High Temps

liquidshadow · 04-21-2006, 08:44 PM

I have an Opteron 165 and its idle at 35C and load 50C with a Zalman CNPS9500LED and Arctic Silver 5. I don't know why it goes so high. I've cleaned the processor and heatsink with alchohol and reapplied AC5 3 times. I followed exactly what it said to do on the site and I seem to have high temps still. Is this normal?

wasisnt · 04-22-2006, 12:02 AM

Even though the fan is spinning it may not be spinning at full RPM. I dont know what the max temp is supposed to be for an Opeteron.

liquidshadow · 04-22-2006, 06:41 PM

Thanks for the response.
Now I get around 37 idle and 50 load when overclocked to 2.4ghz on stock volts. I heard the Zalman I have should be more than enough to cool it better. Should I try reapplying AC5 except this time, spreading it all over the surface?

**magicman** · 04-23-2006, 01:26 PM

I have a similar setup to you, with the CNPS9500LED, Arctic Silver 5 and an Opteron 144 overclocked to 2.42Ghz. My load temperature is 51 degrees, so I shouldn't worry too much.

Spreading AS5 over the surface before applying the cooler will make little difference, and may increase the chances of air pockets. The best way to apply is as Arctic Silver recommends, putting a dollop in the center and letting pressure spread it for you.

My load temp is with the fan speed on minimum, so wasisnt may be onto something there as well.

04-21-2006, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
liquidshadow Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,030	High Temps I have an Opteron 165 and its idle at 35C and load 50C with a Zalman CNPS9500LED and Arctic Silver 5. I don't know why it goes so high. I've cleaned the processor and heatsink with alchohol and reapplied AC5 3 times. I followed exactly what it said to do on the site and I seem to have high temps still. Is this normal? __________________ Intel Q6600 \| D-Tek Fuzion Block Asus P5K Deluxe \| Swiftech MCR320 Rad G-Skill 4GB \| Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Res WD Raptor 150 \| EK FC8800 GTX Block Seagate 320GB \| 3 * Yate Loon DM12SL Samsung S182 \| Swiftech MCP655 Pump Coolmax 700W Antec P180b BUY MY STuff: http://www.computerforum.com/80556-comp.html

04-22-2006, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
wasisnt Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 121	Even though the fan is spinning it may not be spinning at full RPM. I dont know what the max temp is supposed to be for an Opeteron. __________________ PC Help and Tips

04-22-2006, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
liquidshadow Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,030	Thanks for the response. Now I get around 37 idle and 50 load when overclocked to 2.4ghz on stock volts. I heard the Zalman I have should be more than enough to cool it better. Should I try reapplying AC5 except this time, spreading it all over the surface? __________________ Intel Q6600 \| D-Tek Fuzion Block Asus P5K Deluxe \| Swiftech MCR320 Rad G-Skill 4GB \| Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Res WD Raptor 150 \| EK FC8800 GTX Block Seagate 320GB \| 3 * Yate Loon DM12SL Samsung S182 \| Swiftech MCP655 Pump Coolmax 700W Antec P180b BUY MY STuff: http://www.computerforum.com/80556-comp.html

04-23-2006, 01:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	I have a similar setup to you, with the CNPS9500LED, Arctic Silver 5 and an Opteron 144 overclocked to 2.42Ghz. My load temperature is 51 degrees, so I shouldn't worry too much. Spreading AS5 over the surface before applying the cooler will make little difference, and may increase the chances of air pockets. The best way to apply is as Arctic Silver recommends, putting a dollop in the center and letting pressure spread it for you. My load temp is with the fan speed on minimum, so wasisnt may be onto something there as well. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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