My heatsink freakin' hates me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Deja Q]

I have an Athlon XP 2100+ CPU overclocked to 2700+. I'm using a ThermalTake Volcano 11 heatsink/fan running at full RPM (5000).

Temps used to be in the mid-40s.

They got into the mid-60s and I had lockups when playing games.

I removed the heatsink, cleaned the CPU core and heatsink, applied new Arctic Silver III thermal grease, re-seated the heatsink, and turned the computer on.

My temps are now in the mid-50s. It's better, but this is bull. The heatsink is only 3 months old for crying out loud!!! x(

What do you recommend? A heatsink should last more than 3 months, and I noticed it didn't take much pressure to re-apply it.

Thx!

[DeathvadeR]

1. have you tried......

rubbing it's belly untill it went to sleep?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. The 2100 runs warm to begin with... Don't overclock it?

Also when cleaning, I use steel wool and alcohol and try to expose new aluminum or copper then apply a THIN film of thermal grease. Too much grease will retain heat. Also make sure your box and PS are vented and cooled properly.

I got rid of my 2100 and upgraded to a 2600 and am now running at 35 degrees C. Slightly overclocked and running processor intensive graphics and video programs, she runs like a charm.

Of course, you probably know all this already since you're OCing in the first place.

Find a copper core running at 7000 RPM though and I'll bet that takes care of any probs.

[Deja Q]

3. Hmmm

I used alcohol but stuck to cotton swabs instead of steel wool.

I did use a thin layer of thermal grease.

The case and power supply are vented, with plenty of fans.

I will consider going to a 2600+ in time...

My other 2100+ box has a Thermalright SLK-900 heatsink with Tornado 92MM fan. And that thing cools down to 36 degrees C, under load! If only my main computer's case had enough space...

[DS1]

6. Second that

Hell, just buy a 2700+ for 90 or so bucks and overclock that to 3000, that would be less of a jump.

[kalian]

4. Me thinks...

That maybe the HS is not touching totally the CPU... You might want to reseat the HS over the CPU and try again...

[Mika]

5. Have you tried a water cooled sink?

They are all the rage for overclocked and hot cpu's these days.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. I'm tempted to try one of those, but the idea of a leak scares the hell

out of me.

[Mika]

8. What are ya.. chicken or sumpin

Just don't remove the 3rd prong from the AC power cord plug. ;-)


Just kidding. They scare the crap outta me too.

[Deja Q]

9. One leak zaps everything! You know what they should make?

Depends for microprocessors... So when there's a leak, it's trapped as quickly as that blue liquid... :D

[DS1]

10. liquid nitrogen? clock that sucker up to 10GHz

:evilgrin:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

11. 3M makes a liquid that doesn't conduct electricity and has excellent

thermal properties (and is rediculously expensive). I saw a board that sat in a circulating pool of the stuff and I believe it was a 1700+ XP oc'd to well over 3.5 Ghz.

I've tried so many cooling fans that I don't remember the one I'm using now, but my CPU runs cooler than my box with 3 Antecs. And is relatively silent. I've used Volcano's fans b4 though and the box was like sitting by a Hoover with hairballs.

[ET Awful]

12. I'll stick with my vapochill phase change cooling :)

Have an Athlon 1700 running at 2.6ghz :) :) :)

Currently the CPU temp is at -19.5C