heat problem

I have a Abit KT-7 RAID mobo and have had a AMD Thunderbird 1000MHz cpu on it with no problems. But now I have bought a 1300MHz Thunderbird cpu and it heats up well over 60 deg.
What am I doing wrong? Is my Molex cooler not good enough?

are you using thermal compound? artic siler or the pack of snot that comes with the heat sink.

i went to the tomshardware forums and all i got was this lousy signature.

As Matisaro posted, are you getting lockups? I have a 1200 T-bird that always runs way hot (according to MBM5). I went nuts trying to figure it out. Got an SK-6 hsf, new case, fans, Arctic silver II, etc. I was at the end of my rope, when I ran across a post that gave a link to a burn in utility called "Toast". My temp climbed to and sat in the 65C range (+/- 1C due to room temp variations). I finally got bored and turned off Toast after a couple of hours. During that time, I did not get one lock up, blue screen, or errors. I finally decided that the temp readings weren't accurate, and that I should stop pulling my hair out over it.
The moral of my little story?: Don't stress out on temps unless you're getting lock ups or BSOD's!
Good luck!

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is toast a really small file? i downloaded it and ran it. it was just a small window with a picture in it???
did i get the same thing you did??

thanks
Cyprus

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Leonard Brandwein.

do you know where to get it??. i didnt think i hade the right one so i deleted it and now i cant find it..??


thanks
Cyprus

"Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers."
Leonard Brandwein.