Thanks for all the great posts. I reseated my heatsink using the AS5 according to Arctic Silvers website (a tiny bit of AS5 on the heat spreader of the CPU, then put the heatsink on top of that), but BIOS temps didn't really go down at all. Also if I feel around the very base of the heatsink...
I am using Arctic Silver 5 now and have the latest BIOS as well. I guess I'll try reseating my heatsink. What should I use to clean off the AS5 that's on the heatsink and CPU now?
I have an MSI K8N Neo Platinum running an Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle, which I know the BIOS has temp reporting issues anyway, and a ThermalTake Venus 12. Both the BIOS and MBM report temps around 60 C at idle, but when I open the case and touch the heatsink it doesn't hardly feel warm at all. Is...
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