XP-120 Hotter than stock cooler

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 14:01

whats going on here? sorry about the double post but i need some help here. my stock cooler was 44 at load the the XP-120 is at 46

Chronictank · 2 May 2006 at 14:03

have you tried the normal stuff like reseating it?
a screenie of all the temp and fan readings would be helpful also

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 14:10

well the fan's im using are amber 120mm intake tt 120mm exhaust tt 80mm intake and tt case fan on the XP120

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 14:14

the heatsink and heat pipes are about 20'c it must just not be sittin right...
ill re sit and see what happens

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 14:46

took it out cleaned all the thermal compund off re applied and re sat. and its still the same. 33'c idle its now 49 load getting to 50 at points.

Chronictank · 2 May 2006 at 15:06

i have no idea m8 sorry :<
the numbers look right on the MBM to me

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 15:12

well im gonn aput my stock cooler back on? 50'c is just ****

z0mbi3 · 2 May 2006 at 15:25

I think your temp sensor is crap. If you're applying as5, it's seated correctly and you've got a fan on there then there's no way it can be that hot.

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 15:38

i have put as5 oh the IHS and the heatsink. applied the bracket thing to my mobo. put one side of the heatsink on then cliped the other in place and i have a fan that puts out 78 CFM. my fried thinks it could be a seating problem but its level on the board!!!!

TaKeN · 2 May 2006 at 15:52

Right. What voltage you using ?

You need to give the AS5 time to cure aswell.

EDIT : Ahh my bad. 1.36 volts for *** cpu.

Must be seated incorrected ,,

JonnyGLC · 2 May 2006 at 16:05

StevenG said:
i have put as5 oh the IHS and the heatsink

That's why.

Just put AS5 on the IHS and put the heatsink on flat and give it a turn left and right slightly, then clip it on without removing contact between it and the IHS.

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 17:14

ah i dont know. the manual says put it on both. i tried that and i tried putting it just on the ihs and doing what you said moving it around a bit and still no joy

m3csl2004 · 2 May 2006 at 17:17

not left the sticker on the bottom have you

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 17:19

wasnt new. bought off the MM

hp7909 · 2 May 2006 at 17:25

Might be putting to much AS5 & also not giving it enough time to settle in... see :eek:

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 17:30

hmm. well i might try later to see if i can get it to work right

Goksly · 2 May 2006 at 17:52

maybe some of the heatpipes havent been gases properly? not sure how u would check it though....

StevenG · 2 May 2006 at 17:54

well when i got it 2 of them had dents in them??? could this be the problem?

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Raikiri · 2 May 2006 at 17:55

The base is probably concave meaning there is poor contact between the base and the CPU. It is a know issue with the thermalrights (although not that common). It will require you to lap the the base, you can check to see if it is flat by getting a ruler and placing it on the base sideways.

If there is a gap in the middle then the base is concave.

Goksly · 2 May 2006 at 17:55

dents shouldnt stop em, but ive heard of people having pierced pipes or pipes that were either not vacumed or gassed.
Would certainly cause this type of problem, as without the heatpipes you have a very small cooler indeed.

To check contact issues is pretty easy; place a small blob of AS5 in the middle of the IHS and mount the cooler as vertically as possible (i.e. dont slide it on etc etc). Clamp it down as per usual and then take it off and see the AS5 mark left. if it stays very central (concaved base) or spread to one side (uneven base) then thats ya problem.