TACKTICSESU
Junior Member
jUST CURIOUS PUT TOGETHER A NEW COMPUTER RECENTLY HAVE IDLE TEMPS OF
CPU:45 CELSUIS
MOBO: 40 CELSUIS
THERMALTAKE SILENT 938 INSTALLED INSTEAD OF STOCK FAN...
QUESTION I JUST CLEAN THE CPU AND PLACE A SMALL AMOUNT OF ARTIC SILVER 5 AND HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY DIFFERENCE IN TEMP...IS THERE A BURN TIME FOR THE ARTIC SILVER TO SET IN......I'VE READ THAT IT MAY TAKE UP TO 20 HOURS BURN IN TIME TO SEE ANY LOWERING OF THE CPU TEMPS..
ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED...
IM HAPPY WITH THE TEMPS BUT WHAT DO U GUYS THINK ARE THEY HIGH, NORMAL, OK....I MEAN I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE HUGH CPU FAN/HEATSINKS BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE TAKING APART THE MOTHERBOARD TO PLACE A BACKPLATE ON THE MOTHERBOARD JUST TO INSTALL ONE OF THESE FANS....
SYSTEM SPECS
Lian Li V SERIES PC-V2100B CASE
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Asus A8N32-SLI DELUXE GAMING EDITION
WIN XP PRO SP2
CORSAIR XMS PLATINUM 2GB (2 x 1GB)
XFX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB DRIVER VERSION: 81.95
Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA150 - Western Digital SATA 320 GIG
LITEON DVD BURNER 16X
LITEON CR-RW 52X
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V
VANTEC MRK-200ST HARD DRIVE RACK
SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY GAMER
EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
-WESTERN DIGITAL 320 GIG
-WESTERN DIGITAL 250 GIG
-WESTERN DIGITAL 200 GIG
-WESTERN DIGITAL 80 GIG
-SEAGATE BARRACUDA 80 GIG
CANON MP390 MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER
Logitech® Z-5300E 5.1
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech G5 Gaming Wired Mouse
ANTEC SUPER CYCLONE FAN
THERMALTAKE SILENT 938 CPU FAN
CPU:45 CELSUIS
MOBO: 40 CELSUIS
THERMALTAKE SILENT 938 INSTALLED INSTEAD OF STOCK FAN...
QUESTION I JUST CLEAN THE CPU AND PLACE A SMALL AMOUNT OF ARTIC SILVER 5 AND HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY DIFFERENCE IN TEMP...IS THERE A BURN TIME FOR THE ARTIC SILVER TO SET IN......I'VE READ THAT IT MAY TAKE UP TO 20 HOURS BURN IN TIME TO SEE ANY LOWERING OF THE CPU TEMPS..
ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED...
IM HAPPY WITH THE TEMPS BUT WHAT DO U GUYS THINK ARE THEY HIGH, NORMAL, OK....I MEAN I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE HUGH CPU FAN/HEATSINKS BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE TAKING APART THE MOTHERBOARD TO PLACE A BACKPLATE ON THE MOTHERBOARD JUST TO INSTALL ONE OF THESE FANS....
SYSTEM SPECS
Lian Li V SERIES PC-V2100B CASE
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Asus A8N32-SLI DELUXE GAMING EDITION
WIN XP PRO SP2
CORSAIR XMS PLATINUM 2GB (2 x 1GB)
XFX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB DRIVER VERSION: 81.95
Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA150 - Western Digital SATA 320 GIG
LITEON DVD BURNER 16X
LITEON CR-RW 52X
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V
VANTEC MRK-200ST HARD DRIVE RACK
SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY GAMER
EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
-WESTERN DIGITAL 320 GIG
-WESTERN DIGITAL 250 GIG
-WESTERN DIGITAL 200 GIG
-WESTERN DIGITAL 80 GIG
-SEAGATE BARRACUDA 80 GIG
CANON MP390 MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER
Logitech® Z-5300E 5.1
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech G5 Gaming Wired Mouse
ANTEC SUPER CYCLONE FAN
THERMALTAKE SILENT 938 CPU FAN
