Hotter than I thought

Keluchi · 01-27-2005, 10:35 AM

Hello.

I recently go some new bits which included a 64 3200 winchester skt939 cpu and a Asus Star Ice Fan which according to my mag is one of the best in the business.

I used arctic silver stuff and I got a standing temp in the BIOS at startup of 52 degrees on the lowest fan setting.

I was under the impression that it would be cooler and therefore letting me overclock.

Is this normal?

aj2003 · 01-27-2005, 11:00 AM

ive seen this cooler before, it isnt the best for that cpu but its not the worst either so u should have lower temps than that tbh how much artic silver did u put on because too much can have a worse effect than cheapy stuff. make sure it is seated on the heat spreader aswel.

Keluchi · 01-27-2005, 11:22 AM

I put a little on the metal back cpu and the heatsink botton, rubbed it in to fill all the pores and removed the excess.

I then covered the whole heatsink in a thin layer of the stuf and screwed on the heatsink, givin it a wiggle.

Is this correct?

xteam02001 · 01-28-2005, 08:02 PM

you usually are only supposed to put it on the heatsink bottom

Nubius · 01-28-2005, 09:26 PM

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you usually are only supposed to put it on the heatsink bottom

That's not true. Go to www.articsilver.com they have instructions there for proper goopage

01-27-2005, 10:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Keluchi Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12	Hotter than I thought Hello. I recently go some new bits which included a 64 3200 winchester skt939 cpu and a Asus Star Ice Fan which according to my mag is one of the best in the business. I used arctic silver stuff and I got a standing temp in the BIOS at startup of 52 degrees on the lowest fan setting. I was under the impression that it would be cooler and therefore letting me overclock. Is this normal?

01-27-2005, 11:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
aj2003 Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,083	ive seen this cooler before, it isnt the best for that cpu but its not the worst either so u should have lower temps than that tbh how much artic silver did u put on because too much can have a worse effect than cheapy stuff. make sure it is seated on the heat spreader aswel. __________________ AMD x2 5000+ black edition at 3.3GHZ zalman cnps 9700-NT MSI K9N diamond 3072mb: OCZ ddr800 gold MSI 7800GTX for 20" viewsonic MSI 7300LE for 42" lg plasma Sunbeam Transformer Case - Blue Antec NeoPower 480W ATX2.0 PSU WD raptor x2 in raid0

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01-27-2005, 11:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Keluchi Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12	I put a little on the metal back cpu and the heatsink botton, rubbed it in to fill all the pores and removed the excess. I then covered the whole heatsink in a thin layer of the stuf and screwed on the heatsink, givin it a wiggle. Is this correct?