Something odd is going on here and I can't fathom it. I have switched out a Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO cooler for a Alpenföhn Matterhorn White on a 5820K... but my temps have shot up from low 30s to high 30s/low 40s! I have re-fitted it twice, cleaning and re-applying TIM (Arctic Cooling MX-4, same as I was using before also), but no change. What is going on here? Do I have faulty cooler? I did notice there was a scuff mark on the bottom, but over to one side and I can't see that would affect temps this much!
Edit: AIDA64 stress test has temps hitting around low 80s.
Do I perhaps need to wait a while for the TIM to cure and temps will settle down? Or is that a myth anyway?
Edit: AIDA64 stress test has temps hitting around low 80s.
Do I perhaps need to wait a while for the TIM to cure and temps will settle down? Or is that a myth anyway?
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