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increase in heat - volcano 11

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Etacovda

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Heya all, i have a volcano 11 on my 2500+, with a ducting mod, mounted with as3.

In the last little while, my idle temps have gone through the roof, and i have no idea why - ive tried resetting the hs, cleaning etc, checking the fan, but to no avail

using mbm5 to monitor temperatures, using the onboard diode, using the lm90 sensor. rig as in sig.

Old temps - as low as 28 at idle, and 45-55 at load

Now, ill be lucky to get below 45 at idle, and up to 60 at load.

Yes, it has gotten warmer... but not that much warmer, even on cold nights the temp is similar... could my as3 have 'expired' somehow?

>_< at a loss
 
Clean the dust out of the fins. Remove the HSF, soak the top of your core and the bottom of your HSF in alcohol for a little while to get the buildup off, then reapply AS3.

Check your HS for scratches on the bottom of it. You might need to do some lapping. :)
 
Heatsink has been lapped, both sides were cleaned with isoproyl very VERY carefully, AS3 reapplied to both surfaces, wiped clean on the HS side, and then smoothed with a credit card. Could it be that my 2500+ has had 1 too many failed booting attempts in bios and is starting to die?
 
could ur ducting thingy be filled with dust?
is the Volcano 11 heavy? it could be leaning off of ur CPU...ionno
 
Originally posted by Etacovda
Heatsink has been lapped, both sides were cleaned with isoproyl very VERY carefully, AS3 reapplied to both surfaces, wiped clean on the HS side, and then smoothed with a credit card. Could it be that my 2500+ has had 1 too many failed booting attempts in bios and is starting to die?
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Hmm... Well... try resetting your CMOS and redoing your OC.
 
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