Temp problems?

[Tullphan]

I have the LX-6A19 w/Mod pkg. 4 from Jim @ Coolcases.com. I also had him add an exhaust fan on the left side panel over the video card.
My pc is near the register for the heat/air, so it's not sitting in a freezer or oven.
My temps w/normal pc operation (surfing, freecell, word processing) runs 41c & 34c (cpu & motherboard). I'm using the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64. These temps were taken using the Asus PC Probe that came w/my K8V SE Deluxe. The cpu is the A64 3200+. Please check My Rig for more details.
I have all my cables neatly tied & routed. My ps cables are sleeved as well.
Ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

 

[OBCT]

And you're complaining about 41C? That's decent.

 

[Tullphan]

Well, I just thought that it should be cooler compared to some of the temps i've seen of similar cpu's that were overclocked.
I did take the compound off the Freezer Pro & use AS5 before installing. Perhaps that was a mistake.

 

[Tullphan]

My temps keep increasing gradually...worse under load.
I'm sure I mounted this thing the right way...fan blowing towards the back of the case...but i'm not happy with its' performance.
Will I be better off w/an XP-120?

 

[VinDSL]

Can 'we' assume you've checked all the 'obvious' things -- fans/fins aren't packed with dust -- thermal compound hasn't dried out -- ambient room temps haven't risen, et cetera...

*edit*

BTW, none of the links in your sig work, except eBay! For instance... 😉

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For your Rig you've got this: http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=16064

But, it should be this: http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=16064

Or, this: http://www.anandtech.com/myanandtech.aspx?member=69439

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For your Heat, you've got this: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php4?id=589

But, it should be this: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=589

 

[Tullphan]

Yes, i've checked the "obvious" things. The fins are clean as a pin & the AS5 is less than a week old. The pc is in a room that's centrally heated & cooled (cooled, at the present).
Thanks for letting me know about the links too, btw.

 

[SparkyJJO]

I've heard that the base of the freezer isn't always flat but tends to be concave/convex (I forget which) in which case a thicker thermal goop like arctic coolings MX1 paste is needed to fill the gaps better. AS5 doesn't span bigger gaps as well.

 

[ultimatewinner]

41C actually does sound pretty cool. My computer got really hot a little while ago because it was really dusty

 

[Tullphan]

I've seen too many people getting in the mid 30's at idle for similarly equipped machines & some even slightly overclocked. I just thought my temps were too high for what i've got.
Perhaps i'll try lapping the hsf.

 

[Tullphan]

Does AS5 have a shelf life?
Is there something better than AS5? (not wanting to start anything here, tho)

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
Does AS5 have a shelf life?

You bet! All thermal greases do!

Originally posted by: Tullphan
Is there something better than AS5? (not wanting to start anything here, tho)

Yep! I've been using Scythe MX-1 for the last few weeks, and I like it a LOT better. If you surf the tests/reviews, you'll find MX-1 trumps AS5 in every aspect, except ease of application! 🙂