So I recently replaced my Athlon 1700+ with a 2400+ and a new HSF, since I figured my system would need some decent cooling. The HSF I bought is this Speeze HSF combo from NewEgg. I also bought some Ceramique. A quick description of my setup:
Athlon XP 2400+
Biostar M7VIG Pro
Sapphire Radeon 9600XT
Crucial 512MB PC2700
After installing the 2400+ for the first time, I got temps in the 50C range. As time has gone on, however, the temps have slowly creeped up to where they are now (68C idle, 75C loaded). I've done practically everything I could do in order to solve the problem. Here's a list:
-changed the airflow within my case (have 2 case fans, one now draws air in from the front, and the other discards it out the back
-attempted to remount HSF
-cleaned any thermal compound from CPU/HSF w/ 70% isopropyl alcohol and applied Ceramique
Right now I'm running the computer with the side panel off, altho having it on only drops the temp to about 65C. I've also completely removed the thermal compound from the bottom of the HSF and cleaned the CPU (then applied some Ceramique to the CPU), since I believed at the time that the excess paste was causing the problem. Any ideas?
Athlon XP 2400+
Biostar M7VIG Pro
Sapphire Radeon 9600XT
Crucial 512MB PC2700
After installing the 2400+ for the first time, I got temps in the 50C range. As time has gone on, however, the temps have slowly creeped up to where they are now (68C idle, 75C loaded). I've done practically everything I could do in order to solve the problem. Here's a list:
-changed the airflow within my case (have 2 case fans, one now draws air in from the front, and the other discards it out the back
-attempted to remount HSF
-cleaned any thermal compound from CPU/HSF w/ 70% isopropyl alcohol and applied Ceramique
Right now I'm running the computer with the side panel off, altho having it on only drops the temp to about 65C. I've also completely removed the thermal compound from the bottom of the HSF and cleaned the CPU (then applied some Ceramique to the CPU), since I believed at the time that the excess paste was causing the problem. Any ideas?