Safe to OC 4000+ SD

Thats most likely your Socket temp rather than the temp of the CPU diode. Should be fine for an overclock. If you are not aready using it, download coretemp for a more accurate reading.

How long has the cooler been installed on the CPU?
 
It's been installed for little under a month now I guess. Could it be that it's not seated right, because the Freezer never felt like it was clamped down, even though it's very rigid i.e it cannot turn or move it at all.

Tbh, there seemed like an overkill amount of paste on it when I installed it, probably around 3mm thick - is this status quo??.
 
Magnum_Force said:
Tbh, there seemed like an overkill amount of paste on it when I installed it, probably around 3mm thick - is this status quo??.
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That could be a problem. too much paste is just as bad as not enough. You only need a very fine layer of paste between the cpu and cooler.
 
Well I have the same CPU and cooler and get an idle temp between 26 - 29C depending on time of day (cooler is still running in, only 1 week so far, so am expecting these to drop slightly :D ).

I had a nightmare trying to install the cooler as well - big hands and small spaces :rolleyes: I ended up using a mirror and torch to check it was seated right as it didn't feel right once I finally managed to clip it on ;)
 
Magnum_Force said:
Tbh, there seemed like an overkill amount of paste on it when I installed it, probably around 3mm thick - is this status quo??.
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3mm sounds like far too much thermal compound to me. My Freezer 64 Pro came with thermal compound already applied to the underneath in a very thin layer, probably less than a millimetre thick. If you're applying it yourself from a tube, you only need a blob about the size of a grain of rice.

My 4000+ SD at stock with Freezer 64 Pro is currently idling at 35 degrees.
 
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