k, i was ----ing around the other day and i noticed my heatsink was a little loose in the top left corner. so i took it off, found the problem.... then i threw it in the Ice Tray in the freezer... probably something i shouldnt have done. My Temps have gone up now... to about 84 -> 88 C (restarts at around 90 C). I have already ordered a tube of AS5 Thermal Paste. I'm just curious, would the freezing part of the Heatsink have done more then just (possibly) ruining the thermal paste seal? EDIT. FIXED. CLOSE.
IT shouldn't have. Personally, I would have never stuck my heatsink in the freezer, but that's just me. You made the right move by getting yourself some paste. If the heatsink was still hot when you threw it in the ice tray, then there is a possibility that you might have to purchase another one. When things get heated up, the molceules are moving aorund a lot faster, and when you shock it like that, you run a chane of screwing up the crystalline structure of the metal, thus rendering the heatsink useless...
damn, john... try getting a zalman or something. If you're using the stock hs , it may not be enough...
For one, that is a stock hs. So, ofcourse it isn't the best. Though, Intel makes good heatsinks (for me so far atleast). I have NEVER gotten a temperature like you have. So, after you get the AS5 then just apply is with like a .001 inch layer and do your thing. Yes, more than likely it wasn't a good idea to put the hs in the freezer and I am not quite sure what you were trying to accomplish but, I hardly think you messed up the structure of the metal. A freezer is cold but it wouldn't change the temperature fast enough to ---- anything over like that. HS are made to take a bit. Just don't try something like sticking HS's in the freezer anymore. LMAO
80! damn... that's hot... i don't know what to say but lets just hope it was just the HSF being loose... for the record... 80 is the point where ---- starts to die... I feal scared when i saw mine hit 50 when I was messing around and stability testing... but 80... dude... something's not right... you sure it's not a sensor air?
Is that celcius? You were right to put the hs in the freezer as it helps to remove the old thermal paste without the need for 99% isophyl.
Wow, mine rarely goes over 40 under load. You really need to get a fan instead of a heatsink. It running at 85 Degrees will really shorten the lifespan of the chip. I reccomend a zalman fan, either 92mm or 120mm will be excellent and allow for some overclocking.
read the image, eh? Fan1: 2596 RPM... obviously a CPU fan. a fan instead of a heatsink? cooling a cpu with just a fan and no heatsink would have it overheat and shutdown before windows even loads. i bet a bunch of something that you have an AMD.... obviously gonna have a big temp difference.
Just get the cooler that Devastation said to get (1st one) or these others are good as well ... Zalman CNPS9500: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835118223 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835186134 ThermalTake Big Typhoon: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835106061
