Phenom ii x4 955 70 c

[chaz60795]

my nzxt water cooling kit works well, but is not very stable. For example, i run prime 95 and my cpu gets about 69c then my water cooling kit really starts to work and it goes down to 55c in a matter of seconds. It'll let the cpu go up to 69 again before bringing it down to 55c. Anything i can do to make it work 100% continuously?

 

[enzo matrix]

That seems extremely hot to me. My friend's 955 on stock cooling ran cooler than that.

So a couple questions:
-Are you overclocked?
-What model watercooler are you using? (this is most important for your question)
-did you apply too much or too little thermal compound?

I don't know much about water cooling but if there is a bios setting for turning up the fan due to increasing temperature...

 

[chaz60795]

no it is stock. i relaly do not know which model it is, i know it is a good water cooler it just waits till my cpu gets too hot. ill try bios right now

 

[enzo matrix]

If you are on stock, then there is something wrong for you to be reaching those temperatures. On stock air cooling at stock settings, my friend's 955 maxxed out at 54*C running prime95.

 

[chaz60795]

ok i think it is just my water cooler. What would be the maximum temperature?

 

[enzo matrix]

I would not recommend more than 60*C on any AMD processor.

 

[xerb]

Try controlling your pump and/or your cpu fan.
I am guessing that the fan and pump speeds are controlled by PWM which is automatic. You should download and install SpeedFan, which lets you monitor the pump and fan speed. Try to see the change in pump/fan speeds when you run Prime95.

 

[xerb]

Oh and also...I have the AMD Phenom ii x4 955. I am using the Corsair H50 liquid cooling system and my idle temps are around 30 and load temps are around 45 with NO overclocking. That should give you an idea of what the temps should be.

 

[chaz60795]

ok i just found out that i have one fan on it, i do not know if it is sucking in or blowing in air. Tomorrow i am going to buy another fan and install it. HOPEFULLY it will change everything

 

[megamanx00]

No that's not going to change everything. Sucking or blowing make sure that both fans are pushing air in the same direction. I think you're going to have to unplug the system, open it up, take off the water block (the part that goes on the CPU) clean it, make sure it doesn't have a plastic cover on it (people forget to remove it sometimes), clean the CPU, apply new thermal paste, and put the whole thing back together

 

[chaz60795]

so if i have one sucking in i need a another sucking in fan not a blowing fan? oh man im afraid i might break something

 

[jsc]

If you are running at stock frequency, you shouldn't need a second fan. And if you do install a second fan, they need to be "push-pull" - one sucks and one blows. Otherwise they fight each other.

 

[chaz60795]

ok i took it off and applied a brand new layer of thermal paste but still on idle it is 45 and on prime 95 it climbs upto 69 i really do not know what to do. should i just get a heatsink and a fan isntead?