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Hey i just installed a watercooling setup, but i am gettin 60 degrees idling temps on my cpu! im using a thermochill pa120.3 radiator and a swiftec apogee gt water block im also using artic silver thermal compound...? any help would be appreciated i dont want my cpu to blow ...


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Old 10th Apr 2008, 11:50
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Default High cpu temps! HELP!

Hey

i just installed a watercooling setup, but i am gettin 60 degrees idling temps on my cpu!

im using a thermochill pa120.3 radiator and a swiftec apogee gt water block

im also using artic silver thermal compound...?

any help would be appreciated i dont want my cpu to blow up any time soon!

thanks!
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 12:09
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Are you sure you applied the paste correctly?
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 12:12
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seems to be yes i checked it and it looked liek a put a hell of a lot on so i thinned it out but it only made a 1 - 2 degree diff!

thanks for quick reply!
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 12:55
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Can you explain exactly how much you put on?
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 13:34
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erm how in not sure how to measurte how much i put on?

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Old 10th Apr 2008, 13:40
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http://www.overclock.net/faqs/12419-...-know-how.html

Should help with your thermal paste.
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 13:41
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for arctic silver use about as much as a grain of rice, also what temp program are you using and what processor are you using aswell
i had this problem and fixed it
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 14:00
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im usign speedfan and its an amd 6000+ not overclocked

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Old 10th Apr 2008, 14:48
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I heard somewhere that speed fan was in accurate at times?
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Old 10th Apr 2008, 14:49
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hmmm it seemed to be accurate before, i changed it to water cooling, possibly ill download some other software to xcheck

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