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mmbrajohan

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Hi guys.

My system is:

CPU: AMD 965 BE
MB: MSI-890GXM-G65
GPU: NVidia GTX 460
HDD: 1 x 500gb seagate & 1 x 1tb samsung
RAM: 2 x Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
DVD ROM.

I've tried various temp monitors, and I'm currently using coretemp. My idle temps are between 48°C and 56°C. I study architecture, so I have to do a lot of rendering on max, thus my system is under load quite often.

My temps when under load is after 3 minutes are 70°C and when rendering for more than 10 minutes, it climbs even more.

I have a stock cooler and a well ventilated case. (http://www.ikonik.com/ENs/EN2.php) I installed 120mm fans: 1 x front; 2 x side; 1 x back; none on the top.

I have applied new cpu cooler but the temp went down 5°C (this is the temps I gave). I was looking at buying the Zalman CNPS9300 AT CPU Cooler (http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?products_id=15947), which is garuanteed to drop the temp by 10°C, but its very peculiar that the cpu run that hot anyway.

I have downloaded the newest bios updates and installed them. After installation and when restarted, the bios displays a message which says checksum bad. All I do then is to go into the bios and set the ram frequency to 1:4 as to get the 1600MHz instead of the 1066 it automatically assigns.

Any ideas?
 
There is something wrong if its running that hot unless your room temp is close to 35-40C. Temps like that are normally due to poor cooler installation if your sure case airflow is good.
 

mmbrajohan

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The room temp is now at about 22°C...

I just ordered the Coolermaster Hyper 212. (http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2206&page=4)

One of my friends recommended this cooler...

I tried reseating the cooler a couple of times, and I've done this installation before on many pc's, so I did test that...
 

mmbrajohan

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let me restate... sorry.

i only ordered it tonight. will probably get in a week...

it's good to see that that cooler is so effective...

mabey it will do the trick.

o yes, by the way, i only have a 500W PSU. can that be a problem?
 

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I have the 955 overclocked to 4.0 GHz and the 212+ keeps it at 33 C Idle and 61 C Load with a room temperature of 21 C. I also have 2 Scythe Slipstream 110 CFM fans on it though, not sure how much of an improvement they are over the stock Cooler Master fan that comes with it.
 

mmbrajohan

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I installed the cooler master hyper 212 plus, and my max temp went from 72°C to 48°C...

Amazing cooler for an even more amazing price!!!