Riddle Me This...

[TeuffelHunden]

I put on my new Taisol hsf a couple days ago. I have no complaints, this thing is nice. Idle 28C. However, my full load temp seems to be changing. At first, it was around 45. But it has gone up by 1 every couple days. It seems to have leveled off at 48 now. Why would it do this? I'm using a taisol 742092 and heat sink compound from the shack. I also have 2 80mm fans, one in one out. Any ideas?

 

[Hoot]

PC room temperature variations? Possible
Grease already drying up? Unlikely
Clip retainer too weak (hsf sagging on one side)? Unlikely
Dust intrusion? Too soon
Sunspots? ;D
Has it been running all this time and residual heat build-up?
All of the above?
None of the above?

Hoot

 

[klosters64a]

Hmm. 'Fraid that this mysterioso temp sitch is normal. I suggest that you increase the volume of air that's flowing through your case. One 80mm in and one 80mm out just hain't enough for a T-Bird rig.