youngflyer12
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Hello, let me first go over my system. I have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor with a GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard. For some time, I was using the stock cooler for my CPU. After running the BOINC Manager for SETI@Home, I used SpeedFan to reveal my load temps hovering around the 50-52 C range. I have tried using Everest, but it doesn't seem compatible with my system. I received a new ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler for Christmas and installed it without a hitch. I kept the factory thermal paste on it because I also use the Arctic Cooling MX-2 compound. After installation, I haven't noticed any drop in temp. Using SpeedFan, my load temp remains around 49 C. I am wondering if I need to reapply the thermal compound or maybe SpeedFan isn't very accurate... The only fan reading for SpeedFan is at 687 RPM. I am also running Windows Vista 32-bit edition. Thank you for reading this post. If you need any additional information, just ask.