New to OC, Couple of questions in AMD 955 O C

[QuietIce]

Your temps are still ok but i wouldn't let them get any higher as the max is 62 deg for the 955.

That 62° is for the Tcase Max, which is measured at the CPU socket, not the core. Tctl Max is for the core and it's 70 for most of the Phenom II's.

http://support.amd.com/de/Processor_TechDocs/43375.pdf


Beyond that these CPU's will become unstable, when well overclocked, long before they reach the Tctl Max ...

 

[pgneon]

So now my PC seems to be running about 2-3 degrees hotter. prime95 got as high as 58c in a 2 hour run. gaming went from 45-46c to 48-50c. anything I could do to lower temps?

 

[saphic]

That 62° is for the Tcase Max, which is measured at the CPU socket, not the core. Tctl Max is for the core and it's 70 for most of the Phenom II's.

http://support.amd.com/de/Processor_TechDocs/43375.pdf


Beyond that these CPU's will become unstable, when well overclocked, long before they reach the Tctl Max ...

Hi so does that mean in coretemp i would be safe to run this prosseser at 70 deg before unstability or does that programme use the socket to measure the cpu temperature.
And a happy new year

 

[QuietIce]

CoreTemp, as the name suggests, uses the core, not the socket. I know it's labeled 'CPU' in the newer versions but it's the core temp.

You'll hit instability loooong before you get near a 70 core temp (it's usually around 55 that things get dicey). I was just making sure everyone knew where and what those temp limits were talking about. So many people jump in with that '62' limit when it's not really true - unless you're looking at the socket temp.


BTW - CoreTemp shows the Tctl I was referencing but labels it "Tjmax".

 

[saphic]

Great stuff thanx quietice.