E6400 temps

Just got a E6400 from ebay, and popped it into my P5N32E-SLI mobo, and noticed my idle temps to be around 36*C. I originally thought my thermal grease (Arctic Silver 5) had been messed up while installing my Blue Orb, but I re-applied the compound and got the same result. My E6600 in the same case idle'd around 20*C. Anyone have any idea why I'm gettin high idle temps?

how u getting the temps???

bios and core temp....

Alright, first things first.

Why would you buy a slower CPU?

Secondly, (just a stab in the dark) because your new CPU is only 2.13GHz as opposed to the older 2.4GHz AND your L2 cache is only half the size of the E6600, perhaps its working harder to stay around the same speed... I dont really know but I thought I'd put my two cents in. Hope it helped

Seconded.

Idling at 20C is almost absurd for passive or air cooling. That's about at ambient temperatures, approximately 68F. Unless you're using chilled water, this will not happen. Sounds like a sensor error to me.

that could be....... if he didnt reset the bios on the board but the comp shouldnt have booted if that was the case.\


Here is a hint. Grab a cheap thermal probe from Radioshack and then measure the temps

e6600 was put into a better pc of mine, anyway.....bios was reset, and from what im reading in other forums, these temps are pretty normal, betting my temp sensor was wrong about the first cpu. sorry to waste time.

Don't be sorry ......It's never a waste of time if you learn the slightest little thing