Thunderbird running too hot??

[fitzhue]

I have an thunderbird 700 with a taisol cgk742 heatsink and phase change interface material and my epox epox 8kta2 is showing 53-55c after running quake 3 for a while. Is this normal? Should I get some arctic silver? thanks for the advice.

 

[NuovoTech]

That does seem hot for a 700mhz CPU...do you know bout heating up your CPU to
at least 60-65'C for a moment, then backing off to complete phase-change on thermal pad? This would lower your temps slightly as the pad would "melt-in"
a bit. Just pull off case while running PC, I assume you have CPU temp monitor to watch, disconnect CPU fan till temps rise -> then reconnect...

 

[fitzhue]

65c? wow thats pretty high. I dont know if i want to risk my processor in that manner, oh well

 

[nickburns]

i usually get temps of about 52c under load on my 1ghz TB so i would say that seems a little to high for a 700mhz, i dont know about sing a thermal grease since your current HSF has that thermal phase change material, you would definetly have to remove it.

 

[Renob]

If it is stable dont worry about it...... when it becomes unstable get better cooling mabey ad a blowhole or two

 

[fitzhue]

Thanks for the replies guys.
I took my taisol off and looked at the thermal pad only to realize when I took of the plastic tab, it didn't remove all of the plastic. There was a thin blue layer of plastic between my core and the interface material. Now i've never gotten over 44 degress celcius.