x2 4400 overclock with sycthe infinity

[Jono8]

Hi.

system= ga k8n sli pro,1gb geil 400mhz ram,8800gtx bfg oc1.

Just installed a sythe infinity and overclocked my x2 4400 to 2.4ghz with 1.5v and it is still running as hot as my stock cooler in orthos (59-60 degrees)

ran orthos for half an hour and ran all through 3dmark 06 (nice 500 marks extra by the way ) all fine. I am just worried about the heat, especially as i want to go to 2.6?

shall i let it go over 60? bearing in mind come june the 22nd and the intel price cuts i will get a new mobo,cpu and ram so im not worried if it will decrease the life expectancy of it. I just don't want it to die completely on me.

Also i would like to know why the scythe hasnt made any difference? thermal paste need to settle perhaps?

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[Egosh]

60 is too much in my opinion..

 

[Trigger]

How much thermal paste did you apply? You only need a pea sized blob in the centre

 

[squiffy]

Mine never goes over 49/50, 2.7ghz overclock, 1.512v. 100%x2 full load.

 

[Jono8]

How much thermal paste did you apply? You only need a pea sized blob in the centre

i put about a grain of rice sized lump in the centre. Didnt spread it though. I left it a put the hsf on top of it, then secured the clamps.

 

[iMacMart]

Is it pea or rice? then? Out of interest

I read rice

 

[squiffy]

You need more than a grain of rice, half a pea to pea size. There's quite a bit of surface area. Use a grain of rice on actual silicon cores.

 

[Jono8]

You need more than a grain of rice, half a pea to pea size. There's quite a bit of surface area. Use a grain of rice on actual silicon cores.

pea size, isnt that quite large? i dont want it to leak over

 

[squiffy]

Petit pois size, not marrowfat.

 

[iMacMart]

pea size, isnt that quite large? i dont want it to leak over

Was thinking that

Lol was thinking runner for a minute

 

[Jono8]

Petit pois size, not marrowfat.

lol. But should i spread it over the cpu or just put the hsf on and leave it.