Phenom 2 temp

Napaim

Napaim

Napaim

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Hello!
I just bought this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-038-ZA and some MX-2 TP.
I bought them because my Phenom II 940 was running at 50-60 idle at 3GHz,
Now I have applied the MX-2 paste and installed the Zalman but even now, with the fan at max (2400rpm) I'm still getting a reported 60c idle and 70c under load :|
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Could the CPU be reporting the temperature wrong? Or could it be faulty?
I'm pretty certain I fitted everything perfectly, and the Zalman is unbeleivably secure in place!
Also not much air flow in my case, but my 4400+ X2 ran never more than 40c :s

Thanks
 
in this case i think it may be amd overdrive reporting it wrong, i can't say for certain, but my 6000+ is in an antec 900 case, plently of air flow and i have a third party cooler, and i get 45/45 idle according to amd overdrive, but 32/33 accoridng to other programs, so id try out some other software and see what it says, or maybe have a quick peek in the bios to see what it says
 
Well I just played ra3 for a few hours, had 1 bsod about usb something?! and 1 system fail, just froze and nothing would move.
I restarted and the cpu was at 77c... I have no idea what the problem could be, other than airflow, but surely that can't cause the processor to run at 30c more than normal?
:'(
 
Sounds like it's either being overvolted (a lot) or it's a duff chip. Perhaps the IHS isn't making good contact with the chips cores?

Are the PII's soldered to the IHS or thermal pasted to it?

gt
 
I dont think 1.35v is in the dangrous region for the PII is it? Do you get the same voltage reading from CPU-Z or can you remember what you set it to?

Try and open up the case and point a desk fan at it or something. If it makes no difference then i reckon gt_junkie has nailed it above. I'd say that was RMA time.

:)
 
Thanks for the help!
I have a M3A78 and some 4 year old coolermaster.
CPU-Z is reporting the same voltage as overdrive.
I'll see if any of the flatmates have a desk fan or I'll maybe buy a cheap one later on, for now I've put the voltage down to 1.25 and clocked it down to 2.5GHz and it's running at ~52c :s
 
Wow - that's still way high.

Have mine @ stock volts and 3ghz under the stock cooler - idles @ no more than 25c and loads up to 42c and stays there.

Really does sound like an issue with the chip itself. :(

gt
 
gt_junkie said:
Wow - that's still way high.

Have mine @ stock volts and 3ghz under the stock cooler - idles @ no more than 25c and loads up to 42c and stays there.

Really does sound like an issue with the chip itself. :(

gt
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Wish mine was at that temp!
Thanks for the help, I think I'll look into getting a replacement.
 
u should take the heatsink off then put should new Thermal Compound on and put the heatsink back on.

my 940 at 3.7ghz 1.46v, nb/ht t 2.4ghz, do 38c while gaming, using prime95 for 2 hours it goes to 49c. thats with a Thermalright Ultra-120A + YS-TECH FD1225 120mm Fan
 
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