AMD Phenom II X4 BE 955 running too hot

Blurgh · 25 Jun 2009 at 16:01

Hi

I've got a problem with the temperature of my AMD Phenom II X4 BE 955. It seems to be running too hot. It's overclocked from 3.2ghz to 3.8ghz (by ocuk).

When idle it constantly varies between 44-49 degrees and when under full load from playing games such as arma 2 it goes as high as the mid-late 60's !

I have changed cases (had a case with 1 fan, now have a case with 3) and improved cable management but it has made no difference whatsoever.

I have a Titan Fenrir cooler and im using MX-2 Thermal Paste.

Im also a little confused as to how much paste i should be putting on and also how i should apply it. I hear so many conflicting ways on how much i should put on and how i should do it. I asked a member of the ocuk staff about the temperatures and he said

"those temperatures are fine and what we expect to see in some circumstances

i would personally reseat the titan fenrir using a lot of thermal paste as it needs a good helping to cover the contact plate"

now this goes against everything iv read on forums. according to most websites the thermal limit for this cpu is only 62 degrees and im going over that regularly so surely the temps aren't fine ? Also people always say to put on a minimal amount of paste, but this guy is saying use a lot.

I also phoned up AMD and the woman i spoke to said that the limit was 71 degrees and that my temps were ok although maybe a little too high. Then i have countless people on forums telling me that the temperature of the CPU is too high and the limit is actually 62.

I honestly don't know who to believe... im so confused :confused:

Im terrified im going to melt the cpu or something bad like that.

Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated

Nelly · 25 Jun 2009 at 17:53

Nearly everywhere I have read states 62° Celsius as the maximum temp for the CPU.

Thats what I have gone by anyway when I originally checked upon purchase of the CPU.

lukext · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:04

try reseating your cooler. As its a direct contact heatpipe arrangement, there are gaps created by this in the contact area between the CPU and the heatsink. into these gaps you need to work the MX2 so as no air gaps exist. then follow the usual method for tim application. there are other methods, if you look around on the internet you will be able to find guides with photos.

You can also stick another fan on the rear of your fenrir and create a push pull arrangement.

What case do you have?

siumatfung · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:07

its the weather tbh u may want to right down all the bios settings, and underclock it

or you could invest in some extreme cooling

Nelly · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:08

I've always used a bank card & spread wafer thin across the cpu, then attach the heatsink, done this method since Athlon cpu's, never had any problems, used this method with Intel cpu's also again no problem.

Blurgh · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:22

lukext said:
try reseating your cooler. As its a direct contact heatpipe arrangement, there are gaps created by this in the contact area between the CPU and the heatsink. into these gaps you need to work the MX2 so as no air gaps exist. then follow the usual method for tim application. there are other methods, if you look around on the internet you will be able to find guides with photos.

You can also stick another fan on the rear of your fenrir and create a push pull arrangement.

What case do you have?

i have coolmaster 690 case

when you say put the mx2 into the gaps do you mean JUST the gaps or just spread it evenly over the entire base of the heatsink ? i can imagine it being a bit of a nightmare trying to massage it into 1mm wide gaps...

Fire Wizard · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:27

Please do not post duplicate threads. Use your other thread here please.