simple question

[Grimbones]

Are fans on CPU heat sinks supposed to pull the air into the heatsink or, suck the heat out? !

The reason i ask is because my CPU is running at 86 degree's Celcius, and i'm afraid it's going to burn out, i've put Arctic silver on my AMD 64 too, any suggestions?

 

[thelanx]

Whoa, 86C is very hot, too hot. Shut it down immediately! Make sure you reinstalled the hsf correctly after appyling as5. Most hs/fs suck air I think(edit I mean suck the air into the heatsink), but the difference is not that big, and which way works better depends on your system. I think the most likely problem is a botched hs/f installation. Make sure the hsf is contacting the cpu right. Take it off, reappy as5 to the cpu, install the hs/f, take it off and check if there is as5 on the heatsink. Put just a small layer of as5, not too much, enough to spread to a thin layer. And what mobo and monitoring program are you using?

 

[jellysandwichx]

Hmm, I thought it was best to blow air directly at the CPU?

-jellysandwich

 

[thelanx]

Originally posted by: jellysandwichx
Hmm, I thought it was best to blow air directly at the CPU?

-jellysandwich

Sorry for being unclear, I mean suck the air into the heatsink.

Also, are you sure it's celsius? 86F=30C, which is a little low but could be possible if you are idling and have cool room and case temps.

 

[Grimbones]

I'm using Arctic silver 3 at the moment, but umm... i'm using an Abit kv8 Max 3, i swear i've done it 3 times now, i'm checking to see if the temp is too high again. Being very meticulous about it too. Don't know what is going on.

 

[dennisjai215]

kv8? touch ur heatsink if you can keep your hand on it for a few secs it shouldnt be running too hot..
maybe update to the current bios.. the mobo is prolly reading temps wrong

 

[Grimbones]

The problem is i am building a new computer so i can't really update many things, but i touched the heatsink when it was going and it wasn't too hot. It could be reading it wrong.