earwicker7
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Just set up my new motherboard/CPU/memory, and I'm a little lost on what is going on with the temperatures on the CPU (i7-3970X ). I'm running RealTemp GT, and with ambient temperature of 25C on a water loop, I'm getting temperatures of up to 40C just running Windows 8 with nothing but my core programs, and I haven't even started overclocking. I'm looking at the speed the CPU is running through CPU-Z, and it is all over the place... one minute it is 1.2GHz, and the next it is running close to 4GHz.
I'm going to assume that there is a difference in the way this CPU runs from the i7-980X, or there is a difference in the motherboard, which used to be a Gigabyte UD9. I haven't changed any speed settings in the BIOS, but on my old motherboard, the speeds would be very constant.
Are those kind of temperatures normal at running stock speed? They seem kind of high... do these chips run hotter than the old ones?
I tried reapplying thermal paste, and it didn't make a difference. I have changed the position of my pump/rad combo; it's a little lower than before, as it is very loud, so I moved it.
Thanks!
I'm going to assume that there is a difference in the way this CPU runs from the i7-980X, or there is a difference in the motherboard, which used to be a Gigabyte UD9. I haven't changed any speed settings in the BIOS, but on my old motherboard, the speeds would be very constant.
Are those kind of temperatures normal at running stock speed? They seem kind of high... do these chips run hotter than the old ones?
I tried reapplying thermal paste, and it didn't make a difference. I have changed the position of my pump/rad combo; it's a little lower than before, as it is very loud, so I moved it.
Thanks!