Acer Aspire 8942G Core i7 Owners Lounge

[kizwan]

BTW, the max THRM temps (74) is when you running prime95, right? ES processor sometime have faulty sensor. If CPU core temperature look OK, I think you can safely ignore THRM temps.

[^nox]

Hey kizwan

Thanks for the info ! Yeah CPU temps seems ok , I fired up some crysis 2 to see what the GPU temp change is gonna be and my GPU temp also increAsed by about 5 - 6 degrees which makes sense as this CPU runs about 1ghz more than my old i3 330m.

The thermal sensor is the only one that is bugged or bit high . And yes the 74 is while under stress in prime95. I am using CPU ID monitor but I might try a different software tomorrow and bench it again

I'm glad those temps look safe !

[kizwan]

Remember, you're comparing i3-330M (dual core, no Turbo Boost & max TDP 35W) with i7-820QM (quad core, Turbo Boost & max TDP 45W). i7-820QM temps will a bit higher but good thermal compound such as Shin-Etsu can make it run cooler. This way we can enjoy our quad core processor.

74C during stress is normal, in fact I think it is low (mind you, I live in country with hotter climate - so 74C on stress will make me smile ). So, comparing Shin-Etsu with other thermal compound you have use before, what is your verdict?

[searcher?]

@^nox

Thank you for your great guide!

[^nox]

Remember, you're comparing i3-330M (dual core, no Turbo Boost & max TDP 35W) with i7-820QM (quad core, Turbo Boost & max TDP 45W). i7-820QM temps will a bit higher but good thermal compound such as Shin-Etsu can make it run cooler. This way we can enjoy our quad core processor.

74C during stress is normal, in fact I think it is low (mind you, I live in country with hotter climate - so 74C on stress will make me smile ). So, comparing Shin-Etsu with other thermal compound you have use before, what is your verdict?

You are definetelly right ! I can't wait to run few more benchmarks to see the full picture/profile . But man I'm surprised the CPU runs cooler idle than my old 330m ! As far as I can tell right now the compound is definetelly worith buying , I mean the temp increase was only minor considering I have 2 extra cores and about 1 ghz of extra speed ! Definetelly recommend and thanks for recommending it to me

Btw I peeked under the heatsink one last time to make sure it spread evenly and I saw that the compound spilled over the chip on the sides a bit do you think I applied too much of it or is that ok ?

Al the best

@searcher Im glad it helped now you gotta help me mod my fan speeds

[kizwan]

If it just spilled a little bit, I don't think you put too much though. I think that is OK.

[^nox]

Great ill keep testing and post more results tonight

[searcher?]

@searcher Im glad it helped now you gotta help me mod my fan speeds

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[^nox]

Thanks Searcher

This is a bit strange. When i monitor my tmeperatures through CPUID Hardware Monitor my temps are about 30 - 33 idle but usign RealTemp my temps are 40 - 44 idle ? Kizwa could you tell me what temps do you get with those 2 different software ... Im nto sure which one to trust now , ive always used cpuid hardware monitor now im not so sure... and 40 - 44 idle seems a bit high, perhaps i might need to put less thermal compound on it ...

[kizwan]

Please check TJMax in hwmonitorw.ini (C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor). i3-330m TJmax is 90C while i7-820QM TJmac is 100C. Make sure TJmax in hwmonitorw.ini is 100C. This means THRM temps when under stress test using prime95 is 74C + 10C = 84C. That still look alright though considering you're stressing the CPU. Also the Shin-Etsu X23 curing time is around 100 hours. You didn't get optimum result yet.