These temps look right?

[Sniper82]

Ok had a Thermaltake Volcano 7+ running at low speed at all times. Kept my 1800+@2.3Ghz@200FSB@1.725 vcore at 50c/55c. Sold it for a Gigabyte 3D cooler mainly because it looks cool in my Antec case than and I only have $5 in it after selling the Volcano 7+. I wasnt expecting much is any temp drop.

Curious should I have got any temp drop? I'm keeping about the same temps. I did use the gigabyte thermal paste and I think used Artic Silver II on the Volcano 7+. Think its worth the effort to take this big sucker back off to put ASII on? Or should I leave it alone as long as its staying un 60c? Regardless this is the best $20 I've spent on a cooler. Got it new retail also I love these forums.

Thx

 

[Megatomic]

Is 50/55C idle or under load? If that's under load then it's fine. That's what my Alpha and Vantec Stealth keep my 2500+ @ 3200+ at under load.

And I'd have used Arctic Silver over the stock paste that comes with that cooler. But I don't see a lot of reason to tear it apart just to reapply the compound. That can wait until you have to do other work concurrently. IMHO...

 

[Sniper82]

52 idle about 58 load.

 

[SneakyStuff]

i've got the same problem, I've got an aftermarket solution on my barton 2800+, and it runs at temps similar to yours, the answer i've gotten is, some processors in particular just run hotter than others

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: ^Sniper^
52 idle about 58 load.

yeah thats a little too warm to be safe. proc life tends to decrease exponentially as the temp rises above 55C or so.