zalman cpns9500

[Nick]

i just borught a zalman cpns9500 for my pc (computer 1 in sig) but my cpu runs slightly hotter than now than it did with stock cooling, i have it at 2.53GHz and it runs at the same temp as my stock cooling did at 2.66Ghz,

so basically my zalman has made things hotter, i read somewhere you have t burn them in for 100 hours, i did apply a thin layer of thermal paste,

should i take it of and reaply the thermal paste? i dont want to as its on a MATX mobo so i have to take the mobo out as things get fiddly, any suggestions????

 

[Trotter]

That's weird. I would remount it, myself. The 9500 is a cooling beast.

Oh, and I don't use Vista, but it is rubbish... as of right now. I got to "experience" while setting up my mother-in-law's computer... she took it back because nothing would work with it.

 

[Nick]

ive reseated it and he temps dropped about 4 degrees but i would expect to see it to be much cooler

 

[Trotter]

Most thermal paste needs to cure. Run your computer during the day and shut it down at night for a week or two. Your temps should gradually drop as the paste cures out.

 

[Nick]

cool thanks Trotter, i gave B1gPal a bell as he has the same model

 

[SYL\X/3K]

Most thermal paste needs to cure. Run your computer during the day and shut it down at night for a week or two. Your temps should gradually drop as the paste cures out.

this should be stickied because lots of people are now bit**ing that their temps are higher after switching coolers .
this would be my third time explaining it

 

[Nick]

thanks very much sylwek

 

[SYL\X/3K]

ya np

BTW did you at least spread the thermal paste with your finger or did you just leave the blob to spread itself after the heatsink was put on?

 

[Nick]

i spread it with my finger

 

[SYL\X/3K]

ok good , some people i know just leave it for the heatsink to spread it around afraid to get their fingers dirty causing the thermal paste just to cover the center on the cpu , also making the temps rise