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Cooling problems

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ShadowBlade

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I'm using an a64 winchester with stock cooling
I originally had the thermal pad and thermal grease on the HSF/cpu heatspreader (stupid, i know), and today my friend lent me his arctic silver 5

I cleaned the heatspreader and heatsink to the best of my ability and put a small dot of AS5 on the center of the heatspreader, clamped down the heatsink and took it off to see how much it spread out. It left a circular-ish area covering about 2/3 of the surface of the heatspreader in the center. I took that to be enough and put the HSF back on and went to OC more.

It crashes from temps if i increase my HTT from 225 (what i had it at before) to 230

Where is the problem?
 
Shouldn't have lifted the HSF after putting it on, it'll introduce air between the thermal paste and the heatsink that reduces heatflow.


Also, did you remove the thermal pad?


And finally, are you sure it's crashing because of heat? Could it be a mobo or memory issue? Got any temp readings?
 
yes, i removed the thermal pad
No, i dont have any temp readings because it crashes pretty much right when i get to the windows logon screen
and the blue screen doesnt tell me anything b/c i dont have a chance to read it
 
Go to the BIOS screen after boot, it should list your temps somewhere.


And you can always try reseating the HSF, but no peaking this time. 🙂
 
I use an old, expired credit card cut in a stip about a little over an inch wide, the width of the CPU cap is ideal, leaving a good straight factory cut edge.

I put on a good thick bead along one side of the CPU, close to the edge, and some other dabs on the chip. I use the credit card and spread it out across the chip to somewhat cover it. I don't care how even it is at this point. Finally, I hold the card at an angle and press down a little and pull it across the chip fairly slow and it will leave almost a perfect even thin coat. If a spot doesn't look good, add a little AS5 and repeat. Excess AS5 will stick to the card. Wipe the card edge with some toilet paper or paper towel. Keep the card for the next time you need it.

I carefully hook the side of the non-levered side of the CPU on the holder, not letting the base touch the CPU. Then I just set the heatsink on the CPU flat, clip the other side and flip the lever and I'm done. It works every time. If you mess up, just take it off, carefully wipe them off, and start over. Carefully clean the CPU with a Q-Tip along the edge, then try to carefully wipe the rest if needed..
 
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