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lostsoul62

lostsoul62

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My CPU is an Intel E6550 Quad 2.3 Gig and over 4 years old. I tighten the CPU because it went to 90C and was shutting down and after I tighten down the heat sink it went to 80C and stay but now it's back up to 86C and it shut down once. So I'm going to the store tomorrow and buy some stuff and re-paste the heat sink but I thought I would also buy a liquid cooler. Now if my CPU craps out on me after all that I'm thinking of buying an AMD FX 8350 and overclock it a little and put the liquid cooler on it so it will have a use in case I have to build a new computer. I like to hear what other people think of my ideas, so please let me know, Thanks.
PS: I'm thinking of the Antec Liquid CPU Kuhler 920 for a hundred bucks, why take chances.
 
Well if you get the new CPU then you'll need a new motherboard. You can't use an intel socket with an AMD CPU. Secondly some new paste might just do the trick as the old stuff may be getting old and losing it's ability to conduct heat. Also water cooling is in my opinion to much of hassle. Just get a good air cooler like a 212 or a TX3 if you want something a bit smaller.
 
Yes, I think I'll re do with thermal paste and maybe a good air cooler because a liquid cooler does sound like a pain.
 
lostsoul62 said:
Yes, I think I'll re do with thermal paste and maybe a good air cooler because a liquid cooler does sound like a pain.
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Sounds good. Make sure you research on how to remove the thermal paste. If you're getting new stuff. Arctic Silver 5 is a good choice if they have it available. If you get a new cooler though it frequently comes with new paste as well.
 
It sounds to me like all you need to do is actually probably just clean out any dust in your system. I doubt there is a need for a new cooler once you've re-applied thermal paste and cleaned out the dust.

E6550 is not a quad-core btw, it's a dual-core.
 
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