i have a zalman 9500, i want better cooling but dont want to replace if its not going to be dramatically better,
also im unsure if the base on my 9500 is uneven because my temps idle are 40, 38, 33, 36,
i read here that tightening screws in a certain way can even contact but zalman only has 2
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=131481
You probably would see a bit of a temperature drop by going to an ultra 120. It also appears that 2 cores are hotter that the other 2 cores at the moment which means that yes the heatsink could be sitting enevenly. One screw may be slightly tighter than the other. Its not a major issue though.
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Cores are 35/35/38/38. (2 of mine have always idled higher).
This is with a lapped TRUE/Proc and an undervolted Ultra Kaze prolly pushing around 60-70 CFM. The processor is running at 3.6 GHz w/ 1.416vCore pushing through it.
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