len_dale Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 So ive been having cooling problems for a while now, so decided to do the right thing. took h80i off and inspected paste. I can only describe what i saw as cat sick.... gooey and wet and lumpy. now with stock paste my idle temp was roughly 38. pushing 44 - 48 under load. so i bought some proper artic silver , cleaned the cooler and cpu and applied very evenly and not too thick.. etc.... no my idle temp is 42 - 44 and high usage 49-54. worse than ever. I think either my h80i is not doing the job properly or im not doing it properly.. so to rule out the h80i im buying another cooler which is rated to keep amd's cool and calm to do a comparison.. any offers of support or words or wisdom be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandstorm1 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 first off.. what cpu is it? also run the system for a bit....run a game or stress test it. feel the tubes coming off the pump, they should both feel about the same temp. also feel the rad itself. I run idle at about 40 with a h100, so your temps aren't too bad. not too sure what temps your looking to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_dale Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 hi its amd fx3 8320 . its not overclocked. im not too sure what temps I should be getting as I've seen a few posts with people running same setup with allot less temp running this cpu at 4ghz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 your temps appear well within specs,whats the tjmax of your cpu?,,if your load temp is 50-65% of tjmax then its very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 so i bought some proper artic silver , cleaned the cooler and cpu and applied very evenly and not too thick.. etc.... no my idle temp is 42 - 44 and high usage 49-54. worse than ever. The thinner the better. "thick" isn't a term that should come to mind at all. TIMs are actually insulative to varying degrees, so any thickness that can be eliminated should be. Follow these instructions for cleaning and applying new TIM, relevant to the CPU type: http://www.arcticsilver.com/methods.html I think either my h80i is not doing the job properly or im not doing it properly.. Note that AS5 has a 200 hour cure time before it gets happy with the components that it is applied between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_dale Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 ill do some more burning in tonight and leave on for a while. I guess amd Temps are not what I was expecting to see so will be quiet again :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 In order for the break-in to proceed according to spec., the system has to cool down periodically. IOW, one 200 hour burn-in won't produce the same result. Just use it, as normal, and shut it down overnight. Check the thumbscrews from time to time during this period and re-snug if necessary. Don't overtighten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latharion Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Note that AS5 has a 200 hour cure time before it gets happy with the components that it is applied between. This is one of the reasons why AS5 is not the preferred TiM, and hasn't been for some time now. The paste that Corsair uses on the H80i and H100i is from Corning, and is very effecient, which is one of the reasons for why the OP's results after applying AS5 were worse (another being the afformentioned 200 hour cure time). The amount to use varies by product, and application, but for CPUs, normally, a fairly small amount is sufficient (small dot, or thin line, depending on product). Some recommended products include AC4 or Shin Etsu 7768, but there are several others available that out-perform the venerable AS5, all with far lower cure times (usually anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours, again, depending on product). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 This is one of the reasons why AS5 is not the preferred TiM, and hasn't been for some time now. The paste that Corsair uses on the H80i and H100i is from Corning, and is very effecient, which is one of the reasons for why the OP's results after applying AS5 were worse (another being the afformentioned 200 hour cure time). The amount to use varies by product, and application, but for CPUs, normally, a fairly small amount is sufficient (small dot, or thin line, depending on product). Some recommended products include AC4 or Shin Etsu 7768, but there are several others available that out-perform the venerable AS5, all with far lower cure times (usually anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours, again, depending on product). agreed 200 hour cure time is insanely too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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