Component Abnormalities

Bwaaa · 28 May 2011 at 14:27

I'm sure even badly applied thermal paste wouldn't result in temps that high, a friend of mine completely forgot to put any on at all and his temps were pretty close yours with an aftermarket cooler.

Vesper · 29 May 2011 at 21:58

So, i got myself a nice new heatsink and got some MX-2 thermal paste, here's the results:

As a result of this, my computers performance has trippled, and ontop of that, I also found out that the power supply I bought was different to the one I recieved, its of the same make, but 100w more powerful, seems I got more then what I paid for.

Thanks for the help everyone, but I would like some advice on getting filters or some effective way of dust prevention at least.

EniGmA1981 · 29 May 2011 at 23:57

great result

what cooler did you get?

as for filters, you can get a fair selection right here

Vesper · 30 May 2011 at 00:21

EniGmA1981 said:
great result what cooler did you get?

as for filters, you can get a fair selection right here

The filters I need are for a Coolermaster HAF case, as stated in my first post, so they'd have to be around 230mm to fit the main fans.

and the cooler I got was a Zalman CNPS 10x Performa, got it on discount cause my brother works at a store that sells these types of components, got some Arctic cooling MX-2 paste as well.

olivier renault · 30 May 2011 at 00:27

good cooler. The temps make a lot more sense now.

EniGmA1981 · 30 May 2011 at 07:35

Vesper said:
The filters I need are for a Coolermaster HAF case, as stated in my first post, so they'd have to be around 230mm to fit the main fans.

Fair enough, missed that lol

You'll have the same trouble I'm having looking for filters then... I had to resort to tie-wrapping black stocking feet over my fans... in all fairness, it works brilliantly! My case is dust free, and the light from the fans still shows nicely