Parts?

Undertoad · 09-18-2001, 10:23 AM

A quick update: at load, with one side of the case off, the CPU is running 57 degrees C.

From all that I've read, it is vitally important with the AMD chips to have good, solid cooling. 57 degrees is near the point of being too hot. And I shouldn't have to keep the case open, although where it sits under my desk, it doesn't matter to me.

So now I have to wonder whether I should go out and buy a better cooling situation and/or a different case and/or different fans, etc.

Has anyone gone through the process of removing old thermal paste and installing new paste and a new heatsink? Is it a painful process?

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09-18-2001, 10:23 AM	#19
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	A quick update: at load, with one side of the case off, the CPU is running 57 degrees C. From all that I've read, it is vitally important with the AMD chips to have good, solid cooling. 57 degrees is near the point of being too hot. And I shouldn't have to keep the case open, although where it sits under my desk, it doesn't matter to me. So now I have to wonder whether I should go out and buy a better cooling situation and/or a different case and/or different fans, etc. Has anyone gone through the process of removing old thermal paste and installing new paste and a new heatsink? Is it a painful process?

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