Recent content by metrix2k

Basically, whenever I watch a youtube video, if I unplug mic jack, my volume will get higher altough it stays on 100% all the time. I already have problems with sound volume, it always sounds much lower than it has to (Realtek drivers). Tried many "solutions", but none of them worked. So I...

Basically, I put thermal paste, and set the cooler. But, for 2 days now, I noticed that the temps were too high, idling about 50-60c. So, I realized that the cooler wasn't set properly, and now that I did, the temps are great, 30c idling, 40c gaming. With that temps, should I still re-apply...

Literally, max temp for this CPU is nowhere to be found. Anyone knows maybe? Also, lets say my max temp is 75c, as long as I keep my CPU under that temp while gaming, I'm safe? Thanks!

I have Athlon 860k and he reads 80c Tj. Max? How does he know what and is it accurate? I know what it is.

It seems that only AIDA and AMD Overdrive are showing me real temperatures. While I'm AIDA64 stress testing, AIDA shows 65c temp and Overdrive shows 20c margin. Is that good? It seems like 80c for my AMD 860k is max temp. I guess as long as I have 2digit number in thermal margin under load...

So, I removed thermal paste from CPU a couple of times with Acetone. Now, I hear all stories how it could be very lethal and dangerous for CPU. I really don't want to buy a new CPU just because I used acetone to remove thermal paste... So, did I damage my CPU?

So, I realized that thermal margin isn't a socket temp and that it's preciser than socket temp. So, under load (gaming), it says about 15-20c. Is that good thermal margin? I'm using AMD Overdrive. CPU: Athlon 860k. Thanks!

So, I bought a new pc, and I immediately downloaded HWmonitor to check my temps. I saw that while idle, it was showing 60-80c while jumping all the time. I downloaded speedfan and it showed even more. I I checked my heatsink, replaced my thermal paste and everything fits perfectly (it's...