AMD Phenom II X2 550 cooler

[india23]

I recently built a desktop and the cpu used is a AMD Phenom II X2 550. All the parts are seating in a CM 690 case. For some odd reason, my cpu under BIOS shows the temp between 45-50 degrees Celsius. Under prime 95 for 20 minutes the temp is at steady 67 degrees Celsius according to Everest. Those temps are too high even for a nicely ventilated case

Which aftermarket would you recommend for a budget of $50.

 

[obsidian86]

have a look round here http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[neozengar]

you came in the right time, check out the ZEROtherm FZ120

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008565&prodlist=celebros

About 13 AR and ACB Great reviews from frosty tech.

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2281

 

[india23]

you came in the right time, check out the ZEROtherm FZ120

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008565&prodlist=celebros

About 13 AR and ACB Great reviews from frosty tech.

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2281

Will that fit on my motherboard without obstricting the memory slots?

mobo is ga-ma790x-ud4p

 

[rambo117]

give the arctic cooling freezer 64 pro a shot. keeps my 720 x3 OCed at 35idle and 46ish load (not to mention with the PWM feature, its very quiet idle)

cheap too

 

[pat]

And the ambiant temp is?

 

[india23]

The ambient temp is around 80-85 F

 

[pat]

I would say that your temps may be OK, since is is hotter than usual. If your system is stable, then I would not worry too much. Maybe the probe are innacurate too. If you are sure the heat sink is correctly installed and make good contact with the CPU, I would carefully touch the heatsink with my finger to confirm the temp. for comparaison, the human body temp is 37 celcius. water boil at 100 celcius.

 

[india23]

What if for now i get arctic silver 5 and see if it helps

 

[pat]

maybe a really thin layer will drop 1 or 2 Celcius, but too much will not help