AMD Phenom II 940 temp t

newjacksm · 05-12-2009, 05:42 AM

I just installed it and turned on my computer I am running Vista 64 at full power in power options. The temp on this thing is 46c at idle. I am starting to question if I have the fans put on right. Are the side fans suppose to be sucking the air out or blowing in? same thing with the 120mm fan?

2048Megabytes · 05-12-2009, 10:46 PM

Did you use the stock thermal paste (the stuff that comes with an original equipment manufacturer already glued on the heat sink)?

newjacksm · 05-13-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 2048Megabytes

Did you use the stock thermal paste (the stuff that comes with an original equipment manufacturer already glued on the heat sink)?

No I used Artic Silver the yummy stuff

2048Megabytes · 05-13-2009, 01:52 AM

It takes the thermal paste time (I think a week to two weeks) to cure and seal the processor to the heat sink so it transfers heat properly.

You don't want the processor heatsink fan and case fans to be pushing air against each other. I have my rear case fan blowing air in to my case. It depends where your heatsink fan is blowing to where you would put the side case fans as you want to aid the processor heatsink fan airflow.

newjacksm · 05-13-2009, 02:41 AM

Ah ok thanks, when I have my window open the temp drops down to 40c sometimes 39c

newjacksm · 05-13-2009, 09:07 PM

Alright so I learned that I applied the thermal paste wrong and I put it on Both heatsink and CPU. I cleaned off the heat sink and Cpu and re applied it to the CPU and now I am getting 48-49C at idle! What the SHIT!

I did it properly with 91% alcohol and ear swabs/ cloth

CardboardSword · 05-17-2009, 05:53 PM

Just how much thermal paste did you use? It tends to be very deceptive in how much you really need, many users recommend a pea-sized glob, but I've heard less than that even. If you applied more than this, try less, with too much, it just insulates the processor, which is obviously not good.

StrangleHold · 05-17-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by newjacksm

Alright so I learned that I applied the thermal paste wrong and I put it on Both heatsink and CPU. I cleaned off the heat sink and Cpu and re applied it to the CPU and now I am getting 48-49C at idle! What the SHIT!

I did it properly with 91% alcohol and ear swabs/ cloth

The paste is just for filling in the imperfections between the CPU shield and heatsink,(not as a layer between them) sounds like your using to much. Just put the amount of a small grain of rice in the middle. Spread it out thin and even over the CPU shield, then install the heatsink.

05-12-2009, 05:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
newjacksm Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 68	AMD Phenom II 940 temp t I just installed it and turned on my computer I am running Vista 64 at full power in power options. The temp on this thing is 46c at idle. I am starting to question if I have the fans put on right. Are the side fans suppose to be sucking the air out or blowing in? same thing with the 120mm fan?

05-12-2009, 10:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 3,027	Did you use the stock thermal paste (the stuff that comes with an original equipment manufacturer already glued on the heat sink)? __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows XP Favorite Video Game: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 1 Modified Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom II 940 Quad-Core Black Edition

05-13-2009, 01:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 3,027	It takes the thermal paste time (I think a week to two weeks) to cure and seal the processor to the heat sink so it transfers heat properly. You don't want the processor heatsink fan and case fans to be pushing air against each other. I have my rear case fan blowing air in to my case. It depends where your heatsink fan is blowing to where you would put the side case fans as you want to aid the processor heatsink fan airflow. __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows XP Favorite Video Game: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 1 Modified Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom II 940 Quad-Core Black Edition Last edited by 2048Megabytes; 05-13-2009 at 01:55 AM.

05-13-2009, 02:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
newjacksm Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 68	Ah ok thanks, when I have my window open the temp drops down to 40c sometimes 39c __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE A-DATA 4GB DDR2 800 ASUS M3N78-EM SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2400PRO 320GB HDD 200GB HDD 150GB HDD

05-13-2009, 09:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
newjacksm Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 68	Alright so I learned that I applied the thermal paste wrong and I put it on Both heatsink and CPU. I cleaned off the heat sink and Cpu and re applied it to the CPU and now I am getting 48-49C at idle! What the SHIT! I did it properly with 91% alcohol and ear swabs/ cloth __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE A-DATA 4GB DDR2 800 ASUS M3N78-EM SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2400PRO 320GB HDD 200GB HDD 150GB HDD

05-17-2009, 05:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
CardboardSword Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 357	Just how much thermal paste did you use? It tends to be very deceptive in how much you really need, many users recommend a pea-sized glob, but I've heard less than that even. If you applied more than this, try less, with too much, it just insulates the processor, which is obviously not good. __________________ CPU- AMD AM3 Athlon II x2 245 @ 3.6 ghz RAM- 4Gb G. Skill 1333Mhz DDR3 GPU- HIS 4850 Ice Q4 PSU- 550w Antec Basiq Case- Cooler Master Elite 310 Mobo- GIGABYTE AM3 MA785GT-UD3H

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