New heatsink = same as stock temp?

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cykososhull

cykososhull

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So I would like to push my machine as far as it can go, i.e. a little bit of OC'ing. So I installed a Thermaltake Silent 775D w/ AS5 in lieu of my stock one. Using speedfan, coretemp, real temp, occt, etc., the core temps remain the same as the stock cooler. I have tried taking the side panel off and using a house fan to cool it as well with no improvement. The avg. temps. where I live are 80-90F to 55-65F @ night. I had the mobo out as I was installing the new heatsink and AS5 in order to make sure everything was good. I added a rice sized amount to the cpu and spread it evenly. The temps as I write this are 55,46,46,53C at IDLE and it is 62F in my house. I looked through lots of other forums and the only conclusion I ever see is improperly installed heatsink or not enough air flow which I'm confident that neither of those are the problem. Could a sensor be reading higher than normal? I can touch close to the cpu/heatsink and I don't feel much heat if any at all. Most of it is coming from the Chipset heatsink below it. :??:

Any suggestions would be great.


My specs are:
Processor-- Intel Core 2 quad Q8200
Freak--2333.06MHz (333.29X7.0)
SOcket--775
VID--1.2375
GPU--9800GTX+


I bought this off my brother for sh*ts and grins, now I want to juice it for everything it's got.
 
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Thanks overshocked, I'm gonna get the eVGA 750i I think it will be a great mobo. Have any thoughts on my Corsair hx520 pushing two 9800gtx+'s or should I get a bigger psu as well?
 
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Yes, i would get a bigger psu.

Or if your willing to mod you could just buy a second psu.
 
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Well, I have a Codegen 400W psu lying around, would that work for a mod?..by the way I've skimmed through a few of these psu mods, but never paid attention to them. Could you elaborate on how it might work or if this 400w is just junk, b/c I love doing mods and thinking outside the box/ custom sh*t.
 
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Playing with the inside of PSU's can be very dangerous. Even turned off they can hold a big charge in the capacitors.

That said, you can find resources on the net on how to modify/improve PSU's. Not something I would recommend unless your a electronic tech trained in such things.
 
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