Getting rid of high temps with SLK-800U: Bolting on tight enough?

[JKeefe]

What's the big deal? 45 for an overclocked load temp? That's fine.

Not that temps mean anything, anyway, because they are so inaccurate. If it's stable, your temps are fine.

 

[Aaron Burton]

It's not the load temp. 45c diode is the minimum IDLE temp I get. I realize that it's not so bad, but being a member of this forum, you know the feeling as well as I-- good enough just isn't good enough. 45c at 1.75 is ok, but I know that it could be better, and since I know that, I NEED it to be better.

 

[-=Ambush=-]

Do you have the four pads that are around your cpu to prevent the core from being crushed??

If so, take then off. I saw a huge temp drop after I did that (bout 8-9c). Just be sure when putting the hs back on not to crush the core.

 

[Aaron Burton]

I have the ones that come on the chip... I didn't put the pads on that came with the hsf for that very reason though.

 

[JKeefe]

It's not the load temp. 45c diode is the minimum IDLE temp I get.

Oh, idle. Hmmm. Well, yeah, it's a little high, but still nothing to be concerned about if it's stable under load. Is it stable under load?

 

[Aaron Burton]

It's stable. I still want it cooler though.

 

[JKeefe]

why?

 

[Aaron Burton]

Well... to overclock it more of course!

 

[JKeefe]

ahhhh, ok. Finally an answer that makes sense. I guess those load temps would limit the overclock.

Now that I'm done annoying you, I'll go away. I'm an Intel boy.

 

[GlitchOfDoom]

If you want to overclock more your going to need to save up your money and build or buy a water cooling system.

The highest you could get out of that CPU with air is around 2.4Ghz and up to 2.6Ghz with water assuming you have a T-Bred

 

[Cúchulainn]

I had similar problems with an slk-800u I bought a few months ago. Even after lapping, adding washers, and reseating many times the temps just weren't reasonable. This machine runs with the case sides off as well. So I ditched it.

Of the three slk-x00 heatsinks I've purchased in the last 6 months, all of them have had deep grooves in the base and haven't given temps any where near the slk-800a I bought a year or so ago. In my experience, the production quality of the slk seems to have deteriorated.

 

[AS3]

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Of the three slk-x00 heatsinks I've purchased in the last 6 months, all of them have had deep grooves in the base and haven't given temps any where near the slk-800a I bought a year or so ago. In my experience, the production quality of the slk seems to have deteriorated.
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It would be nice to see a more informative post with more facts and tests on these "crappily manufactured SLK's"