CM 212 Evo

[root1]

Installed my first CM 212 Evo and have a few questions for those more experienced installing these units:

1) Though my screws are tight, if I grab the heatsink, I can still gently twist the HS from side to side. Is this normal? I removed it and made sure the pin was seated in the base of the HS and I still had play after I had tightened all 4 screws.

2) Stock i5-3570K is running around 38-40 C idle, P95 Blend 65-68 C and hit 72 C once in a while. IBT (Std) 72-76 C.

My goal is to OC this to around 4.3 so could use some input...

Many thanks ahead of time!

 

[Knufire]

Both seem pretty normal to me. I'd push the OC until you see P95 Blend in the high 80s.

 

[root1]

Both seem pretty normal to me. I'd push the OC until you see P95 Blend in the high 80s.

I removed the HS, cleaned everything up and reapplied my AS5. It appears I may have had a bit too much paste. Stock I am now 28-30c idle. I OC'd to 4.3 and I am still 30-34c idle, 40-42c with Outlook and web open, P95 blend is averaging around 63-65c...and the Evo CPU fan hasn't kicked over 660 RPM.

Happy at this point. OC'd to 4.3 and I don't go over 65c. Again, even a little too much paste can do it!

So the "play" in the Evo HS is normal then?

 

[Knufire]

If I remember correctly, it is. Either way, if you're temps are fine, it's nothing to worry about.

 

[Conumdrum]

Yep, I have recently used the EVO. It does that and easier than you think. It's more that the paste is a lubricant and no matter the pressure it allows back and forth.

Heck you could put a 1000 ton block on a perfectly flat surface with grease under it and theroretically you could twist it.

No worries.

 

[DOM.]

It should have some play but not a lot

Cuz it should have the spot where the bracket and the pin on the hs base

But you should able to get 4.5 with it

 

[root1]

Many thanks for everyone's help...I know AS5 takes a while to truly break in, but am happy to report that my idle temps on my 3570K just a day after have settled to 27-28c (I see 25-26c once in a while), P95 Blend hits 65c or so, and IBT on High runs 65-68c with the occasional 72c seen. And my DIstance to TJ Max is about 72 miles (72c)(LMFAO!)

I do have a second fan coming from CM and a Y-cable for a push-pull on my Evo..

SO I'll close real temp now and stop obsessing (but it's hard).

 

[S_I_N]

heck all my 212's had the wiggle on them. I've used all 3 of them. No issues though. Like others have said if the temps are good then its ok lol.

 

[ehume]

And your idle temps are not indicative of anything. It's your load temps that mean something.

 

[root1]

Thanks for everyone's input. Here was my final build:

Intel DZ77BH-55K
Intel i5-3570k
Corsair 850W PSU
Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600 32GB (4x8GB)
CM 212 Evo w/ 2 120mm push/pull
CM 120mm case fans x 4
GeForce GT 610 2GB GPU (A little low-end I know, but works)
Intel 520 SSD (OS)
WD 500GB x 2 (RAID 1) data

Overclocked to 4.3 at stock voltage, temps range from 26-65c occasionally hit 70C under max IBT load. My very first build (drove my wife nuts) but it works for me. Love it, love it, love it.

 

[Conumdrum]

Okay, make it solved, your welcome.