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vanmol

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Just noticed that my AMD Phenom2 x4 965 CPU while converting video with AVS the cpu temp is 67C )151) while the core 1 thru 4 is 59C (138). I have 3 case fans running and all is clean. Never pay much attention so I don't know how long this has been going on. System is only about 1 year old and temps were good about 3 months ago. Any thoughts on the cause?
 
Have you recently cleaned your system, as in inside of it? If not, you probably have a lot of dust build up constricting airflow.

Are you using the stock cooler? If so, a reapplication of thermal paste and a good clean out of the heatsink would probably drop those temperatures by a good few degrees straight away
 
That sounds pretty average for a heavy conversion load. If you're concerned, I'd recommend getting a good aftermarket cooler.
 
The new cooler was my first thought also but was hoping for some miracle cure that costs less with absolutely no tinkering. Thanks guys. Frank
 
vanmol said:
The new cooler was my first thought also but was hoping for some miracle cure that costs less with absolutely no tinkering. Thanks guys. Frank
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A cheap fix is to use Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste if you didn't originally. The stock paste that come son heatsinks isn't that great.
 
vanmol said:
The new cooler was my first thought also but was hoping for some miracle cure that costs less with absolutely no tinkering. Thanks guys. Frank
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Clean out your computer and reapply thermal paste...

All it takes is removing the heatsink from your CPU, Start out by vacuuming between the fins of the heatsink. Then, run the heatsink under some running water, and either leave to dry or use a hairdrier. I recommend the latter as it will blow off any excess dust as it dries it.

Then, using a soft cloth, preferably a lint free cloth (coffee filters or an e-cloth work best, but toilet/kitchen tissue will work too) wipe off any excess thermal grease from the bottom of the heatsink and from the plate of your heatsink. If you have an rubbing alcohol (90%+ isopropyl), put some on your cloth and work it off with that, then wipe clean, it will remove the residue much better and evaporate almost instantly. DO NOT, at any point touch the top of the CPU or the bottom of your heatsink, your body's natural grease on your hands will get into the gaps, which sound ridiculous, but it will contaminate the thermal grease, making it perform worse.

Clean out the rest of your system. If you don't want to take it all apart, just get the worse off that you can. Compressed air works best, however a vacuum cleaner will also work. Be warned though that a vacuum cleaner can cause static build up which, if it discharges through one of your components, can fry it, leaving it permanently damaged.

Once clean, reapply your thermal paste. Cheap stuff does work ok, however as was mentioned previously, AS5 would be a good, fairly cheap option and give great results. You want a very small blob in the middle, then just put the heatsink on top, it will work its way into all the gaps. Give it a few heat/cool cycles, which should take a few days, and the temperatures will be lower than when you first applied the paste. Check the temperatures then with a clean(er) heatsink and internal system and with better thermal paste
 
Along with Mr. Pro Aastii said, another thing that you could do, even though it may not help alot, is to make sure your fans are configured properly. (IE. not all fans are blowing in or out)
 
I think I will take Mr. Aastii"s advice. I don't think that it is a fan problem as they are all running as before and the PC interior is dust free. Thanks for all the good suggestions. Frank
 
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