Why are my temps so high?! E2180 + Zalman 9700 (Even Lapped!!)

kevlee89 · 02-15-2008, 06:20 AM

Alright so I've been having some trouble with temperatures with my CPU. I have an E2180 at stock, and my idle temperatures are about 38 degrees on PCWizard (core temps that is) and my load temps hover little over 50 degrees.

I'm using a Zalman 9700 and MX-2 Paste. I've tried ALL manner of things to try and lower then temperatures. I have re-seated the HSF about 5 times, tried all sorts of different applications of TP, and today I even lapped both the HSF and CPU. The lapping took maybe 2 degrees off my load temperatures, but at the same time I think with my coolers and at stock speed, it really should NOT be this high with a C2D. Maybe a bad egg?

One thing though. When I seat my Zalman, and screw the screws REAL hard..I can still move the HSF a little. It seems its not completely in place. Is anyone else's Zalman like that? I mean it wont move front to back, but side to side I can twist it a little.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Btw my case is a CM Centurion 5 (1 intake and exhaust fan 80 / 120 mm)

ThatGuy16 · 02-15-2008, 07:13 AM

Just about all heatsinks will "twist" after they have been "locked" in..

i just finished re applying the thermal paste on mine

heres how it should look

in your case, its very possible they the bios is just reporting the temps wrong

kevlee89 · 02-15-2008, 07:19 AM

okay, so the twisting thing isn't just me, got that out of the way. I actually tried pressing down the HSF and monitored PCWizard for a couple minutes. lol

yea I put just a teeny bit less than the amount of TP you used in that pic..I have no idea..I guess the BIOS might be reading temps wrong. The actual HSF itself is always very cool when I touch it.

Gah, whatever, I need to get it over it and get on with my life, haha

ThatGuy16 · 02-15-2008, 07:30 AM

We all worry!! why do you think i just finished re applying 1 week old thermal paste!?

Sounds like you have it on perfect, i wouldn't worry about it. If it was me...

kevlee89 · 02-15-2008, 07:39 AM

lol yeah

dude, you know what's weird though is..

I just OC'ed it from stock 2.0ghz to 3.0 ghz, and PCWizard and other monitoring programs are still reporting like the same temperatures at idle. I still have to Orthos and Prime, but is that normal? Doesn't sound right to me!

kevlee89 · 02-15-2008, 07:46 AM

Also just realized it's reporting the Vcore wrong

ThatGuy16 · 02-15-2008, 07:49 AM

Yeah, sounds like its just reporting the temps wrong.

Still not as bad as these E8400's reporting the wrong temps

02-15-2008, 06:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
kevlee89 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 152	Why are my temps so high?! E2180 + Zalman 9700 (Even Lapped!!) Alright so I've been having some trouble with temperatures with my CPU. I have an E2180 at stock, and my idle temperatures are about 38 degrees on PCWizard (core temps that is) and my load temps hover little over 50 degrees. I'm using a Zalman 9700 and MX-2 Paste. I've tried ALL manner of things to try and lower then temperatures. I have re-seated the HSF about 5 times, tried all sorts of different applications of TP, and today I even lapped both the HSF and CPU. The lapping took maybe 2 degrees off my load temperatures, but at the same time I think with my coolers and at stock speed, it really should NOT be this high with a C2D. Maybe a bad egg? One thing though. When I seat my Zalman, and screw the screws REAL hard..I can still move the HSF a little. It seems its not completely in place. Is anyone else's Zalman like that? I mean it wont move front to back, but side to side I can twist it a little. Any suggestions? EDIT: Btw my case is a CM Centurion 5 (1 intake and exhaust fan 80 / 120 mm) __________________ C2D E2180 @ 3.0ghz Zalman CNPS9700 Crucial Ballistix 4GB Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Galaxy 8800GT OCZ GameXStream 700w Western Digital 250GB CM Centurion 5 Last edited by kevlee89; 02-15-2008 at 06:22 AM.

02-15-2008, 07:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,478	Just about all heatsinks will "twist" after they have been "locked" in.. i just finished re applying the thermal paste on mine heres how it should look in your case, its very possible they the bios is just reporting the temps wrong __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

02-15-2008, 07:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
kevlee89 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 152	okay, so the twisting thing isn't just me, got that out of the way. I actually tried pressing down the HSF and monitored PCWizard for a couple minutes. lol yea I put just a teeny bit less than the amount of TP you used in that pic..I have no idea..I guess the BIOS might be reading temps wrong. The actual HSF itself is always very cool when I touch it. Gah, whatever, I need to get it over it and get on with my life, haha __________________ C2D E2180 @ 3.0ghz Zalman CNPS9700 Crucial Ballistix 4GB Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Galaxy 8800GT OCZ GameXStream 700w Western Digital 250GB CM Centurion 5

02-15-2008, 07:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,478	We all worry!! why do you think i just finished re applying 1 week old thermal paste!? Sounds like you have it on perfect, i wouldn't worry about it. If it was me... __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

02-15-2008, 07:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
kevlee89 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 152	lol yeah dude, you know what's weird though is.. I just OC'ed it from stock 2.0ghz to 3.0 ghz, and PCWizard and other monitoring programs are still reporting like the same temperatures at idle. I still have to Orthos and Prime, but is that normal? Doesn't sound right to me! __________________ C2D E2180 @ 3.0ghz Zalman CNPS9700 Crucial Ballistix 4GB Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Galaxy 8800GT OCZ GameXStream 700w Western Digital 250GB CM Centurion 5

02-15-2008, 07:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
kevlee89 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 152	Also just realized it's reporting the Vcore wrong __________________ C2D E2180 @ 3.0ghz Zalman CNPS9700 Crucial Ballistix 4GB Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Galaxy 8800GT OCZ GameXStream 700w Western Digital 250GB CM Centurion 5

02-15-2008, 07:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,478	Yeah, sounds like its just reporting the temps wrong. Still not as bad as these E8400's reporting the wrong temps __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

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