Noctua Nh-D15 & Prime95
Noctua Nh-D15 & Prime95
Hi,
I’m not very familiar with building computers or compatibility problems. My current setup was prebuilt and purchased in 2012. I only added a new graphics card recently, and the cooler is now installed.
I just put in a new fan, the Noctua NH-D15 from Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid Cooler, and started testing with Prime95 to check temperatures. However, after about 3 to 5 minutes of running Prime95, my PC crashed and displayed a blue screen saying something about needing a restart. The error message was: "Your pc ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you. Clock_watchdog_Timeout".
The first time it restarted itself, the second time it froze and showed the blue screen.
CPU idle temperature is around 40°C.
When Prime95 was active, the cores increased slowly, reaching about 60°C before the crash or freeze occurred.
Someone should know what might be causing this issue or how to fix it.
Here are my PC specifications:
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3930K, six-core, 3.20 GHz, 12MB, overclockable, Intel Smart CAS LGA 1200
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) PC12800 DDR3/1600MHz, quad channel
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Pro Intel X79 chipset, supports 3-way SLC/Crossfire, 4-channel DDR3 ATX, UEFI BIOS, BIOS update, USB 3.0, SATA-111 RAID, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16 and 2x Gen1 overclockable
Power Supply: 850 watts
Graphics: MSI NVidia HX194D PBP, GTX 980, GeForce
Tower Case: Standard build with 7.1 HD audio, GBLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-111 RAID, SSD caching
Anyone have ideas or solutions for this problem?
Your high-end air cooler performs well under normal conditions. Core temperatures remain stable. For optimal performance, follow the suggested temperature ranges: hot at 80°C during full load, warm at 75°C when lightly loaded, and cool to 25°C when idle. Temperatures up to 80°C are safe. Refer to the Intel Temperature Guide for more details.
Hi,
I installed the correct version of prime95 now and everything is working fine after a short test. It ran for about an hour with half the time going and no crashes. However, temperatures still feel high around 41°C during idle. I wonder if it could be reduced. When the blend was running this time, the CPU temperature peaked at 69°C, then dropped to around 64°C on most cores, usually at 100% CPU usage. I thought this cooler would perform better than before.
For thermal testing, use Prime95 version 26.6.
Small FFT's are a consistent 100% workload that maintains stable core temperatures. The default test, Blend, provides a fluctuating workload for assessing memory stability with variable core temperatures.
What is your ambient temperature?
Hi,
The Small FFT showed a peak of 71c during warming up, then dropped back as testing continued. The ambient temperature was 22.5c.
Your high-end air cooler performs well under normal conditions. Core temperatures remain stable. For optimal performance, follow the suggested temperature ranges: hot at 80°C during full load, warm at 75°C when lightly loaded, and cool to 25°C when idle. Temperatures up to 80°C are safe. Refer to the Intel Temperature Guide for more details.