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Thread ID: 86770	2008-01-28 07:46:00	Cooling for AMD Athlon64 x2 4800+	Geek4414 (12000)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
634727	2008-01-30 22:08:00	heat transfer compound.....artic silver :)	tweak'e (69)
634728	2008-02-04 00:28:00	Adding another chasis fan (total of 2) did not fix the problem, it only brought the temperature down by 1C to 2C. The problem is finally solved by replacing the thermal paste with a tube I picked up from DSE. I cleaned off the existing paste and applied the new stuff. The CPU is now running around 45C and only gone up to around 50C and max 51C playing a shockwave animation, plus a DVD video at the same time. I don't know why the original thermal paste supplied with the with standard stock HSF wasn't doing its job. Do they have a limited life span? Mind you, the computer is less than 10 months old, so one wouldn't think the thermal paste would perish in such short time?	Geek4414 (12000)
634729	2008-02-04 07:59:00	I would think the HS wasnt placed on the cpu correctly, the retail HSF on this pc has been in place for 3 yrs...turned on 24/7	SolMiester (139)
634730	2008-02-04 08:35:00	Adding another chasis fan (total of 2) did not fix the problem, it only brought the temperature down by 1C to 2C. did you ever record the case temps ?	tweak'e (69)
634731	2008-02-05 01:05:00	I don't know why the original thermal paste supplied with the with standard stock HSF wasn't doing its job. Do they have a limited life span? Mind you, the computer is less than 10 months old, so one wouldn't think the thermal paste would perish in such short time? I have had this a few times with AM2 HS. About 6 months, and the PC starts overheating etc etc. Can't figure it out. Clean it up and put some arctic silver on there, dropped the CPU temp by over 45`c. Must be some dodgy transfer paste or something, as I had it more than once, and I know I installed it right. :p	wratterus (105)
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