48C/118F Too hot?

[Paulson]

I have the AMD Athlon XP 1700XP+ and think that 48C is a little too hot...

Granted I got the retail processor (w/fan and heatsink) I have a few questions...

Can I take the pad off the heatsink and not use any paste? Would that help?

If not, can I take the pad off and use some artic silver to get better results?

Thanks...

 

[BD231]

Taking off the pad and adding AS2 got my 1800+ from 48C to to 40C, so ditch the pad, its not a very good pad, it melts and dose a pretty bad job over all on cooling. You *HAVE* to use paste though, no if and or buts.

 

[pillage2001]

Whatever you do, use a thermal paste in between the HSF and CPU to make sure that there's contact in between the core and teh surface of the HSF.

 

[Paulson]

artic silver should do the job...

how much of the stuff do you put on the core?

 

[pillage2001]

Not much. Apply some on the hsf and wipe it away with your fingers wrapped with plastic bag. Then, apply a thin film over the core will do.