CPU temperature high?

brunoxyz said:
I found this guy with a similar problem,,

http://www.devhardware.com/forums/i...um-d-840-3-2-ghz-running-hot-help-103710.html


i also found this

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Print.aspx?ArticleId=14832 (stock cooler though)



I think I will reinstall the heatsink with the zalman paste ,, but later on.. I think It is not burning or anything..


thanks all for the help, it was really helpful. << LOL.. look what I wrote..
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You still should look into upgrading your cooling; My personal max for 8xx series processors is 70C, and while yours isn't much more, it still is high.
 
dude.. my actual heatsink was like 40 bucks.. :( but well yes,, I will have to buy a better one,, later on.. I have spent a lot lately.
 
WTF?! The one he has is fine..... He just needs to figure out why he's getting high temps..... He doesn't need to go out and buy another cooler, esp. if the one he has now is $40..... We should move off of getting another heatsink and back to why he's getting high temps.....

Try and get a better thermal paste and see if you're getting the same results and then post back......

Edit: Regardless, if he figures out why he's getting high temps, it's better to be using a better thermal paste now than to find out while using the crappy white stuff, then have to reapply and remount with a better paste......
 
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brunoxyz said:
I think I'll keep my heatsink and will buy the zalman ZM-STG1 paste.. in amazon probably.. any better ideas?


look at this,, it seems that AS5 and the ZM-STG1 paste are not that different..

http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/zalmanthermalgrease/index3.php
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Hmmm.., on the AS5 and ZM-STGI deal. I have three boxes actively folding. My ambient temperature fluctuates between 20c and 21c. (indoor/outdoor thermometer) I have a AMD64 3000+, folding 24/7 @ 31c, I have a Pentium D 805 OCed to 3.32 GHz and a AMD64 X2 4200+ folding @ 35c. I moved the 4200+ and it's Folding 24/7 (both cores, 100% cpu), its reading 33c now. It's using AS5 and I haven't tried the ZM-STGI compound yet. The PD 805 idles @ 30c and loads @ 38c to 40c. (both cores running Prime95) On all three of them I used AS5 and their method for applying it. When I got (like a lot of people) the PD 805 I got a Tt Big Typhoon HSF, ZM-STGI thermal compound, modified my case. (two (2) 80mm in front, 80mm in side, 80mm on top, and a 120 mm in the back. And went to OCing. The cpu will see 3.4 GHz with no vcore adjustment, but it's more stable @ 3.32 MHz. IMO. (@ 3.40 GHz, after 1 hr the ORTHOS program complains, not Prime95 though) On the AMD's I also use the Core Temp program ( when the Core Duo's come down in $ I'll get one, maybe a E4300 ). I have noticed maybe a 1c difference using the ZM-STGI compound over AS5. (since then I have used AS5, I ran out of the Zallman's and had to order it online.) As far as I'm concerned the Zallmans is way overpriced for no more than you get. (a brush, big deal, I've never had any problem with AS5 and their simple application instructions) If you apply the AS5 exactly like they say you won't have any problems with cpu temperatures if you have good case airflow, a good HSF on your cpu, the lowest vcore you can get stable with and your ambient temperatures aren't like in the Sahara desert. (with no AC)
Oh yeah, I use the ZM-STGI on all my northbridge HS's (because like it said on a previous post it's watery and besides I hate to waste $14 bucks) :rolleyes: , whether passive or with a fan and on all my GPU HS's, whether a fan or not. All the heat sinks I have are lapped and even the PD 805 cpu heat spreader was lapped. (it really works) :cool:
PS: The temperatures were taken with MBM, SpeedFan, PC Wizard, Everest Home Edition, SiSoft Sandra and the mobo BIOS. The AMD temps were also read with the Core Temp program. All the temperatures were the same except the BIOS may have been 1c or 2c hotter. Next week I'm taking the PD 805 apart and having a machine shop drill a hole in my BT HSF, I have a couple of hardware temp monitors.

Edit: My AMD X2 4200+ went from 35c to 36c while I was writing this post. Man, that was close, no sweat though, my ambient temp went up a C. (the P4 is a skt 478 with a after market HSF and it always runs cool) :D

Edit: I read on the "net" that the most important cpu temp was load. :confused:
 
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bumblebee_tuna said:
WTF?! The one he has is fine..... He just needs to figure out why he's getting high temps..... He doesn't need to go out and buy another cooler, esp. if the one he has now is $40..... We should move off of getting another heatsink and back to why he's getting high temps.....

Try and get a better thermal paste and see if you're getting the same results and then post back......

Edit: Regardless, if he figures out why he's getting high temps, it's better to be using a better thermal paste now than to find out while using the crappy white stuff, then have to reapply and remount with a better paste......
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Right on, I don't think he needs another cooler as much as he needs to check his HS installation (like thermal compound amount, fan working, etc), he needs to check his case airflow (wires bundled and out of the way, enough and clean fans, etc), check mobo BIOS or CPUZ for vcore amount (lowest setting for stability), ambient room temperature or thermometer at the HSF intake. Probably one of the best cooling ideas is a high quality thermal compound, I have used several and came to the conclusion AS5 was the best. You can search the Internet for a zillion ways to keep you're machine running cooler. (lapping HS, lapping cpu heat spreader, removal of two or three blank off plates, adding a "blow hole fan, bigger volume fans, etc)
Oh yeah, I've done most of these things and the proof in in the post above this post. :D
Edit: The machine I'm typing this on is reading 27c (it was 35c folding on both cores). These temp readings are from MBM and SpeedFan only.(AMD64 X2 4200+ HSF lapped ,two 80 mm front, one 120 mm back, no "blow hole" yet) :cool:
 
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well,, I used OCZ Ultra 5+ Silver Thermal Compound, It was the best Tigerdirect had so I bought it,, I cleaned the CPU and cooler with Isopropylic?. alcohol 91% purity and, , now it doesnt beep when I'm playing world of warcraft,, and it did it before. the idle temp went down like 2*C .. and I hope it will drop a little more in two weeks or so, , at least that is what it says in the instructions.,,

so,, it is still hot, but better.

oh, and very important, it doesn't hit the 70's anymore wher rendering in 3dsmax+Vray (which takes the CPU to the limit),, it stays in 68*C or so,, which is still below the hight temp threshold.
 
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