My E6600 at 60*c idle help!

sineater213 · 21-06-2007, 07:19 AM

I applied A5 paste and still at 60*c at idle. i ordered a new heatsink
Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
i still havent installed it but do you guys have any other suggestions as well?

edijs · 21-06-2007, 09:00 AM

60*c? that's some heat there!

I'd certainly do something like [1] reset the CMOS (just in case some old BIOS settings are causing trouble) [2]remove the heatsink [3] clean the heatsink and the CPU from the paste [4] remove and reinstall the CPU [5] apply heat-paste (maybe try some other paste) very carefully (since too much paste, as we all know, *might* work as a heat-shield rather than a heat transporter).

but man, 60*c .. jeez

Dambuster · 21-06-2007, 01:42 PM

yep do what he says... BTW Intel's default heatsinks are (usually) crap... get a good one like an arctic.

21-06-2007, 07:19 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
sineater213 Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22 Status: Offline	*My E6600 at 60c idle help!** I applied A5 paste and still at 60*c at idle. i ordered a new heatsink Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail i still havent installed it but do you guys have any other suggestions as well?

21-06-2007, 01:42 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Dambuster Magic Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 18 Male Posts: 195 My Mood: In Love Status: Offline My Computer	yep do what he says... BTW Intel's default heatsinks are (usually) crap... get a good one like an arctic. __________________

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edijs Programmer Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Male Posts: 519 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Busy Status: Offline My Computer	60c? that's some heat there! I'd certainly do something like [1]* reset the CMOS (just in case some old BIOS settings are causing trouble) [2]remove the heatsink [3] clean the heatsink and the CPU from the paste [4] remove and reinstall the CPU [5] apply heat-paste (maybe try some other paste) very carefully (since too much paste, as we all know, might work as a heat-shield rather than a heat transporter). but man, 60*c .. jeez

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