XP-120 Hotter than stock cooler

in that case I would check your retention system - I dont know about the DFI board, but you certainly got a problem clamping that beast down.

ed- in some cases thermalright say you must purchase one of their k8 backplates in order for their heatsinks to fit properly - did the heatsink come with it and have you fitted it? sorry this might be earlier in thread but cba to read back now :p
 
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ive got the black platic mounthing thing. why do i need to buy something extra for it to fit?
EDIT: it was just the centre all the sides had been squished so this has to mean it is just badly concaved?
 
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like I said Im not sure about the DFI boards but somewhere on the thermalright website I read that with some boards the backplate is plastic and not metal, so maybe the retention moudule is not getting enough support from a plastic backplate and therefore you are not getting the needed amount of pressure.
 
the website doesnt say i need a backplate... just says my PCIE will be blocked lol. which is true i need a fair bit of preasure to push the heatsink down. i think the clips/mounting bracket are fine. i suppose i will find out tomorrow once ive lapped the heatsink.

if i lap it till is smooth and completely flat. will is till have the correct ammount of preasure?
 
StevenG said:
the website doesnt say i need a backplate... just says my PCIE will be blocked lol. which is true i need a fair bit of preasure to push the heatsink down. i think the clips/mounting bracket are fine. i suppose i will find out tomorrow once ive lapped the heatsink.

if i lap it till is smooth and completely flat. will is till have the correct ammount of preasure?
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It will take ages to get flat - u wont overdo it Im pretty sure. Just get it flat and then use finer sandpaper progressively. It would be the first thing I did, before even testing if I believed it wasnt flat.
 
well ive instructed my dad to get me 200 400 800 1200 and 1600 wettodry he said they dot do 2000 which is used in some of the lapping guides. i will let you know more tomorrow about 6 o'clock i would imagine i'll try it out. thanks for all your help. i have rotten luck with computers :(
 
Started to lap my XP-120 about an hour and a half ago. there are pics on previous posts on what it looked like before i took a picture when i first started to take off some metal.



you can see that it wasnt flat in the slightest. i kept going with the lapping process and to get it completely flat i had to go right down to the copper. this is a pic of the final product. i will install the processor when i get home and post some results.

 
Thats looking really really nice there. Im pleased for you and I hope that now you can reap the rewards of the XP-120! :)
 
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Started to lap my XP-120 about an hour and a half ago. there are pics on previous posts on what it looked like before i took a picture when i first started to take off some metal.

you can see that it wasnt flat in the slightest. i kept going with the lapping process and to get it completely flat i had to go right down to the copper. this is a pic of the final product. i will install the processor when i get home and post some results.
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Oh wow!

Can you get some results posted up mate? Really interested to see how this turns out. If it's a positive, i'll be doing it myself :D

The base of the cooler looks awsome now :eek:
 
which do you want first? the good news or the bad news?

okay the goodnews first. i love how the base looks now. (why dont they ship like this????) and its lowered my temps by a good 10'c

now the badnews!!!! the temps are near my stock cooler just a little higher?

so to re-cap lapping your heatsink will gain you some degree's difference and mine still doesnt work. im getting as high as 48'c load. which is still higher than my stock cooler. the heatpipes on the heatsink arent getting hot so basically im no further forward after about an hours work lapping.

how much AS5 should i be putting in there?

and does anyone have any ideas on what could be causing the bad contact?
 
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I guess one of the heatpipes (or more) could be damaged worse than you think. Send it here with the 775 mounting bracket and I'll test it for you :D
 


the heatpipes werent getting hot at all. what am i doing wrong??? the base is making good contact .

my stock heatsink is at 30'c idle this was at 36'c.

HELP
 
StevenG said:


the heatpipes werent getting hot at all. what am i doing wrong??? the base is making good contact .

my stock heatsink is at 30'c idle this was at 36'c.

HELP
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That's way too much AS5 again mate, you should barely be able to see it, not have a huge black blob like that :confused:

EDIT: The stock cooler was at 30c, but was it in THIS weather where it's getting very warm?
 
so just a tiny ammount that you can barely see?
okay i'll try that now.
be back soon with hopefully better results
 
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so just a tiny ammount that you can barely see?
okay i'll try that now.
be back soon with hopefully better results
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Aye, don't spread it either, just do a blob in the middle of the IHS where the core would be.
 
Over the past few days with this warmer weather Ive seen around a 5'c rise in temps over all components.
 
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Over the past few days with this warmer weather Ive seen around a 5'c rise in temps over all components.
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Same, my X1800 XT used to idle at about 49-48 degrees, now i'm seeing temps as high as 55 idle :( same with cpu, i was at about 30c idle now i'm looking at more like 35 :(
 
cant wait to get my watercooling installed tomorrow tbh, like a kid at christmas. I wanna dive straight in, spent a long while getting all the bits and bobs together, trying to resist starting with the jigsaw tonight. had a long day grafting at work and more likely to make a bad job of it, must wait til morning with a fresh head!

this will be the last night of having to listen to that awful noise made by my 1800xt stock cooler :p
 
IM BACK! lol again. im sick of seing this bloody cooler now... i put a very small ammount of as5 on the heatsink sat it in took it out and took what was on the heatsink off so there is just enough to cover the scratched in the base (very small ammount) im idleing at 34-35 degrees. which is still more that my stock cooler. im just about to give up and throw it in the bin? what you guys think? heatpipes still arent getting hot... i might take off the fan and see what happes

HELP me please
 
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