Just wondering, what might be the safe zone temperature for idle and load for E2140?

OCed one yesterday to only a mere 2.0Ghz. Dont dare to try more as i am on stock cooler. Current idle temp is 31c.

Yea, preparing for Penryn.

Anyway, clawhammer, you mean if my load temperature is anything below 70c, it should be fine?

Ok..I will try it when i get the everest. I have already OCed my E2140 to 2.4Ghz yesterday (300 * 8). Idle temperature is at a steady 28c - 30c. Still no load temperature yet as i have yet to settle all the stuff in my current OS. Will download everest and see how thing goes hopefully by this 2 days...

Hi there guys,

I am not sure this is a problem or not but it feels kinda weird to me. As said, i OCed my E2140 to 2.4Ghz (300 * 8) the other day and all went well..

After a while, i launched the Asus AI Suite and CPU-Z and to my surprise, its only showing my E2140 to be running on 1.8Ghz (300 * 6). The multiplier itself went down from 8 to 6. However, when i try to run some program and installer, again, both CPU-Z and Asus AI Suite automatically change the value from 1.8Ghz to 2.4Ghz.

I am wondering, is it normal for the multiplier to change automatically?

Yikes, my hand got itchy and i took off the stock cooler, cleaned everything and install it back with AS5. Idle temperature used to be 26c. Now, its already at 40c. Darn..Must be something wrong during installation. Not too used with the HSF of Intel.

Really waiting for my Freezer. Reverted everything back to stock cause i am worried i might fry my processor...

Pardon me but could you explain more on this? I dont really get it..Sorry for my noobiness..LOL...

Anyway, would it be due to Vista? Previous temperature (from bios) was on XP. New temperature was on Vista.

Ic...Thanks for the guide. Will try it out again tonight...

Thanks alot for the info there bro. Will check out whether there is any difference in temperature or not tomorrow...

Hopefully, my Freezer is here as well at that point...

Ok..I am kinda getting freak out here. What WILL happen if i put "too" much preasure?Sorry but i had never been on Intel platform before and is kinda new to this new push pin thingy on the Intel Stock Cooler. Was adapted to the AMD type..

Does this mean, i should :

- Push the pin down first

- Then, twist the pin to lock it?


But how do i know whether i push enough down? With the click sound?

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OT: Just wondering, do you guys know whether there is a better mounting kit (like the screw ones from Xigmatek) for the Freezer 7? I kinda dislike the clip on (stock) mounting already..

This post has been edited by akachester: Jan 14 2008, 06:25 PM

Ok..Got the info there rozz_1291. Thanks alot...

Never knew about those easy to break clips though..LOL..I always thought they are built strong..

Anyway, didnt have the chance to reseat the heatsink yesterday. Back from work too late. But i did check the temperature and the idle temperature as said, has fallen from 40c to 35c yesterday.

Tried to boot my system today with 350 * 8 (2.8Ghz) and 1053Mhz 4-4-4-12 today and it works..

Load temperature is about 45c on MX-2 and AC7Pro. Is that good? Is there any program i could use to test the stability at this setting?

Well, something went really really weird today after installing the new CPU Cooler yesterday. This morning, i restarted my PC, turn off Intel Speed Step and C1E as recommended and rebooted the system to run at 380 * 8 (3.04Ghz). Everything ran fine but after a while, BSOD appears and system restarted. Its still running at stock Vcore as i did not change any other features.

Turned it back to 350 * 8 and rebooted. Everything is fine again until i ran CoreTemp. Suprisingly, its showing my system to be idling at 55c Is it even normal? Is CoreTemp stable & accurate on Vista32bit?

Tried load temp and it went almost 63c. Ok, ambient temperature was really hot today (i was sweating like crazy) but would it go that far?

I was afraid, so i turned everything back to normal stock speed, fan at 100% but coretemp is still recording 52c. Bios was showing around 45c as well. More important is, my mobo temperature is showing over 60c. Is it ok for the mobo temperature to be that high?

Try checking with CPU-Z. My E2140 is M0 stepping and i bought it less than 1 month ago...

This post has been edited by akachester: Jan 20 2008, 06:43 PM

Well, i dare not to touch the Vcore though. Worried it might fried anything..LOL..YOu know, nooby OCer. What range is safe for Vcore?

CPU Cooler wise, i did it the X-way like what adviced by people here. Not sure about the contact but everything fits nicely. Does MX-2 needs any curing time as my previous AS-5 on stock cooler do need some time to reach below 40c. And i did a rice grain method on the MX-2. Is that the cause of the problem?

Circulation wise, i could do nothing better already. I already took out the front panel of my A10 which i was worried blocking the airflow but still, everything looks the same. I did not try full load at a long time but i did run it at 100% for almost 10seconds only and its already showing 63c. LOL...

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lichyetan, thanks for the tips there. I think i am using the latest version of CoreTemp. Was worried that it might not be compatible with Vista 32bit though...

I did not mount the heatpipe fan though. Thought its only useful when using WC..Will try it out later..LOL..

This post has been edited by akachester: Jan 20 2008, 07:05 PM

Well, yes, the temperature is pretty high. Surprisingly, during my times on Stock Cooler, the E2140 at 300 * 8 is still showing about 35c only at idle and around 43c at load. After taking out the HSF, and applied AS5, things went bad. Idle went around 45c and did not try load. After a fews days of curing, things went back well at 39c.

Now, after changing the HSF again with MX-2, its showing this temp and its scaring me..LOL..

Thanks for the tips there bro. I will try it out later. At least it seems i did get a good batch of E2140 here.

LOL..I am still a noob. Not knowing too much about OCing and stuff Thats what i am currently doing, monitoring the temperature and see how thing goes. Heat are pouring out at the exhaust fans as we speak. LOL...

You mean seating the HSF too tight will also cause problem? Yes, i am using the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 here...

Thanks kucingfight. I am most probably on the 0.96 CoreTemp. So which one do you recommend which is more accurate?

Thanks alot there kucingfight.

Redownloaded the CoreTemp 0.95.4 just now and its now showing idle temperature at 39c as compared to the 53c shown at 0.96.1.

Hopefully, this is the correct temperature..LOL..

Well, i am using it previously - the newest CoreTemp and its showing my temperature to be at 53 - 56c at idle at stock which really scares me.

However, when i revert back to the 0.95.4 version, its currently showing me to run at 39c even on 2.4Ghz (300 * 8). Even when i rebooted, my bios temperature reading is showing me roughly the same, at around 37c. So, i guess the older version was more accurate than the newer version though. At least at my case.

Another thing is, the newer 0.96 version is showing my TjMax to be at 100c while the older one is showing 85c though...

LOL..Yea, its at least giving me less heartattack.

Well, i would love to test it a few days first and see whether its still around the same or not. Lets hope the MX-2 will be better after curing..LOL...

Thanks for the guidance there..

This post has been edited by akachester: Jan 20 2008, 10:39 PM

OIC, and i was overreacting..LOL...

So, is it normal for 0.94.5 to show my M0 to have a Tjunc at 85c?

Besides, check everything today and it seems they are back to normal. 34c at idle seems very realistic to me now...

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About Vcore, i might try to pump it over 3Ghz tonight (if i have the time). May i know, should i go slowly with the Vcore or i could just pump it up as long as it does not exceed 1.5V?

Last time when i did 380 * 8, it booted but BSOD after that..LOL...

However, i did that at a 1:1 ratio and my ram setting is at DDR1053 4-4-4-12 though. Should i make the timing looser?

This is normal from sellers out there. Most of them ONLY covers 1 year warranty even though the product have 3 years. The next 2 years, you will need to warranty it by going to distributor yourself...

Well, the same thing happened to me as well. My M0 is showing Tjunc to be at 85c at 0.95.4 while at 0.96.1, its showing Tjunc to be at 100. I remember someone saying that M0 will have 100c as Tjunc while L2 is 85c.

So, iman_210, whats your stepping?

Wondering here guys, buy turning ON the C1E and Intel Speed Step technology, would it automatically change the FSB and multiplier?

I always thought it only turn down the multiplier to save energy. Cause yesterday, i tried turning it on and when i launched my trusty CoreTemp, its showing me that i am running at 400 * 6 (2.4Ghz). My original clock was supposed to be 300 * 8 (2.4Ghz).

Then, i tried running extensive program and the clock went back to the 300 * 8...