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Aurora ALX Temps
Quick question on CPU temps. Core i7 960. the machine has been running non stop doing the fresh install of windows and programsafter the SSD swap.HW monitor shows coe temps to be 51, 47, 50 and 46c. This seems warm but i may be wrong? What are you other Aurora owners seeing with the LGA 1366 processors?
LeeSana
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December 3rd, 2011 07:00
Have you tried reapplying the thermal paste on your cpu? cause this is what i have but i did not reapply the thermal paste. They were all stock thermal paste and with stock alienware liquid cooling system.
AAA737flyer
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December 3rd, 2011 07:00
I had a i7 950 and under a light load I had the same temps. The room temp would be in the 75f area.
jd636
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December 4th, 2011 19:00
I pulled the pump and cleaned both the pump and CPU with carburater cleaner, applied some AS-5 and now idle temps after running much cooler ;-)
Damien2213
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December 5th, 2011 09:00
I have a 920 and I've never seen temps that low in my computer. I've noticed the temps have been up close to what the OP was describing and I'm getting ready to clean the inside to see if that helps. That being said I've never seen my CPU run at as cool as the one above....
Lt_Rush3r
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December 5th, 2011 10:00
We computer is less than a month old, and i'm getting the same temps as OP.
How to clean the pump and CPU ?
LeeSana
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December 5th, 2011 11:00
This is how i reapply my thermal compound
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- use a towel or thick tissue papers
- apply 70% alcohol solution on either the towel or tissue papers
- clean it til there is no thermal compound left
- then apply a 'O' of thermal compound on the middle of the cpu
- put the heat sink back on
- let the heat sink spread the thermal compound
After that you should run a few benchmarks to allow the thermal compound to 'melt' and it should cover almost the whole cpu
jd636
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December 5th, 2011 13:00
I follow the AS-5 application instructions for a Core i7 . So now idle temps 35, 41, 36, 42c Once the AS-5 has been through it's break in period temps may drop a little more.
Damien2213
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December 5th, 2011 18:00
I'm not overly concerned with my temps other than my Video card and as reported in multiple places the 295 likes to run warm. Here is another question I'll throughout for Aurora owners. Where do you keep your fans at percentage wise? What about your video card fan?
AAA737flyer
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December 5th, 2011 18:00
you can't compare different cpu's expecting to see similar temps.
The 980 and 990 will run 10 to 20 degrees cooler than a 920 950 960.
hankdennemann
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December 5th, 2011 18:00
I have a 930 in my Aurora in a relatively warm office environment and my temps are similar to the ones in the first post above. I searched around at the time I bought the system and they seemed well within the safe range, so I wouldn't worry about it (although it sounds like you knocked them down a bit already).