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CPU temp readings from afterburner

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TechHands

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Should I add a dot of artic silver 5? I didn't remove the heatsink but I loosened it and checked everything out and I saw artic silver 5 running down the side of the chip pretty much so I didn't break the heatsink off but should I remove it and add some compound to the center of the cpu?

I've also used prime95 and looked at the temp

This pic is the cpu temp normal not doing anything like playing games
 

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Does anyone have any insight? Any at all? Has anyone seen anything similar? I really don't know what to do other then add more artic silver that what should be an already perfect bond between the heatsink and cpu.
 
Since you loosened the heatsink, if it were me, I would remove it, clean both CPU and heatsink, and reapply the TIM.

Also, AB says my CPU is Min. 39°C, Max. 52°C at idle, while AIDA64 reports 24°C-25°C. This is the CPU, not any of the core temperatures. Personally, I trust AIDA64.
 
I'll do that, I wasn't thinking about cleaning it but i will. The way I have my cpu fan set and with my overclock of 4.5ghz the cpu fan will easily rev up anytime the temp jumps up like that. Also when I used Prime95 my temp peaked at 64c but instead of it jumping higher the jumps were low a reverse effect you could say, it would dip down from 64c to 54c or something and go right back up. I'll try to re-apply the thermal compound also soon maybe.
 
Get HWMonitor to read cpu temps, plenty of OC enthusiasts all over the net recommend this and from my own personal experience its the best for this type of thermal info.
A quick tip, if you remove the HS from cpu, when preparing to remount, be sure not to let air into the seal once contact is made. You don't want tiny air particles trapped in there, it will exaggerate cpu temps unnecessarily.
 
I used it and watch the temp jump in it too (HWMonitor) I was thinking about air pocket or something, I really don't know what to do other then to just add/reapply thermal compound.
 
TechHands said:
I used it and watch the temp jump in it too (HWMonitor) I was thinking about air pocket or something, I really don't know what to do other then to just add/reapply thermal compound.
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The trick is to not let the HS break away from the seal once it touches and thus makes full contact with TIM. It's sometimes challenging to screw in some air cooling solutions when undertaking this task.
 
I like to link this video every time a question of thermal paste comes up.
 
After watching that video I think I should re do it I guess sense I'm using artic silver 5 and I did what he said not to do.

Edit: I just cleaned and reapplied thermal compound. I put a dot in the center of the cpu this time (a thick dot). I enjoyed watching the video and seeing how thermal compound looks spreading and stuff through that clear glass.

Edit: I'm looking in afterburner now and it's doing the same thing
 
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so the 1st images, both are the same, you said you have re-applied TIM [AS5] to you CPU and the temps are exactly the same?

well i still dont know the porblem since the unique temps i have read are like 65C which is "OK" temps for a processor nowdays...
so do me a please,
download HWinfo, run sensors only after installed and then do some testes... it will show something like this:
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So we could see everything about your rig is doing lad....
Regards,
 
I'm not pointing out the actual temp but the jumps that are seen in the temp line shown in the afterburner pics (both pics are the same). I was saying how I re did the thermal compound last night and it didn't change anything AS IN the temp jumping. My temps could be lower but that isn't my concern, my concern is how easy it is for my temp to just jump up and fall back to the normal so fast and so sudden almost.

Edit: I was also saying when I did prime95 my temp was falling from 64c which was the normal when I was running prime95 but it was falling to like 54c or something in the same way that it jumps up like I have shown.
 
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I'm not pointing out the actual temp but the jumps that are seen in the temp line shown in the afterburner pics (both pics are the same). I was saying how I re did the thermal compound last night and it didn't change anything AS IN the temp jumping. My temps could be lower but that isn't my concern, my concern is how easy it is for my temp to just jump up and fall back to the normal so fast and so sudden almost.

Edit: I was also saying when I did prime95 my temp was falling from 64c which was the normal when I was running prime95 but it was falling to like 54c or something in the same way that it jumps up like I have shown.
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temps aren't pretty stable you know, the use to raise and drop, thats pretty normal, take a watch. i use to monitor my rig with HWinfo and also use the graphs for the most important sensors....
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Regards,
 
I'll run prime95 l8r on and I'll take a pic of what my temp looks like in afterburner, if I get no reply to this post I'll just edit the pic in or something.

Edit: so far running prime95 nothing odd is going on but it's running cooler then before so the temp isn't reaching 64c but staying at 60c right now. I'll maybe up my voltage some and try 4.6ghz sense I don't mind a 65c temp with prime95 given that my cpu is never under 100% load. I don't think it will make the odd behavior though unless it levels out at 64c so I may need to try 4.6ghz to maybe make it happen again.
 
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whats the old behavior? that's the question, temps are pretty decent, so ?
 
I ran prime95 last night and it didn't do anything odd, but it also didn't reach 64c like it did before instead it stayed around 62c-63c but what it was doing odd was that when I was using prime95 and when the temp leveled off at 64c it would start to dip down to like 54c and come right back up to 64c. But it didn't do it unless the temp was at 64c. I also think it's odd for my temp to jump up like I've shown in the afterburner pics.
 
its pretty normal to get odd temps drops during benchs like prime95, i personally hate benchs, i use to play strong games for test or check overclocks and new settings, also artic silver 5 has a little curring time, 200 hours, take a watch
Important Reminder:
Due to the unique shape and sizes of the particles in Arctic Silver 5's conductive matrix, it will take a up to 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity. (This period will be longer in a system without a fan on the heatsink or with a low speed fan on the heatsink.) On systems measuring actual internal core temperatures via the CPU's internal diode, the measured temperature will often drop 2C to 5C over this "break-in" period. This break-in will occur during the normal use of the computer as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool to room temperature. Once the break-in is complete, the computer can be left on if desired.
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info taken from: http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm
so you will expect different temps during this time....
 
yea, it's that reason why I don't like re doing the thermal paste but I wasn't even thinking about it though but even if I did I may would have delayed myself but re do it any way.
 
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yea, it's that reason why I don't like re doing the thermal paste but I wasn't even thinking about it though but even if I did I may would have delayed myself but re do it any way.
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what you do you mean?
keep it like it is ... seems like gone application by the way, the deal is about the curing time, 200h almost, so keep using the computer normally, play games the most time you could always with WHinfo runing to see how the temps did, so you will notice if there is something wrong lad, is not that bad... temps seems to be OK... benchs use to bring odd readings sometimes....
 
I know what you mean
 
running prime95 on blend will have the temps going up and down depending on what instruction sets are being run at the time..

the load isnt constant which means the temps wont be ether.. its a poor tool for checking cpu tempts..

trog
 
I'm going to make a new thread. I have a bigger issue that I think relates to my cpu temp along with my bus speed and HT speed is always changing never staying at the same speed.
 
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