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Emuloverz

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I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz which run using a heatsink that came with it. normally idle about 36-37c, and load at 47-48c. well i thought that this is hot, so i brought a ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler, but when i installed the temperature doesnt seem to be lowered, it like remain the same or maybe hotter. anyone have any idea to make it better.

One thing thought, when i installed the new heatskin, i didnt not remove the old thermal compound on the cpu. is this the problem?

Plz help is needed.
 
First of all removing the old paste with denatured or rubbing alcohol would have been the first thing to have done. The second is that any fresh application of a paste or compound has a certain amount of break in time to go through before the full amount of heat conduction from cpu to hsf begins.

With Artic Silver 5 and many pastes you run the system for about 3-4hrs after first applying a fresh application and then shut everything down for several hours to see the initial warmup start the bonding process of the paste itself. For the next 3 days or so only light activity is advised.

Since you neglected to clean the surfaces first to see the old paste/compound cleaned off you may have to clean everything off now and try a fresh application. Just remember to follow the break in period instruction seen with the paste you are using.
 
Yes. That's most likely the problem. Thermal compound is there to fill microscopic gaps between the cpu and the heatsink. How do you expect it to fill new gaps when it's old and dried up?

Go buy some Arctic Silver, put a short, thin line on the cpu (instructions on arctic silver website are very good, they tell you how to orient the line over both your cores), and then put your heatsink back on. That should clear it right up.
 
ok i did wat you guys say, i clean out the old paste, and applied a new one, then disable smart fan and the temperature goes 33-35c.

But the wierd thing about my cpu and heatskin is that the temperature jump. it goes like 35c, then when i open mozila firefox, it jump to 42c in like a sec and then back to 34c. this happen with my old heatsink too. any idea?
 
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But the wierd thing about my cpu and heatskin is that the temperature jump. it goes like 35c, then when i open mozila firefox, it jump to 42c in like a sec and then back to 34c. this happen with my old heatsink too. any idea?
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Perfectly normal. Your CPU has something called Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST). Basically, it slows down the CPU when full speed is not needed, such as when your system is at Idle. Then, when 'full CPU power' is needed (gaming, multi-tasking, opening programs, etc.), it raises the CPU back to it's full speed. The benefits are a cooler CPU and less power usage.

Also, your temps will come down over the next few days as the thermal paste cures and becomes more effective. Shutting your system down at night to let the pate go through hot/cold variations will speed up the process.
 
imsati said:
Perfectly normal. Your CPU has something called Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST). Basically, it slows down the CPU when full speed is not needed, such as when your system is at Idle. Then, when 'full CPU power' is needed (gaming, multi-tasking, opening programs, etc.), it raises the CPU back to it's full speed. The benefits are a cooler CPU and less power usage.

Also, your temps will come down over the next few days as the thermal paste cures and becomes more effective. Shutting your system down at night to let the pate go through hot/cold variations will speed up the process.
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Wowo thank bro for helping.
 
kchinger said:
Yes. That's most likely the problem. Thermal compound is there to fill microscopic gaps between the cpu and the heatsink. How do you expect it to fill new gaps when it's old and dried up?

Go buy some Arctic Silver, put a short, thin line on the cpu (instructions on arctic silver website are very good, they tell you how to orient the line over both your cores), and then put your heatsink back on. That should clear it right up.
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Here's an example of how it should look unless following one ocing articles on stirring it a bit when first squeezing Artic Silver 5 out of the tube to see the thin line of silver particles mixed in with the bonding paste better for speeding up the heat conduction time.

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Emuloverz said:
ok i did wat you guys say, i clean out the old paste, and applied a new one, then disable smart fan and the temperature goes 33-35c.

But the wierd thing about my cpu and heatskin is that the temperature jump. it goes like 35c, then when i open mozila firefox, it jump to 42c in like a sec and then back to 34c. this happen with my old heatsink too. any idea?
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When first applying any paste or compound the most commonly heard advice is to simply let the system run for about 3-4yrs. to allow the cpu/hsf to warm for a period and then shut the system down overnight. For the next few days don't plan on loading up the cpu with intense gaming or larger programs that demand cpu time.

For most pastes and compound the full breakin and bonding process takes about two weeks. For the full 200hrs. recommended by Artic Silver that easily comes to about that average depending on how long you run the system daily if not left running 24/7.
 
You certainly don't use much as well as not over stirring it since it seems to bunch up a little. That's apparently why one article pointed to some degree of stirring it while the small amount out of the tube to see the particle spread more evenly.
 
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When first applying any paste or compound the most commonly heard advice is to simply let the system run for about 3-4yrs
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Whoops :P 3-4 yrs is a loooonnnngggg time ;)
 
Excuse the typo for not having more then what? 3-4hrs downtime after an active 48hrs.! there. snoorree ssssss snorrrree wheeeze ut heh whaa...t . :P

It does take a little time to see 3 copies of Windows(2 Vista, 1 XP) and files transferred back and forth between drives! Try about 3-4hrs just to see a partition moved :eek: from one end to the other on a drive. slow ketchup 4 sure! :P

But the usual for most pastes is about 3-4 hours (get it right?) of warmup time and then shutting everything down for several hours to see the initial bonding as well as thermal conduction start to take place.
 
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