I just finished installing the fan as instructed via video and the manual. However, I'm not seeing any real difference in cooling performance. The fan is running at max rpm and facing the correct way. The thermal paste is supposed to make it around 10C cooler, but I've only 2C drop since before installing the cooler and paste. I did wipe the previous paste off the CPU with Isopropyl alcohol to get rid of the existing glue. I was running on AMD Turbo Core before and after, so that shouldn't affect it. Does it take time to work or did I do something incorrectly?
Further detail:
Fan facing towards RAM like shown in the manual and on the video.
I put a pea-size droplet of the MX-2 Compound and the heat speaker spread it around. There might be a bit on the edge but it's not enough to slip down the side (mainly to the fact that I had issues with the retention bracket.
It was around 42-45C before install and it's pretty steady at 39C when typing, but I'm pretty sure it would should up to 42-45 if I was doing intensive things.
So any clues/thoughts on this? Am I expecting too much of this? I was expecting atleast 10C drop between the paste and the cooler, but 5C at idle is a bit unsatisfying. Does the paste take time to kick in?
Thanks for any help.
Further detail:
Fan facing towards RAM like shown in the manual and on the video.
I put a pea-size droplet of the MX-2 Compound and the heat speaker spread it around. There might be a bit on the edge but it's not enough to slip down the side (mainly to the fact that I had issues with the retention bracket.
It was around 42-45C before install and it's pretty steady at 39C when typing, but I'm pretty sure it would should up to 42-45 if I was doing intensive things.
So any clues/thoughts on this? Am I expecting too much of this? I was expecting atleast 10C drop between the paste and the cooler, but 5C at idle is a bit unsatisfying. Does the paste take time to kick in?
Thanks for any help.
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