Bad Mount?

Hey guys I got my new card today and got it installed settled in for some gaming fun. A friend gave me his Freezer pro 64 for $10USD, I has the stock HSF so I figured hell for $10USD I'll take it till I can get a Hyper 212... problem is I'm seeing max temps of 58-59C while gaming so I'm probably not even under full load.

Should I try to pull the heat sink out and go for a fresh run? I saw a guy on a different forum via google search pulling 48C as a max, my ambient is about 24ishC.

Don't go comparing to other people's temperatures. What were your temperatures when you had the stock heatsink?

Looking back on it they were higher so the cooler is doing it's job. If I recall correctly it's between 3c-5c cooler which is isn't much but it's something. I just don't like dancing so close to the "safe" zone while sitting at stock clocks.

I dig the freezer pros, but they aren't the best coolers on the market by far. The push pin attachment geometry really hampers the thing. Are you sure the pins are all locked into place? Just one being a little lose will hamper it.

I'm not saying your temps are necessary high, but if you are concerned you could always reinstall it just to see if there is any large difference.

I'll take a peak I know they arn't much but I figured for $10 bucks why not? Hold me over till next check and get a Hyper 212+

how is the airflow in your case?

Janus67 said:

how is the airflow in your case?

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It's acceptable but not fantastic. Front 150mm intake fan, Rear 120mm Exhaust, 120mm exhaust on top of the case. It's Lian Li Lancool