Help with cooling AMD 64

[Nissanspecv04]

My setup.

Amd athlon64 3200(venice)
MSI Neo-4 Platinum mobo
1gig Corsair XMS3200
ATI radeon 600xt pro pci xpress
1 40gig sata hdd
1 tdk CDRW drive
400 watt psu.
ATOP Xplode case

I figured I would help cool off the processor by getting another fan for it. Well i got the Zalman CPU Cooler CNPS7000BLED-AlCu. I dont think its running cool enough. At idle the computer is 42 celcius. Under load its at 55 celcius. To me that just seems high. I also have only one case fan that came with it. The zalman fan wont run any higher then 2400rpm. Should I get another cpu fan or is this normal temps the these processors? Thanx in advance.

 

[U-Toast]

did u apply AS5 with instructions from AS site? if no do so, ur temps will improve a lot. make shur u buen it in also, it takes time for it to settle to get temps u want.

 

[Nissanspecv04]

I guess that may be the problem then I was sent the artic ceramic one instead of the artic silver 5. Ill check inot that right away. Glad you noticed it.

 

[Trifid]

Remember that you only want a little bit of AS5. About the size of a grain of rice will be plenty.

Take off the old one with some isophyll (or anything 90+% alcohol)

btw. How hot is your room? As the room temperature greatly effects the CPU temperature.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

I guess that may be the problem then I was sent the artic ceramic one instead of the artic silver 5. Ill check inot that right away. Glad you noticed it.

shit

ceramic doesnt come off very easily...

 

[Nissanspecv04]

my room is about 80 degress. I have the computer in front of an ac unit

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

If you leave the computer in front of the AC unit if its a window one like mine you should be getting much colder temps, because my Newcastle 2800+ overclock to 3200+ speeds can get to 69F at its coldest, but i had a lot of fans and a side intake fan blowing that cold air straight onto the CPU. Anyways if you only have one exaust case fan get 2 more fans and make one intake and the other exaust if possible. Or you can get a few new case fans with realy high CFM.

 

[Nissanspecv04]

If you leave the computer in front of the AC unit if its a window one like mine you should be getting much colder temps, because my Newcastle 2800+ overclock to 3200+ speeds can get to 69F at its coldest, but i had a lot of fans and a side intake fan blowing that cold air straight onto the CPU. Anyways if you only have one exaust case fan get 2 more fans and make one intake and the other exaust if possible. Or you can get a few new case fans with realy high CFM.

yea its a window one. Im going to be getting 2 more fans very soon. Any suggestions on some high CFM ones?