Amen. That's how I did my 1090T with the CM 212, and it never gets above 52 C, even when using all six cores to recode video.
That's mostly what I do, but I don't spread it with a ruler. I put down several drops, put the heatsink on, twist a little, then clamp it down.
What a f-tard. I wouldn't spend $2k now on a computer and I have a job. People like him are going to enjoy paying down their college debt later.Alright that's sarcasm. I recently worked on a computer that belonged to a friend. He spent $2000 on a college budget
What a f-tard. I wouldn't spend $2k now on a computer and I have a job. People like him are going to enjoy paying down their college debt later.
That's the way Apple thinks.
And I also haven't been doing much overclocking in years, so haven't been looking too hard.Have you tried Speedfan? Before I moved my tower into the other room that program was very handy. I'll open it now to see what my temps are...
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I use Artic Silver's instructions on their website for dual/quad core cpu's. for single core and bare core, i apply a little and spread it evenly with something clean and plastic.
lol, windows xp? doesnt matter how many tasks you have running, you still fail.
if you're retrogaming then okay.<---- MFW
XP is stable, fast as hell, and ultra-compatible. I don't need a new rig as I've got one hell of a backlog of legacy games to clear before I'd care about anything modern. (last game finished was The Witcher. Currently on KOTOR.) Windows 7 will do nothing for my current rig but slow it down and break the games I want to play. 7 is a Fischer Price OS and can barely compete with a standard install of XP, never mind a tweaked one. I used Vista for over a year, I've played with 7 installs, and so I know for a fact that I can't do a damned thing with either of them. I'd need to double my hardware specs to get them to run like I have my XP running.
I don't have the hardware that needs a 64 bit OS nor a usage pattern that would really benefit from superfetch. The security model of 7 won't do much for me -- most vulnerabilities still allow free access to the user space and the user space is the only thing I care about. So 7 would have no upside, and it breaking compatibility means it has a rather large downside, which makes spending $100 on the thing a total waste of money.
<---- MFW
XP is stable, fast as hell, and ultra-compatible. I don't need a new rig as I've got one hell of a backlog of legacy games to clear before I'd care about anything modern. (last game finished was The Witcher. Currently on KOTOR.) Windows 7 will do nothing for my current rig but slow it down and break the games I want to play. 7 is a Fischer Price OS and can barely compete with a standard install of XP, never mind a tweaked one. I used Vista for over a year, I've played with 7 installs, and so I know for a fact that I can't do a damned thing with either of them. I'd need to double my hardware specs to get them to run like I have my XP running.
I don't have the hardware that needs a 64 bit OS nor a usage pattern that would really benefit from superfetch. The security model of 7 won't do much for me -- most vulnerabilities still allow free access to the user space and the user space is the only thing I care about. So 7 would have no upside, and it breaking compatibility means it has a rather large downside, which makes spending $100 on the thing a total waste of money.
I don't know how OP can live with a friend like that. I mean, I can't but think that that behaviour spreads to personality too, and negatively impacts relations. You know, whining and stuff.
But except for software compatibility, there is no justification imho. If a computer is good enough for the witcher, it's good enough for w7.
lol the very first thing I do when I turn a built computer for the first time is load up the bios screen monitor and check the temps for 5-10 minutes, before I even start installing the OS. New case, new internals, etc... no idea what heat/cooling is going to be like until I check. Sounds like he failed to do that primary check before continuing on.
Funny thing is the stock heat sink always has a "pad" on it that acts as thermal paste. Peal and stick, it's so easy! lol
For a regular install I'd agree. The difference is negligible. But after I get done tweaking, XP is head and shoulders above 7.
And I also haven't been doing much overclocking in years, so haven't been looking too hard.
Speedfan says 41-48C for Cores 0-4, ~23% CPU usage (video playing).
Sure, enjoy not getting security updates and being stuck on DX 9.
When I applied the pea sized method, I dropped 5c. I think having the heatsink spread it rather than having you spread it, allows it to flow into all the tiny microscopic imperfections better. It worked for a 5C drop coming from spreading it out evenly across the entire processor...but I'm no scientist.
What the hell? This makes no sense. They'd save money and improve cooling performance just by using 1/10th of that.
XP is stable, fast as h**l, and ultra-compatible.
7 is a Fischer Price OS and can barely compete with a standard install of XP, never mind a tweaked one.
I used Vista for over a year, I've played with 7 installs, and so I know for a fact that I can't do a d***ed thing with either of them.
I'd need to double my hardware specs to get them to run like I have my XP running.
I don't have the hardware that needs a 64 bit OS nor a usage pattern that would really benefit from superfetch.
So 7 would have no upside, and it breaking compatibility means it has a rather large downside, which makes spending $100 on the thing a total waste of money.