AMD Phenom II x4 955 Temperatures

Neal-UK · 21 Apr 2011 at 02:37

I've just cleaned off some excess thermal compound which I should have done when replacing the stock cooler with the Artic Pro 7 Rev 2. My idle temperatures are now about 33-36ºC at this time and my room is quite warm due to the nice weather we are having.

I played some games a short while ago on max settings and the CPU went up to 66ºC at its highest, I was only playing for about 2 hours so perhaps it could have gone higher...?

What is a safe temperature for this CPU? I've heard anything above 62ºC and I should start to get concerned. Is that right?

I've ordered some new paste and compound remover from here which should arrive Saturday just so I can be sure i've done as much as I can.

My case has two 120mm fans on the side blowing air in, one 120mm on the back sucking air out and a turbine fan on the front sucking air in. The air coming out at the back feels quite cool. Case shown below.

eddiew · 21 Apr 2011 at 08:46

62 is indeed your safe top limit. Most overclockers probably panic about 55 :>

Do you overclock? If not, a lot of Phenoms ship with a higher default voltage than they actually need - indeed, mine runs over stock speeds on under stock volts! There's a good guide on shaving some degrees off by bringing the volts down over here: http://aspiregemstone.blogspot.com/2009/06/k10stat-amd-griffin-processor.html (I use the mentioned K10Stat utility mentioned myself, have done for a year, tis very good

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Neal-UK · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:27

Hi and thanks. No don't overclock and I just can't understand why it gets so high. A friend has the same spec as me (CPU cooler, chip, case) and his goes no where near this temp. Just not sure why its getting so hot so will see when new paste arrives.

maklabouhlel · 28 Apr 2011 at 21:00

I have the same cooler and cpu. At stock volts it never goes above 55 C with prime95.

Reaper 392 · 28 Apr 2011 at 21:17

Neal-UK said:
Hi and thanks. No don't overclock and I just can't understand why it gets so high. A friend has the same spec as me (CPU cooler, chip, case) and his goes no where near this temp. Just not sure why its getting so hot so will see when new paste arrives.

dont worry, i have the same cooler and it gets to 65C under prime and furmark. i would get a new cooler, because you dont want it to be at that temp for too long, but as a temporary cooler it should be fine

Dokinator · 28 Apr 2011 at 21:17

My AMD Phenom II x4 965 at the present time is running at 35°C with a titan fenrir evo cooler

Menthis · 28 Apr 2011 at 21:20

My 955 runs at about 45 idle and with prime95 running it runs about 55, and the max is 62 on these CPU's

Neal-UK · 28 Apr 2011 at 21:23

Thanks for the help everyone. I've actually reduced my voltages since the last post I made and cleaned off the CPU and Heat sink thermal paste and added the new stuff. The voltage was going up to 1.44v but I've set it to maximum of 1.35v or 1.34v, can't remember exact.

At idle it's 28 - 33ºC depending on the room temp and around 50 - 54ºC running some high end games on full graphics.

As long as it's not getting to the top end temps, I'm happy.

Thanks again.

maklabouhlel · 29 Apr 2011 at 09:31

Check this.

sardus · 23 May 2011 at 21:19

hi this is unbelieveble but my 955be went on 86c for a wile !!!!!using stok hs and thermaltake case 3 fans,running v 1.4,its possible or fake temp reading?
i did not overcloked but i tryed to touch the hs and was very hot to the point that i burn my self!and best of all still stable and working but the fans are screamming very loud!!!

sja360 · 23 May 2011 at 22:15

put your hand on the heatsink, if its really hot to touch then yea its likely to be reaching 84c. if its just warm then its likely to be a false reading. maybe check the heatsink or get it replaced with something else.

Theophany · 24 May 2011 at 03:27

My 965 runs stock volt and speed at 64 under maximum load with a CM V6GT cooler, though my tower is crammed into a place with poor airflow.

Really not bothered about the OMG62ISMAXLIMITTHENYOUDIELOL that people go on about, chip runs within manufacturer defined specifications for speed and temperature and a couple of degrees over during a heavy session certainly won't kill it. If it does, I shall point them to the stock cooler which was atrocious.

I'd say you're fine, don't worry about it too much.

Orcvader · 24 May 2011 at 11:17

sardus said:
hi this is unbelieveble but my 955be went on 86c for a wile !!!!!using stok hs and thermaltake case 3 fans,running v 1.4,its possible or fake temp reading?
i did not overcloked but i tryed to touch the hs and was very hot to the point that i burn my self!and best of all still stable and working but the fans are screamming very loud!!!

If you've not overclocked then you can try reduce the voltages, AMD tends to have a higher voltage for stability reasons but these chips can run on stock speeds on 1.35v. Maybe lower if you're lucky

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sardus · 24 May 2011 at 14:55

yes it was hot and i also cheked the hs was full of dust .now cleaned and no more higt temp and manage to undervoltage to 1.2 very stable now idle 38c-41c underload 49c-54.lol

RiskyRix · 25 May 2011 at 02:43

im running 955 BE @ 3.2ghz everything stock with a h50 getting 29c Idle 44c load after running prime for about 30 mins. Im guessing i can get even lower temps if i bring the volts down?

welshdragon · 25 May 2011 at 14:18

I'm running a 965 @3.6 with a slight multi boost and getting 28-30 idle using a thermolab baram. I've never seen it go beyond 55.

PhoenixUK · 25 May 2011 at 14:23

Dunno how people get so high temps, something is definitely wrong there, even the stock cooler shouldnt get it anywhere 55c, I'd say stock runs at around 50c full load, good high end cooler does around 40-45c load on stock speeds and 50c for overclocked to 3.6-3.8ghz.

RiskyRix · 25 May 2011 at 14:37

PhoenixUK said:
Dunno how people get so high temps, something is definitely wrong there, even the stock cooler shouldnt get it anywhere 55c, I'd say stock runs at around 50c full load, good high end cooler does around 40-45c load on stock speeds and 50c for overclocked to 3.6-3.8ghz.

with stock cooler I got 37c idle 66c load

sardus · 25 May 2011 at 14:46

PhoenixUK said:
Dunno how people get so high temps, something is definitely wrong there, even the stock cooler shouldnt get it anywhere 55c, I'd say stock runs at around 50c full load, good high end cooler does around 40-45c load on stock speeds and 50c for overclocked to 3.6-3.8ghz.

i think i need a new case maybe the airflow and a better cable management will improve a bit any advise for a good case?
:rolleyes:

PhoenixUK · 25 May 2011 at 23:26

Depends on your budget, good cases start from around 60quid. I'd recommend a full tower case if you can afford one and got enough space for it

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