This source seems to have the answer to the issues I have been seeing,
http://www.overclock.net/t/1128821/amd-temp-information-and-guide
Thanks for the help everyone.
I am thinking that speccy and open hardware monitor are the accurate temperatures. When unlocking the cpu to hexacore it is reported that you lose the ability to see CPU temperatures and both these programs no longer report a cpu temperature. Speed fan and the Asrock program continue to report...
Ok after some troubleshooting it may be that there something wrong with the software I am using to monitor my CPU temperatures. I have an Asrock Extreme 3 970 motherboard and the included ASrock Xtreme Tuner program reports my CPU Temperature at 54c. Speed fan also shows this temperature.
I...
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I re installed the heatsink and am getting slightly better temperatures. Only getting up to 50c under load but still not as low as I would like. Is there any possibility that there is some defect in the heat sink? I have been thinking of exchanging it.
Thanks, I have seen this method before. The 212 looks a little different. I really couldn't see any space between the heat pipes but I will take it off and have another look. Any thoughts on the wiggle?
The coverage looked good but i am going to reinstall one more time to make sure. I did see where it was recommended to fill in the gaps between the heat pipes but I honestly did not see any gap.
Looking for some suggestions on what is going on with my setup. I have a Phenom II 960t with the 212+ and my temperatures are pretty high. I am idling at 40-42c and under load with prime95 it goes up to 58c+. My ambient temperature in my house is 25c. Motherboard temperature is 32c.
I have...
I am on a limited budget and am thinking of upgrading to this mobo/cpu combo from newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16813138269
The CPU is OEM and I am looking for a heatsink/fan to go with it. Plan to do some mild overclocking.
Looking at the heatsink/fans on newegg...
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