Boardin087
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I heard the thermal paste is actually pretty good that comes ont he pad of a 3500+ venice retail. I have as5 already but should i bother putting it on?
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Stock thermal paste on 3500+
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lilgman231
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my 3800+ 939 (venice) has a core temp of around 60C, is that bad?..how did u get yours down to 30C??
please help me...when i overclock it to 2.6 ghz it goes up to 62C, idk if this is a bad temp
please help me...when i overclock it to 2.6 ghz it goes up to 62C, idk if this is a bad temp
Boardin087 said:I heard the thermal paste is actually pretty good that comes ont he pad of a 3500+ venice retail. I have as5 already but should i bother putting it on?
I'm using the stock thermal pad on my 3500+. It's fine... heatsink is not even that warm to the touch to be honest with you. I've used AS5 on all my previous builds, but it hasn't EVER dropped my temps more than 1 degree. So to me, not worth the effort.
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lilgman231 said:my 3800+ 939 (venice) has a core temp of around 60C, is that bad?..how did u get yours down to 30C??
please help me...when i overclock it to 2.6 ghz it goes up to 62C, idk if this is a bad temp
That's definitely higher than it should be. Venices run pretty cool normally. Most people are listing theirs in the high 40s to ~50C fully overclocked and loaded. Are you sure you have the heatsink seated correctly?
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The thermal pads on the new AMD HSF units are, indeed, manufactured by Shin-Etsu. SE compounds are some of the best in the world, applying AS5 will net you a 1-2'c temp drop when it solidifies (the 300hr burn in) tops.
60 load is too high for any processor. 62 load is close to the maximum temp before AMD certified failure. That is 62c Load right, like during a game or something... IF that's idle, turn your computer off NOW. There's 3 possibilities here...
1- Your HSF is mounted improperly, or with too much/little thermal grease. Try removing it and re-applying a TIM.
2 - You have bad case airflow. What is your case air intake/exhaust like. What are your ambient temps?
3 - You have a bad motherboard sensor. This is probably not the case, as bad temperatures are easily caused by a myriad of problems, especially if you're a starting computer enthusiast.
60 load is too high for any processor. 62 load is close to the maximum temp before AMD certified failure. That is 62c Load right, like during a game or something... IF that's idle, turn your computer off NOW. There's 3 possibilities here...
1- Your HSF is mounted improperly, or with too much/little thermal grease. Try removing it and re-applying a TIM.
2 - You have bad case airflow. What is your case air intake/exhaust like. What are your ambient temps?
3 - You have a bad motherboard sensor. This is probably not the case, as bad temperatures are easily caused by a myriad of problems, especially if you're a starting computer enthusiast.