Alright. time for an update. Got some good news and bad news. Good news.. My temp dropped 2-3 C at load. Bad news.. the drop is not that dramatic. These temps are recorded with room temps ranging from 29.2 C to 30.1 C depending on time of the day.
Note that my new thermal paste is ARCTIC SILVER 5 and my application method is the one that is posted here -
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...1&limitstart=5
for HDT coolers and with a little modification I used for my coolermaster 212+ has it has more silver stuff that that HDT cooler posted on that there. I also used a pea drop on my CPU heat surface as many people here recommended so...might be overkill.
So of course, more pictures.
1. I take off heatsink and look at previous installation (54 C CPU temp, 52 C core temp under load)
2. WIPED WITH 100% ETHANOL AND REAPPLICATION WITH ARCTIC SILVER 5
FOR FAR WITH NEW THERMAL PASTE APPLICATION AND ROOM TEMP OF 29.2c, the new IDLE TEMP is 42C for CPU and 41 C for the core.
When gaming at 30.1 C room temp, I had 52 C CPU and 49 C for the core.
Temps tested with speedfan, verified with AMD overdrive.
So you guys really think I need to get Air conditioning in my room before I can OC? With say ambient temp of 23 C, how much will my temps be reduced?