I could use a bit of advice on this one.
I am seeking a better way to cool down a AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE (Quad-Core) CPU. I've tried quite a couple of tricks, IE: replacing the thermal paste, undervolting and so forth. And while I'm somewhat happy about it's idle/normal temp (35-40 degrees C, depending on the time of year and room temp), I am a bit concerned about what happens when I try to crank the CPU anywhere near full (roughly 80-100 percent considering I have done some video processing/rendering when it's this high). When I try to do so, the temp (at least according to CoreTemp) gets into the mid-to-high 50's, which seems to me to be quite a bit high considering the CPU .
The CPU fan itself I believe is a Titan aluminum heatsink/cooler if that helps. (Can't remember the exact model name/number ATM considering it's been a while since I put this in! ) The fan portion is pointed directly at the rear cooling fan, blowing out that way, if anyone wishes to know the rough orientation of the CPU's cooling fan.
Any suggestions on how to knock it down further, or what sort of replacement cooling system on-CPU would be of use (preferably fan-blown or something that doesn't leak)? Any help would be appreciated.
I am seeking a better way to cool down a AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE (Quad-Core) CPU. I've tried quite a couple of tricks, IE: replacing the thermal paste, undervolting and so forth. And while I'm somewhat happy about it's idle/normal temp (35-40 degrees C, depending on the time of year and room temp), I am a bit concerned about what happens when I try to crank the CPU anywhere near full (roughly 80-100 percent considering I have done some video processing/rendering when it's this high). When I try to do so, the temp (at least according to CoreTemp) gets into the mid-to-high 50's, which seems to me to be quite a bit high considering the CPU .
The CPU fan itself I believe is a Titan aluminum heatsink/cooler if that helps. (Can't remember the exact model name/number ATM considering it's been a while since I put this in! ) The fan portion is pointed directly at the rear cooling fan, blowing out that way, if anyone wishes to know the rough orientation of the CPU's cooling fan.
Any suggestions on how to knock it down further, or what sort of replacement cooling system on-CPU would be of use (preferably fan-blown or something that doesn't leak)? Any help would be appreciated.