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Re: Is a 706 gram heat sink fan too heavy for an Athlon X2 64?
You said that at 15% processor the temperature shoots up to 70C. That has "poor heatsink-processor contact" written all over it. How fast does it go up? How hot does the ambient air in the entertainment center get where the PC is located?
You didn't provide a link to it, so I don't know what your case looks like, but generally, is the airflow through it consistently in one direction, i.e. front to rear? Are the case fans unobstructed? Too many cases have a matrix of small perforated holes for the exhaust fans -- those cut the airflow dramatically by raising the head pressure on the fans. If your case has those, take a metal shear and open up a real hole.
If I had to pick ONE troubleshooting step, I'd take the existing heatsink off and have a very close look at the way it's sitting on the processor and whether there's some problem with the mounting hardware. Then clean it all off and remount with quality thermal paste applied properly. |
