2.8C, high temps reading

[Zeke]

My friend has an Abit-IC7-MAX3 with a 2.8C, we put one of those one-use generic thermal paste tubes and applied it correctly, in the BIOS after it's been running for a while it reads 51 celsius, I thought I heard one time that Abit's BIOS read higher temps than a real, is this true? If not, what could be causing the high temps? Should we use some Artic Silver 5 instead? Could that be the problem? Also, on the bottom of the stock intel heatsink was some weird black film, what the heck is that stuff, I'm pretty sure it;s supposed to be there, it matches up in size with the processor, I'm just wondering what the heck it is and what it's for.... Sorry for all the questions, and thanks in advance guys

 

[xdviper]

the black thing on the bottem of the stock hs is the thermal tape. it is kinda like thermal paste but it is stuck on the hs

 

[sdk]

the black stuff is prolly a thermal pad, if you put the tp over that, your are lucky your processor ain;t fried,

it does read about 10 c higher

 

[Zeke]

what do you mean? I left the black film there, and put the thermal paste on it and the processor, that's correct right?

P.S. So if the mobo BIOS read 51, it's really 41??

 

[RS3RS]

Originally posted by Zeke
what do you mean? I left the black film there, and put the thermal paste on it and the processor, that's correct right?

P.S. So if the mobo BIOS read 51, it's really 41??

No, you want to remove the "black film". That is the thermal pad included incase you don't use thermal paste. Using that AND thermal paste is a bad, bad, BAD idea, and is no doubt the source of your high temps. Remove the "black film", and apply a thin layer of thermal paste, and it should lower your temps a bit.

And yes, ABits do read temps a little high. I know my IS7-E reads way high...

Good luck

 

[SB22]

It's one or the other, either leave the thermal tape, or remove the thermal tape and put on thermal paste. Since you've already put thermal paste on it, i'd suggest removing the thermal tape (black pad on the heatsink), and cleaning everything throughly (both processor and the heatsink). And then applying a thin layer of thermal paste, like said before. Again, your pretty lucky your temps weren't any higher then that, it's a big no-no to use both.

 

[BillLeeLee]

Yes, it's what everyone says. For thermal compounds or any thermal interface material, the rule is generally that it has to be the only substance between the two contacting surfaces.

You want either the pad or the paste between the heatsink and CPU. If you want the paste, scrap the pad off with a piece of plastic that won't damage the heatsink or scrape it, and then clean it with isopropyl alcohol or acetone (not nail polish).

 

[emorphien]

Abit's read high? Man I never heard that!

I have an IC7 G and at idle it's around 37C, full bore it gets up to 52ish max.

 

[BillLeeLee]

Abits read high in the BIOS. It reads about 46 C for me in BIOS, but in Windows, MBM says it's at 42 C idle right now (just reset heatsink with AS5 about 3 hours ago).

EDIT: vvvvv 10 C is a little too much. 3 - 6 C in my experience.

 

[RS3RS]

I think most ABit's read about 10 degrees C high?

 

[OneMadPoptart]

Abits do tend to read a bit high. I would hesitate to say as much as 10 degrees on the side of caution and say it averages between 3-5 degrees. It really depends on the board and what processor. I really doubt even thermal probes placed next to the processor accurately gauge temperatures well anyway...

Zeke:
Get that black film off of there now. Remove it, clean everthing (processor and heatsink) with isopropyl alcohol, and apply a think layer of AS5. Your processor will thank you.