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help with new case and cooler

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twoodcc

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well i got a coolermaster 922 case on sale for $89 so i decided to get it. i also got a silenx effizio cpu cooler. i've never heard of this cooler before, but it was only like $43, so i decided to give it a try.

i got everything in there, and my i7 930 is running at 3.7 ghz right now (i didn't wanna push it too far just yet). the highest temp on any core so far is 84 C. to me this is high for only 3.7 ghz.

i didn't reapply any thermal paste, since the cpu had some on it already. should i? do i need to try and get the current off?
 
yeah thats pretty high actually. either your HSF isnt seated properly. i would take it off clean it reapply it and reattach

what voltage are you running?
 
That heatsink looks fairly robust, so it shouldn't have any trouble handling an overclocked i7. If anything, you might need to swap out the fan for something better, since SilenX fans are pretty shitty. It looks like you may also be able to stick a second fan onto it, so that would be a good idea as well.

You should definitely reapply thermal paste. Whenever you switch coolers, or even most occasions when you are simply remounting an existing cooler, you should clean off the old thermal paste and apply a new coat.
 
how do i get the old thermal paste off? what's the easiest way?

right now i have the voltage set to auto i believe.
 
The easiest way is to use tissues and isopropyl alcohol to clean off the old paste.

Definitely do not leave the voltage on auto. Chances are the motherboard is setting it quite a bit higher than it needs to be, and that leads to higher temperatures and more power consumption.
 
If your thermal paste is being stubborn, it is perfectly fine to use acetone on metal parts.
 
thanks for the replies. i will try and reapply the paste.

also, which way should the cpu fan face?
 
Generally the cpu fan will blow towards the back of the case since airflow is usually front to back.
 
thanks. i was able to reapply the thermal paste, and my temps dropped by almost 20 C! so i then decided to push to just over 4.0 ghz, but i had to raise the voltage up quite a bit. i think my cpu core voltage is just under 1.4. now the temps are back around 80 C or so
 
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