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mgcemir
12-01-2009, 03:14 AM
hello all

so i bought a new pc and yesterday i got coolermaster hyper 212 plus cpu cooler. now i got a few questions.

first of i oced my Phenom x2 550 BE from 3.1 to 3.82 Mhz. ran prime 95 for 2 hours didnt have enough time and it seemed stable.played wow for like 8h after that everything is fine. now my question is this, do i have to run prime 95 for 12h just ti make sure everything is fine or i can take 2h + 8wow h and call it a sucess?

other question is this how much does your cpu heat ? mine at idle OCED is at 33c and under full load with prime 95 and wow never goes above 46c more like 44c. now i know that a bit hot for aftermarket cooler but 700mhz from both cores generates extra heat (and there is increased voltage from cpu 1.3 to 1.5 and nb from 1.2 to 1.3), plus i think i messed up while applying thermal paste.i used the full thing that comes with cooler 2-3g, and mayonezed it all over it. next time i gotta buy something from arctic cooling and put 3 small dots and press the cooler on it, no more credit card stuff.

spychi
12-01-2009, 07:44 AM
nope everything is fine, no need for a 12h test, two or three hours is enough
with my Scythe Ninja 2 on the Q6600/OC'ed from 2.4 up to 3.4GHz stable I have
idle: 29-32C
load: 43-60C
it's really good that at full load you have only 44 C
the critical temp is about 90C, while not tolerant is about 75C

screw_ball69
12-01-2009, 01:10 PM
Omg I just about had a heart attack reading that, dude you only need like a pea sized amount of thermal paste, it should just cover the surface of it.