Recent content by seitil

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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    I had bought the cooler in hopes of having lower temps to assist in helping the overclock. I have tested it at 4.5ghz with idle temps hovering around 45c and with Prime95 the max it got to was 75c. It seems way too high for what other people have encountered with this combo of cpu and heatsink.
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    Are you reading the temp of the cpu from the bios or from a program in windows, like core temp? I understand the bios temp isn't exactly idle temps. I am going to reseat it again and use less thermal paste to see if it can be fixed, its just bizarre.
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    i did watch the installation video a few times, what seems to be the issue is that the pin on the back of the aluminum block lines up with the little notch on the crossmember but for some reason there is a little play in the notch, thus creating this issue. Another thing i dont understand is...
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    so I took the heatsink off again and did the credit card spreading on the heatsink itself, it was a bitch because 2 of the screws came loose on the backplate and i had to take the entire mobo out to redo those. Anyway I just booted up at core temp is showing 37-39c on the cores during idle at...
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    Thanks for all the help, i am going to try some different methods tonight to see if it helps, i was wondering what people are getting for their idle temps with their 2600k processors with the cm 212+
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    I have never lapped a heatsink before, i know with the direct heat pipes there are some grooves and channels that might not come in contact with the cpu, what would you do for lapping the heatsink, and the materials to do so?
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    I always get nervous when I am applying thermal paste, i have some arctic silver 5 i have been using and trying to apply a rice grain sized dab in the middle of the proc. Should I maybe apply the thermal paste to the heatsink, or try to lap the heatsink a little bit or fill in the small grooves...
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    2600k Idle temperature issue?

    I recently purchased a 2600k with a Coolermaster 212 plus cooler and was excited to get it up and running on my new MSI P67 board, when I booted it up into the BIOS I noticed it said it was running at 46c. After I booted up completely I ran the newest version of Core Temp and most of the cores...
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    Comp wont boot past bios

    all right so i ran a MemTest for about an hour, did 1 full pass and didnt notice any errors. I also checked the mobo for any bulging caps and didnt notice anything out of the ordinary. I have reset the cmos multiple times in different occasions which may or may not have fixed the problem...
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    Comp wont boot past bios

    Hey everyone, I have had my custom built computer for about 3 years now and for the last year, year and a half its been having trouble booting past the BIOS screen. What is very odd is that it seems completely random, sometimes when i boot it fresh in the morning it will hang there, and...