Time for New Heatsink?

[Karant]

Okay, well next Friday my pay-check comes through and I have a bunch of cash to spend. I had promised myself however I would not invest anymore into my PC for a while, so I gave OCCTPT a shot to see if my current CPU and RAM overclocks are stable enough to go a while without upgrading a heatsink. My current clocks on my e4300 are 2.88GHz and my DDR2-667 RAM is pushed up to DDR2-800. I have not seen any crashing in-game, or in real life use. But OCCTPT's 30 minute test had crashed after 22 minutes, and my CPU temperature had reached 67 degree's over that time period. My CPU is at 38 degree's celsius right now, and I'm on MSN, torrenting files, listening to music, and browsing the internet. Is it time for a new heatsink and fan? Or is it safe to wait a while? Thanks.

 

[WhyYouLoveMe]

I think you're good unless you want something nice n' shiny in yer case. (or maybe something quieter)

 

[Karant]

Are these temps too high though? Thanks for the input man.

 

[michaLcoughliN]

> 60 c is bad... You do not want to go above 60 degrees.

if your computer crashed after running a test, then its not stable. Doesnt matter if you can run games, etc etc etc. Still not stable. you should be running Stress tests like Orthos large FTTS to make sure its stable. Ide suggest at least 20 hours before calling it stable.

so first step. Make sure its stable.
second step. your temps should be that high only @ 2.8ghz
third step: read more into overclocking so you dont damage your hardware

 

[Karant]

So I just ordered a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme with a Yate Loon 120MM 1350 RPM 28DB fan, will this be effective at reducing temperatures? Thanks!

 

[SDraconis]

Switching from stock to the top-rated air cooler? I'm pretty sure there's no question on the effectiveness. They say the Ultra 120 eXtreme rivals old low-end water setups.