pdc76

i have an fx-60 and a zalman cnps5000 cooler. i put artic silver on when installed it, let it run for a few hours, and shut my system down overnight. i haven't overclocked for about 2 weeks so it could cure.

so i'm reading a post and decided it was time. i raised the multiplier to 13.5 and got the stock 2.6ghz up to 2.97ghz. i thought it was running a little on the warm side at stock settings: 48c idle. since the oc, it's idling at 58c. is that too hot? i'm afraid to put a load on it.

i used a proper amount of as5, properly seated the hsf, and i even got the fan cranked up all the way (2550rpm). is this a normal temp, or should i back off alittle? you'd think the cooler would do a better job even at stock speeds.

ps: the side is off my case and my mobo temp is 29c.

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pdc76

my board temp is 29c. i am using asus probe and speedfan side by side. bios also shows the same temps. does anyone know what the normal temp range for an fx60 is supposed to be?

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Motoxrdude

YES. That is too hot. Put it down to stock, once you pass 50C I would consider it overheating.

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pdc76

yeah, it's running in normal mode. that's how i was able to change the multiplier. any other setting, and you don't get that option because it does it automatically. i guess i'll drop it back down. maybe i'll reseat it tomorrow and see what happens. then, i'll have to wait for curing again, ugh. getting closer to liquid cooling. i wanna get a better card first though, lol. thanks guys.

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pdc76

just a thought, i had cool n quiet disabled so it was running full speed all the time. could that have accounted for some of the high temps? anyway i put it back to stock and enabled the cool n quiet, and it's at 34c right now. it just sucks that i bought an fx60 and run it at stock speeds.

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Motoxrdude

Why did you buy a FX-60 when a C2d 6300 could out do it for a fraction of the cost?

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pdc76

oh this again. my system is a socket 939. moving to another socket would mean a new mobo.

i currently run 2gigs of corsair ddr. i'd have to get ddr2 right?

also, i have an x800 xt pe card that is of the agp variety, so i'd have to replace that as well.

then i'd have to do a fresh windows install. then install drivers for everything. too much hassel.

i got a good deal on the fx-60 so i bought it, dropped it in, and never looked back.

plus i really don't like intel.

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pdc76

i don't think 58c is gonna hurt it. but that was at idle and i didn't want to put a load on it that way. i had my old fx-57 higher than that for almost two years without a problem.

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fade2green514

yea, reapply the heatsink. if the temps arent below 40C idle to start (yes before what you call its "cure" phase, since that'll drop temps minimally over time) basically read these instructions
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appi..._dual_wcap.pdf

basically you're looking at purifying the surface with rubbing alcohol (the higher the % the better) and spreading the thermal compound out with a credit card (which you also ought to clean with rubbing alcohol) and then put the heatsink on. if the heatsink LOSES contact with the cpu, then you did it wrong and new air was introduced to the thermal compound surface, and you need to reapply it.

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dont worry... its not that high indeed.. Im running an 4800+ X2 atm, wich is basicly the same chip as the FX-60,.. Im running it overclocked to 2.7GHz atm, and i want to push it a bit further.. anyhow, i upped the Vcore to 1.62V atm ( so it doesnt run unstable for sure) and its ideling at 35*C atm (on a Zalman 9500 cooler) and my motherboard is at 37*C.. lol, i never noticed my CPU was cooler than the motherboard ^_^.

I dont know the Zalman 5000, but nevertheless, i think the temps are a bit high indeed you could try the Zalman ZM-STG1 paste, wich is absolutely great (way easyer to apply than AS5 and better too ) but then... those temps are not really worrying me yet

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