- May 7, 2009
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Hey everybody,
I've been somewhat dissatisfied with my Phenom II X4 940 temps since the very beginning (with the stock HSF, and with a Xigmatek HDT-S1283). With the Xigmatek installed and the 940 at stock clocks and vcore (1.344V, according to CPUZ), my temps aren't bad (ambient 18-19C, idle 36C, Prime95 Blend load 50C, according to HWMonitor). When on the desktop doing basic daily tasks (hitting up these forums, typing papers, checking email, surfing the web, etc.), however, my temps seem to fluctuate too much (between 36 and 41 or 42C) and too fast. When I say that they fluctuate quickly, I mean that I click the Firefox icon, and within one refresh of HWMonitor's temps, my CPU temp jumps four or five degrees and holds there for three seconds, only to settles back down to 38C or so.
When overclocked to 3.6 GHz (with a vcore of 1.434V), things are even worse. It idles around 45C, increases to 50C during the aforementioned daily tasks, and loads at 62C! I know what you're probably thinking: do a fresh application of thermal paste. Well, I have. Eight or nine times, in four different ways. First was the small little glob in the center; then I tried the credit card technique; then a very, very small glob on each of the contacting heat pipes; and finally a very small glob on the pieces of aluminum between each of the heat pipes. No luck. There was some slight variation in temperatures between the different techniques, but never more than one or two degrees. It's not airflow that's the problem, either. I've got my components in a HAF 932, with an extra 120mm on the top of the case, and all my wiring occurring behind the motherboard tray.
Coming from my experience with Wolfdales, I never would have thought that the limiting factor for an overclock would be the temperature. Previously, I have always run into system instability before running into heat issues, so this has been a bit of a disappointing experience for me.
Needless to say, I became disillusioned with overclocking the Phenom II, so I've had it at stock clocks and volts for the past month or so.
Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Tell me in the poll what load temps you're getting with your Phenom II X4 940. Below, reiterate your temps, and please also include your heatsink and fan setup, and your clock and voltage levels. If you don't have a Phenom II X4 940, you're of course welcome to tell me your stats below, but please don't respond to the poll in order that the results may be as indicative of actual 940 temps as possible. Thanks!
I've been somewhat dissatisfied with my Phenom II X4 940 temps since the very beginning (with the stock HSF, and with a Xigmatek HDT-S1283). With the Xigmatek installed and the 940 at stock clocks and vcore (1.344V, according to CPUZ), my temps aren't bad (ambient 18-19C, idle 36C, Prime95 Blend load 50C, according to HWMonitor). When on the desktop doing basic daily tasks (hitting up these forums, typing papers, checking email, surfing the web, etc.), however, my temps seem to fluctuate too much (between 36 and 41 or 42C) and too fast. When I say that they fluctuate quickly, I mean that I click the Firefox icon, and within one refresh of HWMonitor's temps, my CPU temp jumps four or five degrees and holds there for three seconds, only to settles back down to 38C or so.
When overclocked to 3.6 GHz (with a vcore of 1.434V), things are even worse. It idles around 45C, increases to 50C during the aforementioned daily tasks, and loads at 62C! I know what you're probably thinking: do a fresh application of thermal paste. Well, I have. Eight or nine times, in four different ways. First was the small little glob in the center; then I tried the credit card technique; then a very, very small glob on each of the contacting heat pipes; and finally a very small glob on the pieces of aluminum between each of the heat pipes. No luck. There was some slight variation in temperatures between the different techniques, but never more than one or two degrees. It's not airflow that's the problem, either. I've got my components in a HAF 932, with an extra 120mm on the top of the case, and all my wiring occurring behind the motherboard tray.
Coming from my experience with Wolfdales, I never would have thought that the limiting factor for an overclock would be the temperature. Previously, I have always run into system instability before running into heat issues, so this has been a bit of a disappointing experience for me.
Needless to say, I became disillusioned with overclocking the Phenom II, so I've had it at stock clocks and volts for the past month or so.
Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Tell me in the poll what load temps you're getting with your Phenom II X4 940. Below, reiterate your temps, and please also include your heatsink and fan setup, and your clock and voltage levels. If you don't have a Phenom II X4 940, you're of course welcome to tell me your stats below, but please don't respond to the poll in order that the results may be as indicative of actual 940 temps as possible. Thanks!
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