1.1 ghz amd running real hot

[Ohhno]

this thing is sounding like a huvercraft and I can't get it to cool down .
I.m running the
asus a7v with raid 0 running raid ,striped 2+0
1.1 ghz thunderbird
hercules 64mb gts II pro
2 case fans ( front blowing in , rear blowing out)
card cooler xt (138cfm)
coolermaster cpu fan
2 40 gig WD
sb live value
ethernet card

I also had a super orb runnig on it and it made no difference from that to the cooler master
oh yeah my prossesor is running at 53c\127f
board 31c/87f
at idle
after 5 mins of unreal tour.
it was 131 f
please help .
should I try and use some of this silicone compound on the heat sink instead of the pink square crap that was on the heat sink when I bought it ???

[rahota]

The pink square you refered to is conductive tape. My Artic Win Cooler came with some. I ran my processor for awhile and decided to use the thermal grease instead. The grease made it run almost 7 degrees cooler than the tape. So it couldn't hurt to try it. Also, I am not familiar with the heatsink you are using, but I would recommend one with a copper plate on bottom of the aluminum heatsink, with a good fan. Hope this helps you.

[Ohhno]

how much of that silicon do you use , just a drop and smear it until it just feels greasy ??? or more then that !!

[rahota]

I used enough so that there was a thin coat on the die. Didn't take much. The coat was thick enough though that it wasn't transparent. Plus, when you set the heat sink, the extra will be smushed out.(real technical term there) I just wouldn't use too much, or your processor will be a real mess next time you look at it.

[Ohhno]

well got it down to 45 c \ 113 f plaing Quake III arena
moved the cpu on to the top of my desk and put the super orb on with silicon and scaped off that pink gunk !! Still would like to get it cooler so I can overclock ...

[BigAir]

To get it cooler, loose the super orb. I had a super orb destroy the die on one of my CPUs. You can get it so much cooler with a better hsf.

[WinXP]

I run water cooling now an it is nice an quiet, doesn't sound like a jet taking off anymore. Temps 27C@ idle,34C@ full load. Water cooling only no peltiers.

[Ohhno]

Well I just ordered
1 alpha pal 6035 w\ delta 60mm 38 cfm
artic silver
and two sunnon 80 mm high speed case fans

hopefully this will solve my problem permanently

[cw823]

Ohhno (Feb 25, 2001 10:14 p.m.):
Well I just ordered
1 alpha pal 6035 w\ delta 60mm 38 cfm
artic silver
and two sunnon 80 mm high speed case fans

hopefully this will solve my problem permanently

Just remember, that's not a jet engine you hear.....it's your Delta