insan3 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 i recently build my computer and i had the heatsink that came with my phenom IIx4 955 and it was running 39C to 50C, so decided to upgrade my heatsink with a CM V8. I am still running at the same numbers even though i have the fan at 2000rpm. i made sure the was a decent amount of thermal compound. So my question is, is it possible that some cpu's run hotter than others ? (OC to 3.4 and 1.4 Volts) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearlyEpic Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) Hm, that's weird... Give the arctic silver 5 a week or two to cure. Then if they still don't change, come back. Other than that i have no idea really. What are the temperatures at stock? (frequency, not heatsink) (also you're definetly gonna want to upgrade those gfx my friend, i'm in the progress of getting the money for my upgrade ) Edited October 8, 2009 by NearlyEpic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) By decent amount of compound do you mean you loaded it? You need a very very very thin layer of compound, almost so thin it's transparent. The purpose of the compound is to fill in the microscopic groves left on the heatsink and cpu from machining. Make sure that's all you used and make sure the heatsink is placed on the CPU correctly and has a good amount of tension to keep a strong bond between heatsink and heat spreader. If you are only hitting 50C under load at those settings that isn't too bad tho. 50C is within safe limits for the processor (max is 62C). But if you are not getting substantially lower temps since installing the new heatsink vs the stock then there is something wrong with the mounting of the heatsink. Edited October 8, 2009 by XxHellxRaizerxX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodlyManDude540 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) Try reseating your Heatsink and more thermal compound isnt always better I always use about half a pea or less just in the center andthat has always worked for me. Edited October 8, 2009 by GodlyManDude540 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
insan3 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 i have no idea how to find out the frequency... i am noob , the amount i put was about half of pea size , i removed my heatsink several times to make sure there was to much compound and it was sitting properly, and for my gfxcard i am waiting for the GTX 300 series to come out to upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghawg71 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Use a razor blade to spread the thermal paste on the processor. That will be just about right and as even as it will ever get unless you lap the processor and heat sink. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I highley doubt it's a TIM issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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