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Troncoso

Troncoso

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Okay, so ocing makes me nervous I don't want to melt or fry my processor or board. But now I have a better cooling system. What I would like to do is run a program that marks the temp of the cpu when idle and when being pushed, then run the program again with my new cooler and new case. thisll help me see how much the new one realy helps. Then I'd like some help with the actual ocing. So is there a program thatll help me??

I have an e5300 at 2.6 on an asus p5q deluxe board.
What setting am I looking for thatll overclock it? In what increments should I increase the speed?
What temp is too high or where should I stop?
And is there a simple way for this process or is it going to have to be tedious?

Thanks a lot for any help
 
Core Temp or Real Temp to monitor. Real Temp marks minimum and maximum, and I think both have an option to log to file. Then Prime 95 to load the processor, or if you really want to heat it up use Intel Burn Test. Be ready to shut down the loading program if temps skyrocket. I wouldn't let it pass 70C myself.
 
I'd say 35-40C idle and 50-70C loaded depending on your CPU voltages, case ambient, thermal interface effectiveness, and cooler performance. There's a lot of variables.
 
I would use HWMonitor for temp monitoring as it shows you much more than just the cpu temp. anything that has a sensor will give you a reading.
 
Well, yea alot of different things will effect the temperature. but what is an ideal temperature to keep any processor at, to help it live longer?
 
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