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Only mention the plastic film (usually stuck to the shiny, polished bit that contacts the CPU) as many of us have done exactly that- it's very easy to miss.
Are you sure the heatsink base is touching the CPU? Hard to tell if there's thermal paste on both surfaces. Doesn't look right. The paste should be runny or sticky.
81c is still a wee bit too high for a performance cooler. i'd hazard a guess that something isn't quite fitting right tbh (or your overclock/voltages are the issue).
but if it completes an hour of prime torture, then one could be tempted to leave it alone.
the core volts and speed look ok.So after running for 1 hour 45 minutes, temps hit a max of 82c but generally was around 78/79c. CPU-Z displays Core Speed as 4398.97 and Core Voltage at 1.154V. Temps idling around 30c.
So could fans improve this further? Or am I looking at CPU cooler which doesn't really fit?
the core volts and speed look ok.
i suggest taking off the heatsink again and seeing if (and how much of) the thermal paste is now smudged on the cooler.
if it doesn't cover (most of) the whole base, then something's mounted not quite right. in which case, take it all off and reassemble...
unfortunately so.Wouldn't that mean I need to reapply the paste yet again?
@Spacedeck not teaching you to suck eggs...this is a video of the brocken 3 installation instructions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_RwEU1vBHg