I just put the system together 3 days ago, everything is brand new.
I have two chasse fans, one in the front of the case (inlet) and another one under the power supply (exhaust). The fans have three speed settings, even at maximum speed of both, almost same results.
Could the contact material between the CPU and CPU Fan be the reason of this? Or is the stock cpu fan is just not sufficient maybe ?
Better airflow wouldn't hurt but besides that, you should look to replace the stock HSF. I don't know why your temps are that high though, as the C2D are usually extremely cool.
i got 40-45c idle with the intel hsf....(waiting for 9700)... though it is still a good hsf just not for overclocking but you shouldnt get that kind of speed unless your airflow is messed up and you didnt put some as5...
i tried running stock at 2.6ghz and is still below 50c lol crazy...
Wow i think thats cool enough, my PD 945 reach 48-50c when idle and 60-64c when high load with stock heat sink.
wondering a new heatsink and probably artic cooling freezer 7 pro that fits my budget.
1 core @ approx 48-54c idle and the other core @ 23-30c idle. is this right? it seems unrealistic that my PD 945 can reach 30c even its only applied to one core.