zeealice Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) well i sort of got fed up of my AMD phenom iix2 CPU reaching dangerous temps so i decided to buy a Phase changer, if you dont know what one is, google it. have i just done something i'll regret? considering i dont overclock *cough*damage*cough* my CPU. just want my fan to shut up. also consider the fact i've just blown over £500 to buy one. so waddya think? incase you're still wondering what i'm babbling on about, i've basically just bought a fridge for my computer. Edited October 9, 2010 by zeealice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 What kind of temps were you getting that you considered to be dangerous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 62 degrees celsius is the highest it got to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRP 56 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Don't know much about AMD cpu's but I've got an old P4 3.6 that has seen temps higher than that many times during gaming and it's still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMF Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 (edited) Sounds like overkill to me. You could buy a half dozen spare CPUs for that much...According to the specs on the AMD web site, the max operating temperature for the Phenom II x2 is 70, so you're fine if it's maxing out at 62. EDIT: Linky! http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=715&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=&f10=&f11=&f12= Edited October 10, 2010 by MeanMF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 thanks guys i ended up cancelling the order anyways, i would have had to run my PC open all the time it's more trouble than it's worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 What's the ambient temperature of the room? If you're not running air conditioning (at least a little) then you might want to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 the temperature is 21 degrees no air con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 i figured it out. finally. it was lack of thermal paste on the heat sink, now the maximum temp is 40 degrees, big jump, but for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMF Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Nothing better than a $3 solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) well in general it's $3 or the £ equivilent, but AMD sent me a new fan for free, that was quite noisy but it's thermal paste stuck to the old batch. meaning when i put my old fan back in, the results where amazingly quieter, and better. i'll remeber to buy thermal paste next time though. save AMD and myself time. Edited October 16, 2010 by zeealice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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