bad thermal paste spread?

Ludhaa · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:14

I have recently brought a new rig with an i5 2500k cpu. running it at stock the temps where hitting 70C running prime95. After a few suggestions on the forum i got myself some arctic silver. Its my first time applying the stuff. I followed this guide using the two line method as i have a HDT type cooler.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=38&limit=1&limitstart=5

The temps have gone a fair bit actually but on realtemp but theres one core that is now running at 60C under load the rest are hitting 66/67. Could that be the result of not applying the paste in the correct way?

Cheers

Ludhaa

MooMoo444 · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:25

You usually do get a little variation, probably nothing to worry about.

Try something a bit more stressing, linx or burntest.

Rik1254 · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:27

Thats fine, my core 1,2,4 temps are about 70 and core 3 is 64, but when opening programs or gaming, core 3 gets more stressed than the rest....wierd

Ludhaa · 16 Sep 2011 at 13:43

perfect cheers guy for putting my mind at ease

C64 · 16 Sep 2011 at 19:03

one core is always hotter happened on my q6600 and now i5 750

setter · 16 Sep 2011 at 19:07

Yep, ive owned 4 intel quads, theyve all had/have varying temps across the cores. Ive only seen one screenshot of a quad with perfectly even temps on countless forum posts etc.

j.col · 16 Sep 2011 at 20:15

C64 said:
one core is always hotter happened on my q6600

snap.
perfectly normal

logi-cat · 16 Sep 2011 at 21:37

same here as well, nothing to worry about, my core 0 runs much cooler than the rest, only a 2-3 degree difference.