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[hawkeye177]

I installed a delta black label fan on my stock coolermaster heatsink and i did not notice a temp change. Why? The heatsink fells a lot cooler than before, but it still reads 108-120F. ON my new temp probe it reads between 90-95F. The heatsink fells warm but not hot. I think it fells like the 90-95 more than the 108+

[hawkeye177]

I think that the contact between the cpu and the heatink is not too good.

[storm2k]

what kind of thermal paste are you using?

might want to try a whole other hs/fan combination with some arctic silver ii.

[vass0922]

I had similar problems once.
I had a good HSF, but when I put a load on the CPU I'd get temps of 55-60 degrees Celsius (too hot!)

I reapplied the arctic silver thermal paste (good stuff! highly recommended) VERY thin!

If you apply too much, it ends up working as an insulator instead of a conductor (aka bad).

May want to try reapplying that, to see if it will help

The heatsink fells warm but not hot

Maybe cause the heat from the processor is not getting TOO the HSF

[hawkeye177]

That is what i was thinking. I want to get a new heatsink than apply the artic silver 2. I currently have the regular crap that comes on the bottom of the heatsink.
BTW: How do you get that crap off?

[Imperion1]

Use anything similiar to a credit card (made of plastic) or pen cap and scrape the stuff off. Then clean up with either alcohol, fingernail polish remover, or contact cleaner. I use contact cleaner, seems to clean faster.

[hawkeye177]

How do you get it off the cpu?

[RobRich]

I've used alcohol and a toothbrush to remove the rubber thermal interface material from a processor before, seemed to work OK of me. Use caution and go slowly.

[alpha]

I've always just wiped it off with tissue.