Recent content by AnandTechNewb

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    Athlon X2 4850e HIGH TEMPS?!?

    Well RallyMaster, really wish I read your post earlier. Removing the heatsink, I kind of broke that bracket. I think everything is OK though, because I was able to put the retail HSF on and it hasn't fallen off. I didn't try Core Temps before doing all this, sorry! Right now, ASUS PC PROBE II...
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    Athlon X2 4850e HIGH TEMPS?!?

    Seriously? OH my... It felt like I was going to break the motherboard putting the heatsink on. So pretty much, I should try installing the heatsink again... I mean, typically... This "low power" AMD CPU should run fine without a fan, right?
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    Athlon X2 4850e HIGH TEMPS?!?

    Just installed the this thing on my ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM with a fanless Scythe Ninja Mini. I used Arctic Silver 5. I have 2x1GB of Corsair memory, a Corsair HX620W power supply. The case is a LIAN LI PC-A16B with two Sythe S-FLEX 12cm fans. While running Prime95, according to ASUS PC PROBE II, the...