temp differential

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g'day all, just wondering what your opinions are on the following:

a ten degree celcius temperature differential between the diode and the
socket temp under full load. seems a bit odd to me.

i thought perhaps this was a sign that my HSF wasn't sitting very well on my
xp2500 at 2.2ghz. in a few days, when i can be bothered cleaning the gooey
amd heat transfer pad stuff from the core and the sink, i'll remount and see
if it makes a difference.

 

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:10:33 GMT, "Bushy"
<ex(underscore)boss@hotmail.com> wrote:

>a ten degree celcius temperature differential between the diode and the
>socket temp under full load. seems a bit odd to me.

Pretty typical actually. Socket temperatures are rarely accurate. And
you'll probably find that as the chip gets hotter, a one degree change
at the thermal diode doesn't result in a one degree change for the
socket thermistor reading.

Diode temps=useful, socket temps=pointless.

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sls

 

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"~misfit~" <misfit61nz@yahoo-mungo.co.nz> wrote in message
news:eqBWc.17203$N77.681092@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Satan's Little Sister wrote:
> > On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:10:33 GMT, "Bushy"
> > <ex(underscore)boss@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> a ten degree celcius temperature differential between the diode and
> >> the socket temp under full load. seems a bit odd to me.
> >
> > Pretty typical actually. Socket temperatures are rarely accurate. And
> > you'll probably find that as the chip gets hotter, a one degree change
> > at the thermal diode doesn't result in a one degree change for the
> > socket thermistor reading.
> >
> > Diode temps=useful, socket temps=pointless.
>
> My system reports exactly 10°C difference between diode and socket, once
> it's stabilised. However, the diode temp can (and does) change 15° in two
> seconds, the socket temp takes quite a while to catch up.
> --
> ~misfit~
>
>

well the both of you have reassured me somewhat. i was aware that the diode
was the important one and the socket not so much so, but i thought it odd
that the difference was so large. neverthe less, i will be reseating my old
heatsink, or perhaps purchasing a new heatsink, and i was wondering what the
best method is for removing that sticky, gooey heat transfer pad is? i've
heard methylated spirits, isopropyl alcohol, lightly soapy water...everyone
seems to have an opinion on this.