Phenom II 940 temps help

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I'm using core temp, everest, hwmonitor, asus pc probe

Also do you have any diea what temps people mention when they say idle temps, are they talking about the core temp, or the cpu temp in software?

My core temps idle at 37 degrees according to core temp etc.

And everything is at stock

I know that the 550 used less power than the 940 so i wasn't expecting similar temps, but I've been googling and people are saying they get low 30s some even under 30 with stock heatsink

Either the sensor is messed up as you said, my cooler is crap, or people are lying about idle temps at stock with the stock cooler.

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30

I've literally re-seated heta sink about ten times, cleaning both heatsink and cpu each time and re applying arctic silver 5.

I even tried a different method of applying arctic silver each time.

Out of interest what vcore is your cpu at?

As maybe my mobo is putting too much vcore for stiock settings.

Also what software are you using to get your 30 degree temp.

I just don't get how the stock cooler could give better performance than my cooler

Thanks

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Thanks for the reply

Are you at stock 3ghz with stock cooler?

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Thanks for the info.

You make a good point about ambient temps etc, as I could have the exact same setup as someone and still have different temps, as there are so many variables.

I guess my concern was that I gogoled and many said they would get about 30 on stock cooling, With me getting way above that with an aftermarket cooler, I immediately thought somethign was up.

Another thing I did find today after apply arctic silver in different ways was the small dot in the centre worked better than spreading a very thin layer all over.

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That's what my first reaction was, are these people suign cool and quiet, as 30 at idle would explain.

I mgiht try and enable cool n quiet and see what my temps are at idle.

I had it disabled as I had my 550 overclocked on same mobo, and will be overclocking the 940 too.

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No, I am at 3.6 Ghz with 1.45V, with a xiggy cooler.

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Thanks.

And is your 42 degree idle temp the core temp or cpu temp, what software are you getting the reading from.

Sorry for all the questions

I just enabled cool n quiet in the bios, my idle temp drops to 30.

So even if those who get 30 with stock cooler have cool n quiet enabled they are getting the same temps as me

This is fruistrating because I'm getting paranoid that something is wrong somewhere.

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Yeah I forgot to mention that is with cool and quit enabled, and I'm using AMD overdrive to mesure the temp. The processor is at stock settings. It also depends on the case with my antec 300 illusion I was getting 33c but with my HAF922 I get 26-30c.

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That's true. If I enabled some type of CnQ with my P180, I would manage 29C. With my Sniper, which is a ton better at airflow, I'm sure I'd hit somewhere around 25C idle.

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Damn, so 29C would be with stock cooler with cool n quiet.

How are you applying arctic silver or whatever paste/compound you use?

edit: just realised sniper is a pc case, what cooler would you use the xigamatek in the sniper case, or was that stock cooler in sniper case?

Thanks

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I use OCZ Freeze. I just apply a dab and press down, and slightly turn it back and forth to get it to spread somewhat naturally, but manually a bit before I mount it. I had the Xiggy in both the P180 and the Sniper.

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I used the dab method, but didn't twist the heatsink (eve though it says to in the heatsink instructions )

I might clean heatsink and cpu and re apply compound.

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Never hurts to redo it . Right now with my AC off and it's about 24C in the room, I'm at 37C with CSS, WMC and iTunes running.