Recent content by nan0funk

So I downloaded Core temp to monitor what's going on and I am running anywhere from 32c~35c on all 4 cores, Which I think is way better. I ran prime 95 and within 5 minutes my temps shot up to about 70c and kept climbing so I got scared and stopped the test. Are these average results?

Ok, so I took everything apart cleaned the cpu/heatsink and applied some cooler master thermal fusion 400 (rice grain technique?) and now it's hanging out between 47c~50c idle but I have to have the cpu fan full speed. It seems way more manageable temperature wise but I still feel that's high...

I didn't apply any additional thermal paste, and am using a stock cooler. So thermal pate will be my first shot at getting things down to a better temp, I will update tonight once I have reinstalled cooler with new paste. Thanks guys!

Hey Tom's hardware, so I recently finished my first build (yay!!) However I went into bios to make sure everything was running compadre and span and I noticed my cpu was running at a solid 63~65c. I am using a cooler master elite 130 which is pretty small but I'm worried it won't be up to the...