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Are these components compatible?
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Oh right I didnt expect the tempts to drop that low.
I've the fan on the heatsink, top and back fans running, the side of the tower is also off.
There are no more fans in the case to connect.
I tinted the heat sink, leveling off the ridges and scraping it smooth.
It does indeed look like I will have to re-do it.
What will the paste be like now, will it be easy to remove? as I don't know if the paste is meant to harden or act like super glue. Whats the best way to clean it in order to retry?
I've the fan on the heatsink, top and back fans running, the side of the tower is also off.
There are no more fans in the case to connect.
I tinted the heat sink, leveling off the ridges and scraping it smooth.
It does indeed look like I will have to re-do it.
What will the paste be like now, will it be easy to remove? as I don't know if the paste is meant to harden or act like super glue. Whats the best way to clean it in order to retry?
You may want to consider investing in at least 1 front 120mm fan as an intake - as this will help with the case's airflow.
Did you make sure to connect the 2 x fans in the same orientation as they were originally fitted?
It will still be a semi-lquid - it doesn't act like a glue. Although you don;t just pull it off as it will have created a vacuum. You will need to tease the HS off by twisting it a little once the screws are undone - and then lift it off gently.
I use Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) (chemist) to clean my chips - with paper towel and ear buds. There's also dedicated cleaners you can buy - but the IPA is far cheaper and does the job just as well if not better.
There are alternatives if you can't get your hands on either...
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Just re-did the heatsink a few hours ago.
Ran Prime 95
CPU
Max load 50-55c
Idle 28-32c
So there is now a massive difference
Graphics Card
Max load 90c
I'm noticing an increase in FPS too, sometimes as much as 10-15 fps at times.
Game crashes are a lot more infrequent too, I can play Crysis for a good hour maxed out with mods that push it even more before crashing occurs.
Crysis 2 runs flawlessly with no stutter maxed out, even with the new direct x11 and high res textures, but will randomly crash at times and return me to the desktop.
It sounds like i'm proud of being able to play a game for an hour before it crashes, but that is the next thing I need to fix.
Older/simpler games (MMORPGS's etc) don't seem to cause any issues and the graphics card doesn't get too hot.
Looks like I may need to install a few more fans.
Ran Prime 95
CPU
Max load 50-55c
Idle 28-32c
So there is now a massive difference
Graphics Card
Max load 90c
I'm noticing an increase in FPS too, sometimes as much as 10-15 fps at times.
Game crashes are a lot more infrequent too, I can play Crysis for a good hour maxed out with mods that push it even more before crashing occurs.
Crysis 2 runs flawlessly with no stutter maxed out, even with the new direct x11 and high res textures, but will randomly crash at times and return me to the desktop.
It sounds like i'm proud of being able to play a game for an hour before it crashes, but that is the next thing I need to fix.
Older/simpler games (MMORPGS's etc) don't seem to cause any issues and the graphics card doesn't get too hot.
Looks like I may need to install a few more fans.
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Are Xigmatek 120mm Crystal Purple LED Fan designed to be used on the side and the front of the case as both dimensions are around 12x12cm.
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Sorry to keep posting but..
Just ran Crysis 2, crashed within a minute of playing.
Froze, screen went black and it returned me to the desktop.
I noticed on "MSI Afterburner" which I got with my graphics card that I can increase the fan speed. It was really low on the slider so I banged it upto 85% (to which now its really noisy), GPU temps have dropped to 42 but i'm still getting the random crashes.
I am sent to desktop where it states that my nvidia video card drivers have recovered from a failure
Just ran Crysis 2, crashed within a minute of playing.
Froze, screen went black and it returned me to the desktop.
I noticed on "MSI Afterburner" which I got with my graphics card that I can increase the fan speed. It was really low on the slider so I banged it upto 85% (to which now its really noisy), GPU temps have dropped to 42 but i'm still getting the random crashes.
I am sent to desktop where it states that my nvidia video card drivers have recovered from a failure
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Udate your gfx drivers to the latest release - link
EDIT: And set the fan speed to Auto within Afterburner - it should then automatically increase in speed as the card becomes hotter (remember to click apply after you've made the changes)
EDIT: And set the fan speed to Auto within Afterburner - it should then automatically increase in speed as the card becomes hotter (remember to click apply after you've made the changes)
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Oddly enough thats exactly what i've done.
I found the problem with games crashing too.. I had to slightly increase the core voltage of my card within afterburner.
I made sure I found someone with the exact same card with the exact same problem before doing so (the voltage is the bad part of overclocking so i've been told).
Just tweeking my graphics card alittle now.
I found the problem with games crashing too.. I had to slightly increase the core voltage of my card within afterburner.
I made sure I found someone with the exact same card with the exact same problem before doing so (the voltage is the bad part of overclocking so i've been told).
Just tweeking my graphics card alittle now.
Ah, you hadn't mentioned you were clocking your card before.
As this is your first complete build i would advise you to leave things as stock for a week to make sure everything is stable.
Once you've established temps and stability - i would then start to introduce your clocks to GFX and CPU.
Thats way if you get any further problems over the next 7 days a dodgy clock can be ruled out straight away...
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Yeah i've dropped everything back to defaults apart from the voltage (which appeared to be under powered for running demanding games).
All crashes appear to have stopped now and everythings running as it should.
All crashes appear to have stopped now and everythings running as it should.