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Hi, I havent posted here a long while but I needed some computer help so I decided to turn here
I just recently built my first computer from scratch and am having some problems keeping it cool.
My setup is an Athlon 1.4 ghz not overclocked with a generic heatsink/fan on an Asus A7A266 with 512 mb ddr. I just put in another case fan which is helping my circulation but my CPU temp is around 64 C under normal operation and around 70 C in games. My heatsink is hot to the touch so I know it is taking some of the heat. Should I buy a better heatsink? Oh and this may sound pretty stupid but I never built my own computer before so here it is: Does the shipped oem proccesser have a plastic protector over the core or is it just blue? Thanks for helping me out guys.
you have some kind of thermal paste on that? The heat sink fan is running? You might carefully remove the heatsink assembly and look at the imprint of the core, from the thermal paste, on the underside of the heatsink. Should be nice and square. If not, you aren't getting it on correctly. And what NF said, get a good aftermarket setup, will help a LOT!
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I would say you need some more cooling on it and i'm willing to bet by those temps your using a thermal pad that was on the heatsink instead of some kind of compound. I'd recommend about any copper heatsink for that chip and some Artic Silver 2. That should drop your temps back down to the safe zone...
That's a very high temp - dangerously high. Transistor junctions are permanently damaged at around 80 C.
It really sounds to me like the heatsink is no making flush contact with the surface of the CPU.
MAKE SURE to use some heatsink compound! In a pinch, run down to Radio Shack and get some, but if you plan on overclocking you should get some of the really good thermal paste.
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You do need an aftermarket heatsink and fan combo. IF the heatsink is truely hot to the touch then I doubt you have a thermal transfer problem since the heat is obviously being transfered. You can only cool the unit down to the ambient air temperature in your case. Make sure there is nothing impeading the air flow around the Cpu and into and out of the case. Draw cool air in the bottom of the case and hot air out of the top of the case both areas require an additional case fan. Any metal around the fan mounts that interfers with the airflow from the fan should be cut away. You can tell how badly it is interfereing by powering up the fan and feeling the airflow that comes out then move the fan into position in the case. Does the airflow decrease significantly? If it does you need to modify the case.
Replace the heatsink with a good unit and a decent fan. You shouldn't need a jet turbine unless you are into some heavy overclocking. A fan that moves about 18CFM- 24CFM should be good for you. Use good thermal compound. Clean up the wiring in the case and add case fans. Check your core voltage and make sure it isn't set too high.
Wow, haven't seen you in a while Saturn... nice to see ya.
I'd recommend getting a new HS fan if you're just using some cheap generic one. These birds run real hot and need good cooling. One of the best out there now is the SK-6. You can find it at a lot of online vendors that carry cooling solutions. One of my favorites is http://www.kdcomputers.com (put pcabusers in the comment section if ordering from here ). For best performance get a Delta 38cfm with it. But beware, the delta fan is extremely loud. If you don't want to deal with the noise you can get a quieter fan that pushes 23-26cfm that would do just fine at 1.4ghz. And as everyone else has suggested make sure to use some kind of heatsink compound. The best out there at the moment is arctic silver II.
Your temps are pretty high. I am running a tbird 1.4 at 1.6@2.05v. I use a Globalwin CAK38(all copper with delta 38cfm fan) and my chip runs around 50C under full load. This is in an Antec SX830 case.
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what the others have said - i was running a 1.2 @ 1.33 @ 1.8v using amd retail heatsink and getting 42 idle 50 load - i replaced with a bigger taisol and get 50 C at 1.4 but i'm using crummy paste - i suspect it will go back down when i found that arctic silver that's under my worktable somewhere
also, until you improve cooling, make sure that your voltage is default - some mobos add some , and you can adjust it back down - you don't want to fry that bird!
I just bought a Dragon Orb 3 and it barely fit onto my motherboard. And when I turned it on I noticed that it is LOUD! All the shop had was the 7000 rpm ones. So I think I will return it and get something a little quieter. The damn thing took a chip off of my core too it fit so tight. It isnt causing any problems though.
I still llurk around. Sure don't have to time to post like I used to. I am still trying to complete my house it is mostly all inside finish work now, which is the most time consuming. I still do a lot of upgrading and some modifying of chips, some fixing of cpus but not like I was before. I may start writting articles again in the near future. Waiting for the 1.5GHz mp's to get a dual k7 board. Should go well with the ultra 160 10krpm scsi raid setup.
Thats koo... I'm glad things are going decent for ya. hope to see more of you around.
Macssuck.... I would get a non-conductive shim for that bird to protect against tight clips chipping or breaking the core. You can pick one up at http://www.millisec.com along with a HSF setup and some arctic silver. Just a thought.
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Thanks Kakarot, I think I will pick up the shim, arctic silver, and the Vantec CCK-6035D. Does anyone have this heatsink and know if it is really loud?
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