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[avngl]

Hey guys.

Below is my rig:

i5 2500k
Asus p8z68-v
4 GB Kingston Value Ram DDR3 1333Mhz x2
4 GB Kingston Server Value Ram ECC DDR3 1333Mhz x2 (Salvaged from my server)
Leadtek Winfast Nvidia GTX580
Coolermaster Silencio 550 Casing
Coolermaster Hyper 212+ Cooler
Artic F12 PWM fan (4 units)

Pictures of my Rig:


The Full view of the fans 2x Artic F12 PWM (Push / Pull Config @ Hypermaster 212+):



Front Fan (Push / Blow):



Rear Fan (Pull / Suck):



*The thermal compound used on the processor is Arctic mx-4*

The I5 2500K is clocked at 4.5GHz

Below are the specs:

1. AI Overclock Tuner: Manual
2. Turbo Ratio: By Per Core....
3. 1-Core Ratio Limit: 45
2-Core Ratio Limit: 45
3-Core Ratio Limit: 45
4-Core Ratio Limit: 45
4. Internal PLL overvoltage: Auto
5. Load-Line CalibrationL: Auto
6. VRM Fixed Frequency Mode: 350
7. Phase Control: Extreme
8. Duty control: Extreme
9. CPU Voltage: 1.195V
Offset Mode:
Offset Mode Sign: +
CPU Offset Voltage: 0.030



Real Temp temperature after 30 minutes of Prime95:



**Ambient Temperature in my room : 30°C**


Basically, after fitting in the heatsink (Hyper212 +), I screwed it as tight as I possibly could. However, given some force, i could still turn the heatsink around. Not much but I am afraid that it might cause the temperature to rise. For some of you guys who are using the hyper212+ cooler, is this the same with your setup or is your cooler fixed to its position that you cannot move it even by applying any pressure/force? Are my temperatures normal?

Edited by avngl, 12 October 2011 - 04:50 AM.

[Stonerboy779]

How much tim did you apply?

Also be careful how much pressure you use, make sure you have the backplate installed.

On and good god why is it 30C? :lol

Otherwise looking pretty good you should try some cable management tho haha

[Black64]

I don't see anything wrong. But you should lower your Ambient Temperature. That may be an issue.

[avngl]

How much tim did you apply?

Also be careful how much pressure you use, make sure you have the backplate installed.

On and good god why is it 30C? :lol

Otherwise looking pretty good you should try some cable management tho haha

The amount of TIM that I applied is probably equivalent to the size of a pea, maybe slightly larger.

Backplate is installed

Well, I am living in Malaysia, a tropical country so its quite warm here. This temperature is recorded at around 8PM. It gets warmer in the morning / afternoon, up to 32 - 33°C.

I'll work on my cable managing skills.

Tried it before, it seemed okay, then I had to replace a few components as i was pre-ordering parts and it became haywire. Will try soon if everything is confirmed to be okay so that i don't have to mess with the components again.

[El_Capitan]

It seems about right. Those are some great voltages for that overclock.

[Hyper]

The amount of TIM that I applied is probably equivalent to the size of a pea, maybe slightly larger.

Backplate is installed

Well, I am living in Malaysia, a tropical country so its quite warm here. This temperature is recorded at around 8PM. It gets warmer in the morning / afternoon, up to 32 - 33°C.

I'll work on my cable managing skills.

Tried it before, it seemed okay, then I had to replace a few components as i was pre-ordering parts and it became haywire. Will try soon if everything is confirmed to be okay so that i don't have to mess with the components again.

Thats quite a bit of TIM.. I usually use about the size of a grain of rice (or less depending on the size of your rice )

[avngl]

It seems about right. Those are some great voltages for that overclock.

Thank you. Its quite a relief to read your post.

I guess my proc is from the "good batch" ?

Thats quite a bit of TIM.. I usually use about the size of a grain of rice (or less depending on the size of your rice )

I see. I did read that too much of TIM could cause an increase in temps as well. Should i reapply the TIM?

[Kwok]

take some masking tape and place it about 1/8th of an inch in, around the edges of the top your chip. Then apply a rice sized squirt of your Arctic grease in the middle. Take a credit card and spread the Arctic to the edges of the tape. You should end up with a perfect thickness application. Now just remove the tape pieces and "voila" you have a very pro looking and performing application of TIM. Set your cooler carefully, trying not to smear the application too much. You really cant do much better than this.

[ccokeman]

Looks about right for the hardware you have.

[avngl]

Followed Kwok's advice.

Looks like i applied a wee bit too much of TIM the last time. The whole core was covered with TIM and some were out of it!

Cleaned the whole thing and applied as recommended (size of a grain of rice) and the temperature seems to be lower (by 2 - 4 Degree Celsius).

This is of course in the middle of the night, where the ambient temperature is about 26 - 28 Degree Celsius.

Will test tomorrow to check its consistency.

[potatochobit]

are you using two 4-pin power adapters on the GTX580?
I would not be comfortable with that but it's not necessarily bad
you can try and hide some cables in an empty DVD drive bay

[My_Inner_Fred]

Haha you have the same ambient temp as my room. Thats why my OC's are always so hot.....