CPU Temp Normal? (PIC)
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DarkSable
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No kidding. When faced with a heatsink that doesn't have thermal paste (or for watercooling), I like arctic MX-4. It cools just as well, is a nicer consistency, and doesn't have to cure.
That being said, the difference between expensive goop like that or AS5, and the stuff that comes with a Hyper 212 EVO, is going to be a couple degrees at the very worst.
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Yeah I was using the MX-2, I still have like half left. But that was when I had AMD CPU. Then after I did some research on how hot IVY BRIDGE is, I figured it was time to get a different effective paste and saw online recommended AS5 but they didnt tell me how long it takes to cure!
Now I came home and played Battlefield3 because I was worried about my core temp.
this is while playing Battlefield 3 64 players server.
(Just in case the picture aren't showing)>http://www.flickr.com/photos/90999165@N05/8711577389/in/photostream/
DarkSable
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Your max temps are absolutely nothing to worry about - you could easily go up to 75c without any problem.
That being said, two things:
1) Ivy bridge actually runs pretty cool, especially compared to AMD's lineup.
2) The difference between MX-2 and AS5 is basically nothing. Two degrees, at most.
That being said, two things:
1) Ivy bridge actually runs pretty cool, especially compared to AMD's lineup.
2) The difference between MX-2 and AS5 is basically nothing. Two degrees, at most.
and I guess I wasted my money on AS5 after all... 
it's only 7 bucks at Microcenter.
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No worries, it's just something to know for the future.
Unless you're going for an extremely high overclock on water, you're usually just fine with the thermal paste that comes with the heatsink / whatever you've got lying around. (Just avoid the white thermal glue-type stuff.)
Unless you're going for an extremely high overclock on water, you're usually just fine with the thermal paste that comes with the heatsink / whatever you've got lying around. (Just avoid the white thermal glue-type stuff.)
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