Are the C2Q Q9550 experiencing temperature issues?

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11-25-2019, 07:32 PM

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For Christmas I acquired a q9550 and a snowman cooler (T4 non RGB). Some time ago I decided to install both. I updated Windows 7 Pro SP1 and installed all the necessary drivers, then proceeded with overclocking. I reduced the voltage by roughly five notches and configured the FSB at 353 MHz (353x8.5 equals 3.00 GHz). In Cinebench R11 the CPU reached temperatures above 100°C. After some adjustments, I lowered the FSB to 340 and set the voltage down to about three notches below one volt (around 0.9975). I’m still experiencing temperatures over 50°C at idle and am questioning whether I’m doing something incorrect, particularly given that TechYesCity posted a video about the same cooler where an R9 3900X was overclocked to 4 GHz with only 81°C. Specs: Ga-965p-ds3p 2.0, two 1 GB DDR2 sticks at 667 MHz, two 1 GB DDR2 sticks at 800 MHz, Snowman cooler T4 non RGB, Q9550, Deepcool Z5 (definitely sufficient to handle the entire heat spreader).

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bear7001
Senior Member

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11-27-2019, 12:06 PM

#2

The Q series have solder joints (any 775 is) meaning no thermal paste under the IHS. Either improper mounting force or faulty cooler. Which voltages are applied? For the CPU?

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Clareesuh
Member

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12-15-2019, 05:51 PM

#3

I mentioned setting the main voltage just below 1 volt (0.9975). I also noted that the cooler would handle an overclocked r9 3900x easily. Getting started was difficult, so I think the issue wasn't mounting pressure.

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DominoCraft_
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12-15-2019, 07:40 PM

#4

Sorry, focus narrowed.
Have you noticed the thermal paste? If you've taken out the cooler completely. (to guarantee even distribution)
Verify the voltages in the software (such as hwinfo) just to confirm it's being used.

Madthunder2t3

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