alright at the moment, no crashes for the last hour or so.