My new computer Options

[CheesyLobster]

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've been here but I've been really busy with school and such.

I finally broke down and decided to splurg on a new computer, here's what I got:

-Asus P5B Delux Wifi Ed.
-Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.4 E6600 OCed to 2.8
-Zalman copper CPU fan
-ATI Radeon X1900XTX
-New NEC 19inch with 900:1 Brightness
-1GBx2 DDR2 800 Ram OCed to 2volts.
-120gb hdd (sata)
-Rosewill 550w PS

I have a question. I feel like my cpu is running really hot, especially with the zalman. underload it gets to about 55c, and i'm using arctic silver 5 and this fan. my voltage is set to auto at 1.36v. I don't know why it's running so hot. i'm thinking the fan may be defective. any ideas? thanks.

[tomazws]

umm... these are the stuff I can think of (if it's not the heat sink fan)

- Pea size thermal paste? Too much/less is no good. (Even if the heat sink comes with thermal pad, you NEED the paste!)
- Make sure it's blowing air out of the case near the CPU, don't blow in.
- Basically don't blow air into the case, only blow air out, to create a vacuum effect.
- Location of the system?

Other than those... I really can't think of any. You still have the original Intel cpu heat sink fan? It's OEM, but sometimes that **** is the best.... Try it on and see if it makes any difference I guess..

I'll leave the rest to the experts..

This post has been edited by tomazws: Oct 20, 2006 - 6:22 PM