Opteron 175 running around 60 degrees

[mc84ss]

I just put in a new motherboard and cpu and now it's up around 58-62 under full load and around 55-58 idle. I have

Motherboard: ECS KN1 Extreme
Processor: Opteron 175
Cpu Cooler: Arctic Cooling 64
Ram: Corsair 3700
Power supply: Ultra 500watt
Hard Drives: 120 gig, 200 gig
Case Fans: 1-front, 1-side, 1 rear

I used arctic silver Ceramique thermal paste.
I have done no overclocking.
The Bios show CPU temp around 38-41 when booting or right after shutdown.
I have used Core temp and also speed fan for temps.

What should i check next for my cooling issues??

 

[mc84ss]

I have all ready once pulled the Heat sink to make sure it was properly mounted. Used alcohol to clean off both surfaces then reapplied the thermal paste in a smaller then bb size amount. I just read something about putting some on the bottom of the HS copper base using plastic to move it around then to wipe the excess off. I might try this seeing i don't know what else to do.

 

[mc84ss]

All right i think I'm going to replace my Arctic Cooling cooler with the Tuniq Tower 120. Any other recommendations or ideas?

 

[m25]

I just put in a new motherboard and cpu and now it's up around 58-62 under full load and around 55-58 idle. I have

Motherboard: ECS KN1 Extreme
Processor: Opteron 175
Cpu Cooler: Arctic Cooling 64
Ram: Corsair 3700
Power supply: Ultra 500watt
Hard Drives: 120 gig, 200 gig
Case Fans: 1-front, 1-side, 1 rear

I used arctic silver Ceramique thermal paste.
I have done no overclocking.
The Bios show CPU temp around 38-41 when booting or right after shutdown.
I have used Core temp and also speed fan for temps.

What should i check next for my cooling issues??

Here's your problem; both these software use the CPU's built in thermal diodes to read the temps and (at least those on K8's for what I know) are pretty inaccurate (usually read about 8-10°C higher temps); CoreTemp on my 4200+ reads a difference of about 9°C between my cores on load, something like 54°C and 63°C, while it's physically impossible to heve this difference in such a small volume as a CPU die.
You'd better use something like Sandra2007 or the old Aida32 to read the temps, they're much better. I have always checked their temps by touching the CPU fins and they've always been correct; 38°C is not even noticable, 48°C you feel the heatsink a little hot etc,..you can try this yourself. Use Sandra, and you'll find your temperatures are just fine.

 

[m25]

...at the moment, after CoreTemp, one of my cores is idling @ 16°C and the other @ 26° (the room is prety cool :? )

 

[m25]

Actually Speedfan reads from both the on die diod and the motherboards monitoring chip. Programs read from one of those 2 spots.

Yes, but the motherboard sensor is more accurate as it seems; he has applied everything well and has 3 case fans while I have only a rear 80mm. I bet Sandra will report him a much lower temperature.

 

[mc84ss]

well it turns out that i had my rear fan sucking air in, not out. quick switch and now temps are about 8C less. also i couldn't get sondra to run. it installs then when i go to run it nothing happens. any ideas on that?