how to change heatsink speed on my computer

2008-08-31 23:40:08

#1

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6863|Toronto-Canada

so i got this new CPU cooler last weekend and i installed on my computer
the installation was pretty hard to do but i did it
i got the Zalman CNPS8700 NT cooler, it seems nice and it got good reviews too.
but when i checked the temperature i saw that it didn't reduce it that much much, it when from 71C to 60C, so i thought it wasn't a good number.
here's my rig
CPU: Q6600 stock speed
mobo: Asus P5kC
audio: creative sound blaster x-fi xtreme audio
video card: 8800GTS 320mb
HDD: 250GB western digital
memory: 2GB of RAM OCZ
Case: 900 antec gaming case
PSU: 500w PSU
so i would really like to get more out of this cooler since it supposed to be much better than the stock one
so can some one guide me through it?

2008-08-31 23:57:35

#2

signa: ~~~~~; +50|6996|Michigan, USA

I hope those temps you posted are Load temps and not idle. I would think a q6600 in a 900 case would be cooler than that.
what kind of thermal paste did you put on? did you put it on correctly? > instructions.
the key to utilizing a cooler to its full potential is getting the thermal paste applied correctly, and having decent case flow.

I googled that cooler and the 2nd hit is tomshardware and it didnt get that great of a review. >_<
If your not happy with the cooler, then I would recommend the thermalright ultra120 with a scythe SFF21F fan.

Last edited by signa (2008-08-31 23:58:56)

2008-09-01 00:47:21

#3

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6497|NSW, Australia

you cant change the speed of a heatsink...

2008-09-01 01:02:35

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

Nappy wrote:
you cant change the speed of a heatsink...

Yes you can, by putting it in a car, for example

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-01 01:07:22

#5

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6497|NSW, Australia

hehe or throwing it at someone

2008-09-01 01:24:28

#6

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6591|New Haven, CT

He obviously meant fan...try helping rather than making fun at a miscommunication.

2008-09-01 03:10:41

#7

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6129

you can change the speed of your heatsink using speedfan.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

well, i can change the speed on my stock cooler, but make sure in bios all the fan control things are disabled

2008-09-01 05:43:12

#8

thraSK: Best ___ in Aus; +57|6250

Be careful however

I had a video card monitoring program which actually turned off the fans on my video card every time it ran.......found out the hard way :<

2008-09-01 07:35:04

#9

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6863|Toronto-Canada

signa wrote:
I hope those temps you posted are Load temps and not idle. I would think a q6600 in a 900 case would be cooler than that.
what kind of thermal paste did you put on? did you put it on correctly? > instructions.
the key to utilizing a cooler to its full potential is getting the thermal paste applied correctly, and having decent case flow.

I googled that cooler and the 2nd hit is tomshardware and it didnt get that great of a review. >_<
If your not happy with the cooler, then I would recommend the thermalright ultra120 with a scythe SFF21F fan.

i was so going to get the thermalright 120, but i couldn't find it anywhere in canada beside tigerdirect but i dont own a credit card to buy items online.
i bought that fan but i dont know where to install it, i haven't decide whether to install it on the left side of the case or replace one of the fans that i already have with this one.
and it was load temperature.

Last edited by lxcpikiman (2008-09-01 07:57:29)

2008-09-01 07:36:39

#10

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6731|cuntshitlake

Well, 60C is acceptable for a load temp on Q6600, It is not very good, but ain't going to damage the CPU either.

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2008-09-01 07:38:03

#11

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6863|Toronto-Canada

i put the Artic silver 5 on the CPU and i spread it with a flat card all over the CPU i didn't put any on the CPU fan though, i thought it was enough with the amount i pput on the CPU

2008-09-01 08:14:29

#12

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6863|Toronto-Canada

are these the REAL temperatue, if it is then it's great!!!!!, i was using ather program to read the CPU temperature, oh well it was not accurate

https://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo274/lxcpikiman/cputemperature.jpg

Last edited by lxcpikiman (2008-09-01 08:14:56)

2008-09-01 08:19:23

#13

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6731|cuntshitlake

Now check what the temps are when running Prime95

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2008-09-01 08:25:41

#14

CrazeD: Member; +368|6940|Maine

Speedfan sucks, use CoreTemp

2008-09-01 08:56:01

#15

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6863|Toronto-Canada

coretemp picture:

https://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo274/lxcpikiman/tempcoretemp.jpg

Last edited by lxcpikiman (2008-09-01 08:56:38)

2008-09-01 16:19:44

#16

signa: ~~~~~; +50|6996|Michigan, USA

CrazeD wrote:
Speedfan sucks, use CoreTemp

^ agreed!

lxcpikiman wrote:
coretemp picture:
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo27 … retemp.jpg

Temps look good there. There is a thread in the coretemp forums about what the TJmax should be set to. no one knows for sure yet, but it sounds like it should either be 100 or 95. If it does turn out to be 95, you'll find your temps will be lower than what its reading now. you can adjust tjmax in the settings.

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