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2ndPlaceFinish · 03-14-2008, 08:47 PM

Ok, so here is the story on the CPU temp... I took the fan off, I used alcohol to clean the old thermal paste from the fan and from the cpu. I then reapplied a thin layer of thermal paste to the top of the CPU and reseated the fan (it took me about 2 tries before I got the pin locked into position).

I wiggled the fan a little to make sure that it was secure and everything seemed good. I started up the comp and began to monitor the temp in BIOS. To my suprise the temp is now average 56-57 C... That is 6-7 C higher then before... any help would be great...

I think I cleaned the surface of the CPU and Fan well, I used a cloth with the alcohol to clean off the old thermal paste(I read that it should be a lint free cloth... could this be the problem)

03-14-2008, 08:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
2ndPlaceFinish Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Dakota Posts: 27 OS: Windows XP 64 bit with Service Pack 2	Re: Computer Build running slow Ok, so here is the story on the CPU temp... I took the fan off, I used alcohol to clean the old thermal paste from the fan and from the cpu. I then reapplied a thin layer of thermal paste to the top of the CPU and reseated the fan (it took me about 2 tries before I got the pin locked into position). I wiggled the fan a little to make sure that it was secure and everything seemed good. I started up the comp and began to monitor the temp in BIOS. To my suprise the temp is now average 56-57 C... That is 6-7 C higher then before... any help would be great... I think I cleaned the surface of the CPU and Fan well, I used a cloth with the alcohol to clean off the old thermal paste(I read that it should be a lint free cloth... could this be the problem)