EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540

Re:EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (hellfest416)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:20:45 GMT

ipwnnoobsirl

That sounds normal for a GTX 460, and well within rage. My 460's in SLI will get to between 60-70 in BF3.

Your temps also sound normal for a stock CPU cooler.

Your remedies are to increase airflow in your case, decrease the temperature in the room you are in, and to get a different CPU cooler. But since everything is in range, those remedies are completely up to you. If you want it colder, there is work to be done!

sorry for my late reply, thank you very much!

Re:EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (ipwnnoobsirl)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:07:02 GMT

That sounds normal for a GTX 460, and well within rage. My 460's in SLI will get to between 60-70 in BF3.

Your temps also sound normal for a stock CPU cooler.

Your remedies are to increase airflow in your case, decrease the temperature in the room you are in, and to get a different CPU cooler. But since everything is in range, those remedies are completely up to you. If you want it colder, there is work to be done!

Re:EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (hellfest416)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:35 GMT

Hello again everyone,
I replaced recently my old motherboard with a new EVGA P55 LE, so far my current setup is:
Intel Core i3 540 with stock HSF
EVGA P55 LE
EVGA GTX 460 FTW
2x 4gb G Skill DDR3 1333 RAM CL9D 1.5v
Cooler Master Silent Pro m600
2x Seagate 500gb HDD

However, I noticed that my cpu and gpu temperature went up after we replaced the old mobo with P55 LE. Currently, my gpu is running at 33 C to 36 C on idle or simple browsing, but went up to 44 C to 52 C when playing games (BF3, Super Street Fighter, etc.). Same with my cpu, which runs at 32 C to 36 C when idle, then go up to 44 C to 54 C when playing these games. I'm still using the stock HSF from my Core i3 540, and Aerocool Strike X casing with stock fans. Should i be alarmed with this? My current room temperature is around 25 C to 28 C. Any remedies?

Thank you very much,

Dan

Re:EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (Sleepee)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:53:56 GMT

No problem!

Re:EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (hellfest416)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:53:54 GMT

Sleepee

It will work, yes. The i3-540 has 1156 pins, and will fit right into the 1156 socket on the P55 LE or the P55 Micro. Sites tend to leave it off because the i3 really finds its home on an H55 board, where the CPU's onboard video card can be utilized. However, since you will be using a dedicated video card (your GTX 460), that will not be a problem to you.

Again, the i3-540 will work with any P55 board.

Thank you very much for the infos. Cheers!

Dan

Re:EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (Sleepee)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:24:31 GMT

It will work, yes. The i3-540 has 1156 pins, and will fit right into the 1156 socket on the P55 LE or the P55 Micro. Sites tend to leave it off because the i3 really finds its home on an H55 board, where the CPU's onboard video card can be utilized. However, since you will be using a dedicated video card (your GTX 460), that will not be a problem to you.

Again, the i3-540 will work with any P55 board.

EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro (sli) compatibility with Intel i3 540 (hellfest416)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:56:08 GMT

Hello everyone,
I was kinda new in building a PC, I'm seeking help/advice regarding the compatibility of EVGA P55 LE and EVGA P55 Micro with an Intel i3 540. Will it work? I read few sites earlier and it says that it will work with i3 540, however some PC enthusiast here in my country saying that these boards only supports i5 and i7 processors. It confuses me, considering i am a newbie. My current set up: Intel i3 540, 1156 Asus P7H55-M LE, 8gb G. Skill CL9D 1.5v ddr3 1333, EVGA gtx460 FTW, a couple of 500gb Seagate disk and cooler master silent pro m600. Thank you very much.

Dan