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mattprice82   10-15-2008 at 01:45:12 AM

I just resinstalled my Q6600 with an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 with MX-1 thermal paste. This is my first experience with apply new thermal paste and I'm not sure if I did it correctly and if I should re-apply.

My system is cpu is idling around 43 and under load goes up to 44-47. Before I reapplied the paste, it would idle around 38. Is this part of the "burn in" time of the paste or should I pull everything apart and reapply the paste? Thanks!

Edit: I am not OC'ing anything in the system.


Message edited by mattprice82 on 10-15-2008 at 01:50:31 AM
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br3nd064   10-15-2008 at 03:37:11 AM
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If under load, it only goes up to 44-47, that's very good.

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allhands   10-15-2008 at 04:49:39 AM
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I think you'll be OK those temps are good

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aznguy0028   10-15-2008 at 05:07:06 AM
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let it break in, it takes usually around a week or so.

you'll see lower temps afterwards, not sure how much as it varies, but you might see 3-5c :)

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mattprice82   10-15-2008 at 05:47:32 AM
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Great, how do I break it in? Do I just leave my PC on for a while or should I leave it off?

Thanks!

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mattprice82   10-15-2008 at 06:07:45 AM
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Ah Ha! I finally figured out what was causing the temp - I forgot to plug in my case fans. I've got 4 fans blowing at medium speed for a a nice cool 35 degree case and a 34 degree CPU.

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