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Old 05-18-2008, 05:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
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go to the bios and check your voltage, set a manual voltage if necesary. i cannot use my intel dual and quad cores with auto voltage because it would be so hot and go up to 180*F.
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Old 05-18-2008, 06:16 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I don't think thats it because I had had the voltage set to auto before and the temps were fine...

I think one factor that is causing it be hotter than normal is that I just noticed my case fan isn't on so it must have got disconnected... I'll reconnect it and see if it's any cooler.

Edit: Well I just checked it out again and tried to reseat the cooler... But I think I made it worse. The plastic things are bent so they wont go into the holes on the mobo properly, except for one of them.

After trying to reseat it better, I turned it on and checked the temp in the bios... 88C! And it rose quickly to 92C just in the time it took for my finger to fly to the off button...

So now I'm on a crappy laptop, and I will do until I can buy a new cooler. I think I might just get another stock core 2 duo cooler as they're pretty quiet and manage to keep it cool enough. They're really the only reasonably priced option.
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You remembered to turn the clips before trying to jam them in the holes right? They won't fit in easily without turning them first to unlock them and turning them back after to lock them in place.
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I am having the same problem with my first ever built. I have an e8400 and it tends to get pretty hot around 60 C. The stock heatsink fan wont sit properly so I bought a new heatsink fan with screws instead of the pushpins. If you use speedfan and want to check if the heatsink fan is causing the problem, check the temperature and then push and hold the heatsink fan towards the processor. If the temperature begins to fall while your pushing it and holding it, then its probably the heatsink fan that isnt sitted properly.
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You remembered to turn the clips before trying to jam them in the holes right? They won't fit in easily without turning them first to unlock them and turning them back after to lock them in place.
Yeah I did that.

I tried again just now and it seemed to go in a bit better. It still rose to about 70C before I turned it off.

I'm thinking of getting the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro as it is rather inexpensive and looks to be pretty good. The only other option is the thermaltake Silent 775.

And opinions on these two?
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I've heard good things about the AC 7 since it has a high price-performance ratio. Another relatively inexpensive one to look into is the Xigmatek 1283. If I were paying $50 though, I would rather find a used TRUE 120 on eBay and ask if the seller will ship intl. I got my TRUE 120 w/o a fan for about $50 shipped to Honolulu. I'm sure you could find one cheaper if you're patient enough though.
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the artic freezer 7 works ok with my qx6700. quiet too. I get about 60C under a cod4 full on settings 50 man server load. that is a quad though. my 6750 dual ran much cooler with the same Artic 7. They work fine imo. I will send you an old one for $10 and the price of shipping.
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the artic freezer 7 works ok with my qx6700. quiet too. I get about 60C under a cod4 full on settings 50 man server load. that is a quad though. my 6750 dual ran much cooler with the same Artic 7. They work fine imo. I will send you an old one for $10 and the price of shipping.
Wow. Thanks a heap for your offer! That's a really good price...

I've already made an order though. I would cancel, but I really need to get this heatsink fast as I can't use my computer until I do and I need it for homework... This computer I'm on right now is someone elses, I can't really use it much.

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I hate the push pin clipping method. I cut the pins off of my Mini Ninja cooler and put bolt through kit from Thermalright instead for my E8400.

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I got ma new Freezer Pro 7 today. Installation went without a hitch.

ATM its idling around 40C, but thats with a 1ghz overclock (1800mhz to 2800mhz) so it's not too bad. I might lower the overclock a bit just to be safe.
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