overheating

OK then soapy
i got the e8400 and completely ignored all of you
go me

now it overheats everything i do

basically i got my self
a e8400
http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...d=bx80570e8400
and with the standard fan small fan (which apparently the thermal compound is already pre applied to the cpu/fan) cpu temp is varying between 40ºc and 70ºC
40 when doing nothing
60 when setting things up alst night n that
69 when just loading up ut U

if its an ebuyer product you recommend do so before 8pm tonight
if not use
www.cclonline.com

I'm gonna have a drive up tomorrow

I am going to use the Thermalright Ultra-120 as my CPU cooler, once I actually build my new PC.

sounds like the heatsink isn't clipped on properly to me.

edit; if you want a new cooler though

Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994

Its a stock cooler i class 40 idle and 60 + with use as too high

yeah it does sound too hot, but a stock cooler at stock speeds should be able to cope. i ran my 1.86ghz C2D at 3.06ghz on the stock cooler quite happily.

is your case cooling setup properly?

its wide open at the moment

has one ventilation fan at back 120mm
and a open front with a filter

Get the extreme version. I've got it on my e8400 Coupled with a Nexus 120mm fan it is for all intents and purposes silent. Won't get the worlds best OC but it's good enough.

Daz. What are you using to monitor the temps? Coretemp is good to use but take about 8-10 degrees celsius off the temps for an accurate reading 70 is way too high. Coretemp says I'm running @ 42-44 degrees at idle. But it's more like 30 degrees as the temp inside the house is 20 degrees c and coretemp over reads Penryns.

asus probe
linkie to the extream ver

Oh yeah and I definitely reckon you haven't installed the heatsink properly. It's very easy to do with the 775 intel coolers. The Penryn's come with the crazy small intel coolers as well. They're only about half the height of the old coolers and the new ones aren't even copper cored so that tells you how cool these things should run.

i possibley havent
i want a fancy cooler tho

Asus probe is ****

Google for Coretemp, install it and tell us what it says

Link for ultra-120 extreme prices. Just remember you'll need a 120mm fan to go with it.

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=u...e2=500&btnP=Go

52ºc

Something wrong for sure then. I would take the cooler off and re-attach it. If that doesn't work then buy the 120 Extreme and if that doesn't sort it you have a faulty CPU. Beware though that it's hard to claim warranty on a CPU that's actually working even if it is running a bit hot.

it has only the preapplied thermal paste which i cudnt see

i want a bigger heat sink anyways

If you can't see it then it probably wasnt there! I personally always use something like arctic silver tubes and clean the base of the heatsink, that way
I know its there!