HELP! CPU TEMP 76 C?!!?!

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Originally posted by: xerocool
ok, i got motherboard monitor, but it doesn't seem to have my motherboard on there (soyo sy-p845), but i checked the temp in bios and it's 47C WHEW!!! but that's still a little higher than i want it.

motherboard monitor seems to have worked for a a little bit, when i first initialized it, it said 47C cpu and 76C for case. but then after a minute or so it went to -23C for the cpu

oh well, anyways, does anyone know if it's ok to use something like artic silver after a cpu has been exposed to the factory installed thermal pad for about a year? i heard the wax on the stock pad fills up the voids, and thus artic silver won't be as beneficial, is this true?

The 3.06b that I had about a year ago did come with a very decent heatsink/fan and also had shin etsu thermal compond, so you may find that when you remove the heatsink it does not have a pad. Still it does sound like you need to remove the heatsink, clean it and apply some fresh AS3. It will help your temps and is always a good idea to clean and apply fresh paste about every 6 months, anyway. The 3.06 did run a little warmer than most of the other b chips.

Make sure that your settings for the sensor on Motherboard Monitor are correct. Their website will give you the board and the sensor chip to select.

Edit: For reference, my 3.06b with the stock HS/Fan ran in the low 60C range under full load.