Thanks for the help, i have checked in the bios and they read the same
temperatures, as well as the program that was suggested. i know when i
put the processor in that there isnt any thermal paste on it , but
then there was a small amount already attached to the fan, which came
with the processor, so should be suitable for this make, (it came in
the same box as the processor.

I heard that amd claims that they can run up to 95c, which i have
found to be correct, but i dont believe is safe, but since the system
doesn't tend to crash as it would if there was a problem. But to be
safe, and to extend the length of it's life i think i will invest in
some of the thermal paste and a new fan.

I also noticed the fan was blowing towards the processor, or it doesnt
produce much of a draft.

which way is it supposed to go? i checked if its plugged in back to
front but it's not.

thanks..

rob wrote:
> Thanks for the help, i have checked in the bios and they read the same
> temperatures, as well as the program that was suggested. i know when i
> put the processor in that there isnt any thermal paste on it , but
> then there was a small amount already attached to the fan, which came
> with the processor, so should be suitable for this make, (it came in
> the same box as the processor.
>
> I heard that amd claims that they can run up to 95c, which i have
> found to be correct, but i dont believe is safe, but since the system
> doesn't tend to crash as it would if there was a problem. But to be
> safe, and to extend the length of it's life i think i will invest in
> some of the thermal paste and a new fan.
>
> I also noticed the fan was blowing towards the processor, or it doesnt
> produce much of a draft.
>
> which way is it supposed to go? i checked if its plugged in back to
> front but it's not.
>
> thanks..

The retail heatsink comes with thermal interface material attached to the
base. It's covered by a thin layer of plastic to prevent contamination. The
plastic strip must be removed before use.
Remove your heatsink and fan. Clean the bottom of the heatsink with 99%
isopropyl alcohol available from the local drugstore. Clean the core of the
CPU; the raised rectangular part. Spread a thin layer of thermal paste and
reattach the heatsink to the ZIF sicket.
Here's a guide: http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm
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Rob asked the following: "which way is it supposed to go? i checked if its
plugged in back to
front but it's not."
I may be wrong, but isn't the fan supposed to blow away from the processor,
so the heat is drawn away from the heat sink?
Larry

"S.Heenan" <SusanH705removethis********.com> wrote in message
news:%z7Wa.595943$Vi5.14818779@news1.calgary.shaw. ca...
> rob wrote:
> > Thanks for the help, i have checked in the bios and they read the same
> > temperatures, as well as the program that was suggested. i know when i
> > put the processor in that there isnt any thermal paste on it , but
> > then there was a small amount already attached to the fan, which came
> > with the processor, so should be suitable for this make, (it came in
> > the same box as the processor.
> >
> > I heard that amd claims that they can run up to 95c, which i have
> > found to be correct, but i dont believe is safe, but since the system
> > doesn't tend to crash as it would if there was a problem. But to be
> > safe, and to extend the length of it's life i think i will invest in
> > some of the thermal paste and a new fan.
> >
> > I also noticed the fan was blowing towards the processor, or it doesnt
> > produce much of a draft.
> >
> > which way is it supposed to go? i checked if its plugged in back to
> > front but it's not.
> >
> > thanks..
>
> The retail heatsink comes with thermal interface material attached to the
> base. It's covered by a thin layer of plastic to prevent contamination.
The
> plastic strip must be removed before use.
> Remove your heatsink and fan. Clean the bottom of the heatsink with 99%
> isopropyl alcohol available from the local drugstore. Clean the core of
the
> CPU; the raised rectangular part. Spread a thin layer of thermal paste and
> reattach the heatsink to the ZIF sicket.
> Here's a guide: http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm
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>
>

Hoffman wrote:
> Rob asked the following: "which way is it supposed to go? i checked
> if its plugged in back to
> front but it's not."
> I may be wrong, but isn't the fan supposed to blow away from the
> processor, so the heat is drawn away from the heat sink?
> Larry

Depends. One newer heatsinks with thinner, longer, and more numerous fins, a
fan blowing inward is often recommended. Where the fins are shorter and less
numerous, a fan mounted either way seems equally effective.
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