Barton 2500 temp, did i screw up during instalation?

[Erickarim]

barton 2500 retail fan. runing on optimal settings on a A7N8X Deluxe with Corsair CMX512-3200C2PT, performaceII antec 2 fans, when i was installing i was doing 2 mobo's and i accidently put the barton in the other mobo, when i realized i remove it and the compound was cracked, i used a screwdiver to try to put it in his original shape then install it on the rigth mobo.
im getting temps of 50-52c in the asus probe. is that rigth? i wana test it on agresive settings but i dont know if the temp will go off to the roof, i tried it one time and it went 57-60c biosmeasured.
sould i replace the compound? is 60c ok for this procesor.? since i live in texas it can get pretty hot in here. so i would need a <10c from melting heat.

Domo.

 

[0roo0roo]

crack?

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Yeah is saw the word cracked! that is BAD! explain what exactly was cracked. Pics would be a big help.

 

[Erickarim]

the cooling compound is like this little white square in the heatsink rigth? when i remove the heatsink the square was squashed and cracked.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

I think it is actually grey but yeah. soudns like it wasn't sealed or something. get some thermal paste for like 5 bucks and that should help some.

ps. also make sure that your bios settings are right. you never know what can happen in the bios. i have heard of 2500's being detected as 3200's.

 

[Erickarim]

i used a screw driver to put it to its original square and height size/

 

[DerwenArtos12]

yeah it does get squashed that is a good thing but cracked?

 

[Erickarim]

like peel off the heatsink, since it wasnt used it was still maleable so i figured it was ok, but now that i see the temp's i dont know if i sould replace it. is 59c ok for barton?

 

[mindwreck]

59C for me is a bit too toasty. its not going to burn and fry but it would be better if it ran cooler.

:camera:'s of the "crack" would really help us a lot

 

[Erickarim]

im working on in that particular machine, and i think that by now the compound is set so if i remove it it WILL need replacement, however, i set the stuff to agresive and its working beautifuly at 49c. il try messing with the cas freq and cpu later when i dont have to like turn out school jobs, ( next week )