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- Jul 1, 2003
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- Fort Pierce, FL
I have a 2.4C @ 3GHz on a Abit IS7 and my idle temp with a Thermaltake Spark 7 is 45.5C and my load temp will go as high as 64.5C. I have reseated the heatsink and I'm using Artic Silver 3 thermal compound.
The Artic Silver 3 instructions are rather odd, that you apply it to the heatsink and the cpu and then rub it into the cpu clockwise and counter-clockwise with a plastic bag and then wipe it off the heatsink with lint free cloth. Wouldn't it be better just to leave the compound on?
I'm not sure if its just the heatsink, maybe I should get a SLK-900-U?
Here is my complete setup:
Abit IS7
P4 2.4C @ 3.0GHz
Corsair Twin-X 3200LLPT (2x256)
Thermaltake Spark 7 Heatsink
Thermaltake Xaser III Case
The Artic Silver 3 instructions are rather odd, that you apply it to the heatsink and the cpu and then rub it into the cpu clockwise and counter-clockwise with a plastic bag and then wipe it off the heatsink with lint free cloth. Wouldn't it be better just to leave the compound on?
I'm not sure if its just the heatsink, maybe I should get a SLK-900-U?
Here is my complete setup:
Abit IS7
P4 2.4C @ 3.0GHz
Corsair Twin-X 3200LLPT (2x256)
Thermaltake Spark 7 Heatsink
Thermaltake Xaser III Case