Does this seem normal for an i7 920 with TRUE 120

[Speedbump]

Hey guys

I've recently rebuilt a new rig... and overclocked my i7 920 d0 to 3.6 ghz... I ran Prime95 been running solid for 13 hours.. gonna give it a few more hours... Seems to be perfectly stable.. I would just like to know if my temperatures are normal to you guys.. I was reading a thread on the internet somewhere where people were getting higher temps than expected with the TRUE 120....

Let me know what you think

The Core Voltage I left on auto just for a quick test... so it is running at 1.264v which I find quite good for 3.6ghz.. The Temperatures is what worries me a little bit... although when I come to realize it... they will likely never get that hot in any application or game for that matter..

The Average temperatures are ranging from 64-70.. I saw it peek up to 75 once during the night but when I woke up it was back to the usual constant below 70 or 70 on the dot.

Are these temps fine, or will this shorten the life of the cpu.... Since I'm not quite sure what exactly the thermal limit is... but I was reading somewhere that it was 67 or something around that range..

But as I said... the cpu will likely never reach this temperature in any game or application

I just figured it would be a lot cooler, I thought that I saw some people with 4.0ghz running around these temperatures on a TRUE 120

** Idle at 34-38***

Thanks in advance
Josh

[zalbard]

i7 was designed to run hot. Your temps seem to be fine. No need to worry. :)
It is possible to get lower temps with different fans and lapped TRUE. But if you're just looking forward to a stable 3.6 Ghz result, then no need to bother.

[Speedbump]

Thanks bro... I decided to knock down the vcore to 2.0... auto may have been screwing it up... If this runs stable I'll get even better temps.... Currently 63ish... Quite pleased if this remains stable... :)

[burebista]

For i7 TJMax is written in MSR. RealTemp should see it. Usually it's 100. Keep distance to TJMax >20 and happy OC'ing/gaming/rendering/folding/whatever. :)

[zalbard]

Thanks bro... I decided to knock down the vcore to 2.0... auto may have been screwing it up... If this runs stable I'll get even better temps.... Currently 63ish... Quite pleased if this remains stable... :)
Yeah, I don't trust AUTO settings myself. :D