Those zalmans are not flat as i have had to lap several of them and u would be shocked to see how concaved they really are. If you can, lap it and use better tim like ocz freeze or mx-3. However need to know what your ambients are???
Q8200 Temp?
I've did a temp check on my Q8200 processor and found its at an average of 50 to 55 degree Celsius on idle
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which I think its too hot since I've seen people reporting their idle temp of 30-40 degree.
I'm using Lian Li LanCool K58W case with the default installed case fans (1 intake and 1 exhaust) and Zalman CNPS9500 as my processor HSF. I see no reason for the idle temp to be at 50 to 55 with the current setup I have.
BTW, I've just got the case and installed Zalman CNPS9500 (it was in my cupboard for a long time unused for 2+ years I think) as my HSF today. Maybe I should wait awhile before checking the temperature again?
Side note: I used the intel stock HSF in the past and the idle temp is also about 50 to 55 degree and I'm using RealTemp to monitor my temperature.
I'm using Lian Li LanCool K58W case with the default installed case fans (1 intake and 1 exhaust) and Zalman CNPS9500 as my processor HSF. I see no reason for the idle temp to be at 50 to 55 with the current setup I have.
BTW, I've just got the case and installed Zalman CNPS9500 (it was in my cupboard for a long time unused for 2+ years I think) as my HSF today. Maybe I should wait awhile before checking the temperature again?
Side note: I used the intel stock HSF in the past and the idle temp is also about 50 to 55 degree and I'm using RealTemp to monitor my temperature.
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Argg... Ok I did 3 rounds each grit of lapping on my processor and 1 round each grit on my heatsink with 220/400/600 grit (couldn't find 800 grit) and the results is still kinda same. About 53 degree at idle and up to 70 degree at full load (Did a stress test using prime95 for 30 mins).
I felt my heatsink and it felt cold to touch at idle. It doesn't seems right for heatsink to feel cold, doesn't it?
It doesn't seems to me that I did anything wrong, I did applied a pea-sized thermal paste at the center of the processor (I didn't spread it though, I just mount the HSF on top of it directly) and I did checked that the HSF is mounted correctly but I still don't get it why is the temperature so high.
BTW, I'm using CoolerMaster Thermal Fusion 400 as my thermal paste. Does it need time to cure?
Damn I'm so clueless and out of options. I was hoping I could have my first try on overclocking but not anymore with these temps
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I felt my heatsink and it felt cold to touch at idle. It doesn't seems right for heatsink to feel cold, doesn't it?
It doesn't seems to me that I did anything wrong, I did applied a pea-sized thermal paste at the center of the processor (I didn't spread it though, I just mount the HSF on top of it directly) and I did checked that the HSF is mounted correctly but I still don't get it why is the temperature so high.
BTW, I'm using CoolerMaster Thermal Fusion 400 as my thermal paste. Does it need time to cure?
Damn I'm so clueless and out of options. I was hoping I could have my first try on overclocking but not anymore with these temps
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I tried doing a few more rounds of lapping on my heatsink and processor and reseating my HSF. As expected, no different in the temps. I posted some pictures of how's the airflow like in my case, hope it can tells what's wrong with my setup or something.
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Hmm.. that's something I will check out for thermal paste but I heard thermal paste doesn't really affect the temps much, maybe only by 2-3 degree which doesn't explains why I'm having such high temps.
Originally Posted by ArchCorsair I would recommend you use IC7 Diamond for your thermal interface material, even if you choose to not lap your heatsink/cpu this will make a significant difference |
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When I switched from some cheap cooler master paste, to Arctic Cooling MX-2 paste, my temps dropped by almost 10C. However I did also play around with my wiring to try and improve case air flow too, and this may have had an affect.
Originally Posted by loftystew Hmm.. that's something I will check out for thermal paste but I heard thermal paste doesn't really affect the temps much, maybe only by 2-3 degree which doesn't explains why I'm having such high temps. |
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