Pentium D 820 temperatures

[HardTech]

What are some of the temperatures you guys are getting with this chip?

I have reason to believe my chip is running super hot. Idles around 55 celsius

 

[stevty2889]

Hmm, thats sounds pretty high for an idle temp, even for 2 prescotts stuffed together in a package. What are you load temps? I would advise running throttle watch to see if you are throttling under load. What are you using for a cooler?

 

[HardTech]

stock cooler

when I play games, it hovers around low 70's (Dungeon Siege 2)

when I rip DVD's, it goes all the way up to 80

 

[stevty2889]

Above 70 is where it's gonna start to throttle, so you are basicly losing anywhere between 15% to as much as 50% of your performance..if those temps are acurate, thats wayyyyyyyyyyyy to hot. Definatly download and run throttlewatch, then rip a DVD, almost gurantee it's throttling. Make sure the heatsink is seated properly, might be a good idea to get some artic silver 5, and clean off and replace the thermal paste that came with the stock heatsink. My 3.4ghz prescott was running in the 70s and throttling. If you want a recomendation for a heatsink, the thermaltake jungle 512 seems to work extremely well with prescotts, brought my load temps of my 3.4 down to 54c, rather than hovering around 72c like it was before. Even watercooled it was hitting 57c, so I am was pretty suprised by the jungle 512.

 

[Pabster]

Yeah, fire up ThrottleWatch and see what is happening. I'm not sure if it would detect if the 2nd core was throttling though.

At any rate 70C is WAY too hot, whether idle or load. Smithfield will begin to throttle around 68C or so and you are likely losing a lot of performance.

Might also check your stock cooler. Try using some AS5 instead of the thermal pad, or perhaps look at an aftermarket cooler.

 

[josh609]

Originally posted by: HardTech
What are some of the temperatures you guys are getting with this chip?

I have reason to believe my chip is running super hot. Idles around 55 celsius

Just out of curiosity, why did you get a Pentium D 820, why not an x2 3800+? And what did you upgrade from?

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: HardTech
What are some of the temperatures you guys are getting with this chip?

I have reason to believe my chip is running super hot. Idles around 55 celsius

preassembled system or did you do it???

List mobo since some are known withbios issues of reporting temps...

List case cooling

List approx ambient room temp



The P-D 820 is literally (2) 520 series cores and they are not as good as the 6xx seires though I dont belive they made a 620.....I would think you should see m ore like mid 40's for idle and load around low 60's....not 70' and not 80's....

 

[Xonoahbin]

If you're going 70 under load your processor can live a couple years if it's built to last.. at 80 you're going down down down..

 

[Aenslead]

Many motherboard report the temperatures wrong. What mobo are you using?

 

[Bona Fide]

Originally posted by: Aenslead
Many motherboard report the temperatures wrong. What mobo are you using?

That was my immediate thought. There is no way those readings are accurate. 55C at load is incredulous. Even for an Intel processor.

 

[tiap]

Originally posted by: HardTech
What are some of the temperatures you guys are getting with this chip?

I have reason to believe my chip is running super hot. Idles around 55 celsius

With 2 instances of cpuburn running, everest shows cpu temps of 56C and idles down to 45C within 30 seconds of stopping cpuburn.
Mounted in a p180 case with stock Intel cpu cooler, hdrives in lower cage, and original top exhaust fan moved to front upper hdrive cage intake, all set on high.
Very happy with it.

 

[HardTech]

Originally posted by: josh609

Originally posted by: HardTech
What are some of the temperatures you guys are getting with this chip?

I have reason to believe my chip is running super hot. Idles around 55 celsius

Just out of curiosity, why did you get a Pentium D 820, why not an x2 3800+? And what did you upgrade from?

various reasons... I'm kind of regretting not going the AMD route, but I probably will when I build a serious gaming rig in a few years

Anyway, to everybody else:
-I built the computer myself
-motherboard is Asus P5LD2 Deluxe
-I'm using AS5 and removed the thermal pad
-Ambient room temperature is probably about 20 degrees Celsius (I keep the A/C on)
-Case is Antec Sonata II with just stock fans

 

[stevty2889]

Perhaps you used to much AS5? Did you use a very thin layer? Have you run throttlewatch yet? If those temps are actualy acurate you will be throttling, so running throttlewatch can at least help verify if those temps are acurate.

 

[HardTech]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Perhaps you used to much AS5? Did you use a very thin layer? Have you run throttlewatch yet? If those temps are actualy acurate you will be throttling, so running throttlewatch can at least help verify if those temps are acurate.

no.. I"m worried if I used too little, actually

 

[chicosy]

I'm actually having a similar problem.

Using a stock cooler, I have a Pentium D 830 on an Asus P5LD2 that's idling at 57 degrees celcius and running at load at 68-69 degrees. Haven't checked if it was thottling, maybe it is. At first I thought the thermal paste didn't do well because I kinda damaged it while installing the HSF, but when I used an old tube of AS3 I had lying around, I didn't get any difference. Still ran at the same temps.

Does a side vent help? The one that the new prescott cases have? The case I have is a Silverstone TJ-04 which has no such side ventilation.

Anyways, now thinking of replacing stock HSF. Any suggestions other than the jungle 512? I was thinking the Zalman CNPS-7700-Cu, what you guys think?

And before anyone asks why Intel, coz it was the cheaper option at the time. No way could I afford the AMD X2s back then.

 

[Markfw]

Guys, I don't want to be a troll, but every post here said that the 820,830,840 were flamethowers. Why did you buy them anyway ?

That aside, I think your only recourse is watercooling, sorry, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

 

[Duvie]

I wont even say anything about the obvious...Again this may be a bios reporting issue known to plague Asus mobos....Best thing you could do is run throttlewatch and make sur eth esystem is not throttling...

There is a reason went to the BTX styl;e....They knew they have heat issues and were yrying to resolve it by pulling ot away from the pSU and to get it more in the center of the board between the common front intake and rear exhaust....

Side vent may help but most INtel cpus HSF I think exhaust....and really crossventilation at this point will disrupt air flow....If the fan sucks air down and onto the heatdink then I like the idea of a side vent and/or a duct....

 

[Duvie]

Ofcourse all of you P-D boys need to get over and run the AutoGK test...You biys are either the only SOBs that bought the thing or nobody wants to report their scores....In that thread I have Dothans, X2s oc'd and not, single core A64's, and P4 w/ HT oc'd heavilly...I need to see where you fit in especially since you lack the HT...

If you dont have the movie suggest another one and I will see if I have it....We got to get some numbers from the phantom P-D users....PPL swear theyare selling them though that same thread at 3 major hardware sites and not 1 P-D user in 2-3 weeks...That is pretty sad...

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: chicosy
I'm actually having a similar problem.

Using a stock cooler, I have a Pentium D 830 on an Asus P5LD2 that's idling at 57 degrees celcius and running at load at 68-69 degrees. Haven't checked if it was thottling, maybe it is. At first I thought the thermal paste didn't do well because I kinda damaged it while installing the HSF, but when I used an old tube of AS3 I had lying around, I didn't get any difference. Still ran at the same temps.

Does a side vent help? The one that the new prescott cases have? The case I have is a Silverstone TJ-04 which has no such side ventilation.

Anyways, now thinking of replacing stock HSF. Any suggestions other than the jungle 512? I was thinking the Zalman CNPS-7700-Cu, what you guys think?

And before anyone asks why Intel, coz it was the cheaper option at the time. No way could I afford the AMD X2s back then.

Those temps are a little closer to what I expected. A side intake may help a little, but if you have good airflow from front to back, thats more important. What do you have agains the jungle512? I've found it to work realy well with my prescotts, my 3.4 runs cooler with a jungle512 and AS5 than it did with water cooling.(54c load compared to 57c with water). XP-90 would probably be a little better if it can fit, I think my xp-120 was too big, because I was getting load temps of 73c with the xp-120, it felt hot to the touch, and seemed to be seated correctly, but ram way too hot with it.

HardTech, if you could please run throttlewatch, that would be a big help, because it's quite possible for a motherboard to report temps wrong, and you would definatly be throttling if the temps are acurate.

 

[Dadofamunky]

Originally posted by: Duvie
Ofcourse all of you P-D boys need to get over and run the AutoGK test...You biys are either the only SOBs that bought the thing or nobody wants to report their scores....In that thread I have Dothans, X2s oc'd and not, single core A64's, and P4 w/ HT oc'd heavilly...I need to see where you fit in especially since you lack the HT...

If you dont have the movie suggest another one and I will see if I have it....We got to get some numbers from the phantom P-D users....PPL swear theyare selling them though that same thread at 3 major hardware sites and not 1 P-D user in 2-3 weeks...That is pretty sad...

I know, I'd sure like to see more of them, I'm curious about it. Apart from some uninformed spammers of this forum (who shall go nameless), I'd really like to see Intel users' reports on this. I'm not surprised two Prescott cores would run that hot....

I thnk using the stock cooler on those is not a good idea even at stock speed. I'd recommend at least high-end cooling like the ThermalRight XP-90 and a good 90mm fan, which should knock it down at least a few degrees Celsius...

 

[zahir5776]

Originally posted by: zahir5776
Hi All,

Pentium D 820 2.8 GHZ

I am back after installing new heatsink-fan. There is a significant change in tempratures and noise. I installed " Thermaltake silent 775 CL-P0092", It costed me CND$45. It is very quite.

Without overclocking at 48 Celcius.
Now I am running average load at 3.366 GHZ (20% overcloclocked) at 54 celcius.
With heavy load at 3.366 GHZ it remains under 60 celcius.

Overall now I am happy with the performance of Pentium D 820. Whoever want to buy Pentium D 820 for heavy work at some point will change the intel heatsink and fan. So it is wise to addup the cost of new heatsink fan with processor for better budgeting for new dual core intel PC's.

Thanks,
Ali

it is just for information.

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: zahir5776

Originally posted by: zahir5776
Hi All,

Pentium D 820 2.8 GHZ

I am back after installing new heatsink-fan. There is a significant change in tempratures and noise. I installed " Thermaltake silent 775 CL-P0092", It costed me CND$45. It is very quite.

Without overclocking at 48 Celcius.
Now I am running average load at 3.366 GHZ (20% overcloclocked) at 54 celcius.
With heavy load at 3.366 GHZ it remains under 60 celcius.

Overall now I am happy with the performance of Pentium D 820. Whoever want to buy Pentium D 820 for heavy work at some point will change the intel heatsink and fan. So it is wise to addup the cost of new heatsink fan with processor for better budgeting for new dual core intel PC's.

Thanks,
Ali

it is just for information.

whao those temps are crazy, i wish i could get those

 

[Cooler]

My P-D does run a little hot but yours would to if you OC on air. I have had no problems with the chip. I However cant recomend them over an X2 unless you are going to oc P-D the suckers like crazy they do have alot of head room.

 

[fatty4ksu]

I would like to see some pd benchies when OCed......

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: fatty4ksu
I would like to see some pd benchies when OCed......

Why ? The 3800+ can OC way past the 820 or 830 in performance. Trolling again ?