Post Ivy Bridge Temperatures

It is strange that my 3610QM runs hotter than my older Core 2 Duo. With a few tabs open in Chrome I get from high 40Cs to low 50Cs, while my Core 2 Duo was between 39C and 50C at all times idle and doing normal tasks.

I repasted with Gelid GC Extreme and there wasn't a big change, not even a few degrees. Please reassure me these temps are normal, post temps!

 

nothing wrong with those temps, what u get when gaming? my core 2 duo (t9300) is also around 50 degrees

 

I haven't been able to record my CPU and GPU temps, mainly because MSI Afterburner doesn't show the temperature for some reason, and I don't know what to use for CPU temp monitoring. I will try HWmonitor right now with GTA IV and Tribes Ascend. BTW, the low 50s is at idle too (nothing open). Power saver when unplugged brings me down to high 40s.

I am just worried because I have seen users posting low to mid 40s for their ivy bridge mobile CPU.

 

A far faster CPU with lower power consumption (even though it includes the north bridge that the core 2 does not) just in a tiny package meaning power per mm^2 is higher.

 

My max temperature in GTA IV was 74C, average seems around 70. Good or bad?

I'd also like to point out some thing funny; CPU usage never went over 70%, and I discovered earlier that GTA IV uses the GPU on an average of 75% usage. My frame rates range from 30FPS to 60FPS. Definitely a bug regarding CPU and GPU here.

 

those are good temperatures. there is some issue with the 7970 utilization in game, but hopefuly it will be fixed soon. CPU doesnt need to be used that often, so there is no bug there, its the GPU enduro problem

 

Just a quick update, test with Prime95 torture test (100% usage plus some RAM testing, automatic Sager fan settings):

Max temperature was 83C, and I got to a point where I would see cycling from 83 back to 82 to 81, back up to 83 and so on. All 4 cores stayed within 3 degrees of each other when the processor was maxed out in Prime95, and no single core went over 83C.

Idling in Balanced Power Mode (both Windows and in Sager Control Panel) my package CPU temperature ranges from 48-49, with two cores staying similar to each other around 48 and the two others hovering from 40C-44C. When Sager is set to Performance while Windows still on Balanced, temps increase by a couple degrees interestingly.

 

your core 2 duo and 3610qm running on the same machine and with exactly the same cooling facilities? otherwise hard to compare

 

3610QM is about 53-57 when browsing the web and all, quite warm but all normal, you simply cannot compare this with an old core2dup cpu imo. My i5 430m was also way cooler but had a TDP of 35W and this 3610QM has a TDP of 45w, thats already 25% orso more heat. Whwn gaming the cpu goes to 85 max while the gpu only gets 65 . So i really hope there will be some voltage/overclock unlocked bios mod or whatever soon Today im getting my ic diamond tim will see if that helps a few degrees. But those temps of 40-5- when idle i didnt see here,sometimes for a few secs its 47 perhaps but mostly is over 50

 

yep, I dont think fans really start working before it hits 60 or 70c, so idle temps will usually be the same for most laptops (mine sits at around 50ish). Having said that when I had a 3610qm in my p150em my max temp was 68c after 5 mins of prime - this was with the back of the laptop raised for better airflow, with ambient temp a bit bellow 20c.

Also Core2Duo is only a dual core CPU, so it would definitely run cooler at idle.

Did you screw the heatsink screws back in the numbered order?

 

5 minutes of prime means nothing. Test it for 1 hour to see temps. Also throttling should be checked combined with Furmark.

Ivy runs hotter than Sandy. It could very well be on par with older CPUs.

I'm not sure if this is a design fail or some stupid measure Intel took to keep Ivy on a leash.

 

Double post...

 

Have you ever seen a notebook CPU?



If you could point out the IHS in that picture I would appreciate it because I am having trouble finding one

 

ArcticJoe, I am not sure exactly how I screwed the heatsink back on the CPU, but it shouldn't matter. The compound is all going to get spread no matter the order. Even with my laptop up off the desk, it shoots past 70C very quickly in the Prime95 torture test. I am not sure how your temperature is so much lower than mine at 5 minutes.

 

With the room temperature around 25 C (77 F), my CPU is around low to mid 40s when it idles, but it can sometimes go to mid to high 40s with the stock thermal paste. Just out of curiosity, is there anything I can do to make the temperature drops lower?

 

like I said, idle temps do not matter at all. temps under 70c have very little effect on chip's longevity.

 

c_man,

What Meaker is sarcastically trying to say is that the intel mobile IVB CPUs have no integrated heat spreader (IHS), and w/ out a heat spreader, there's no switch from solder to TIM that would cause this problem.

You can see the difference a little more clearly here - http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...evo-p270wm-owners-lounge-177.html#post8745644 and here http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...evo-p270wm-owners-lounge-178.html#post8746508

 

My overclocked CPU (3720QM@38,38,39,40 XTU multipliers) and GPU (1025/1550, stock voltage) Vantage (P24077 points) max temps:

CPU cores 79,78,81,80 C
GPU 80 C
Room temp ~26 C

Oh.. and both foil modded.

Edit
Bios Clevo 06, EC Clevo 06
Stock vga driver 8.951.6.0 + 12.7 beta display driver only.
I have not had any under-utilization issues. Played Alan Wake (GPU 94-98%) maxxed out, Witcher 2 (GPU 95-99%) maxxed out except uber sampling. Checked by Afterburner 2.2.1.
One weird problem is that 3dMark11 crashes every time under 4th, 5th or 6th test portion. I can´t remember what the error message was, and of course stock clocked.
After all I´m very happy with my purchase.. Thanks Mysn.. Thanks Clevo..!!!

 

I missed that

 

There's no IHS on the mobile version of Ivy bridge CPU, the die area is exposed.