1) Would I place the thermometers on top on my heat sinks or between heatsink and chip I'm trying to cool?
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Yeah, it has adhesive so you can place it anywhere you want to monitor temperature. There are at least 4 of them if I remember correctly.
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Side of heatsink top fin. Thermo compound should be the only thing between chip & heatsink
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A non liquid or gel cooled CPU cooler can only cool the CPU to as cool as the room its in. And maybe a few degrees cooler. How hot is your house? And btw... 70-80 under load itsnt that bad assuming your house is around 70-75. Start worrying when you hit 90 at Max load. If you cool the room its in and continue to have issues or unsatisfactory temps then get your motherboard tested. (I've had this issue and once it was the MB reporting faulse temps. Also... try a different program for monitoring your temps while under load. And only run one at a time.)
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No. the stock heat sink has pre-installed thermal paste on it. (so good for a first timer). and if you are looking for a non OE heatsink i used the Arttic Freezer 7 Pro 2 (also has pre-installed thermal paste). it keeps my temps down quite a bit (average is around 40-50 Degrees C, which is pretty good). if you are going to be gaming with this CPU i suggest getting a non OE heatsink.
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Oh, and do a push pull configuration with that hearsink and youll never have issues. I also recommend arctic silver thermal paste(one fan pushing over the heatsink, and one fan pulling and exhausting. Both fans will blow the same way)
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You can place it wherever you want, as the griddle will heat-up evenly regardless. If I'm just using the griddle only, I'll put it over the sear station so I can heat it up faster. But if I'm needing the sear station for something that I need to sear prior to going on the griddle, I'll use it on the other side and just have to give it a little extra time to get up to temperature. I use it over the sear station more than not though. Hope that helps.
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The best application method for most i7 processors is using a "thin, vertical line." You'll want to place the heatsink on the CPU without smudging/smearing this vertical line because the heat generated from the CPU will spread the compound across the heatsink without creating air bubbles. Increases in temperature might be due to air pockets that formed.
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You either put too much on or the heatsink isn't mounted right. I know it seems easy to mount one but some have designs with too much play in them or a part defect could cause it, or damage taking it off or putting it on.Otherwise, push down on the heatsink firmly but not excessively and slightly twist it back and forth, then the pressure from the heatsink clip over several thermal cycles and days time, will result in better performance.
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I don't think you can re position the fans on the heatsink, on my case CM 690 II , I had to remove the bottom HDD cage in order to find the right angle to get fit on the first PCI exp slot, make sure you insert the front(conectors dvi,hdmi) first and then align the end of the card until you get it fits on your board! I hope this helps you...
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Depends on your motherboard. Vertically, the heatsink is lower than the ram, but horizontally, it doesn't extend to where it would touch the ram. The other cool thing is that the fans will passively cool you're ram if you don't use low profile modules. Hope that helps.
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Yes, all Intel chips have thermal paste already applied to the heatsink. After you install the CPU, just place the heatsink on the CPU. No need to apply additional paste.
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The intent of this heatsink is to work with no fan, and provide a nice quiet operation. Adding a fan defeats the point. The size of this heatsink is large enough to ensure good temperate on the CPU without the need of a fan. If you want to use a fan, your best choice is to use a (cheaper) heat sink that is designed for a fan.
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I have a I3 quad-core cpu with the 3" tall cooler on it and it doesn't over heat at all - weird! you may wanna get ya a template for a 4" square vent holes above the cpu fan ...it may help. or add a fan above the CPU over the vent holes you drill into it, would be an option too. Hope I helped ya some. :)
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If over clocking causes higher stress and temp on the chip. I would use the bigger noctua cooler. I have used my computer under normal conditions without issue , however under load the temp rose and caused the secondary fans to be called in. Temp returned to normal and aux turned off . This would not have happened with the larger cooler. All is well and I still like the coller it works well. High stress requires additional cooling . Rare for me , may not be for you. Take care
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I use a Cool Master with heat conductors on top of my CPU. I use this CPU for gaming and I never see it above 61 degrees. (Variable: On top of desk in a well air current room.)
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Yes you can set both the upper and lower temps separate. In vents right under the control panel. So if your looking at the picture where the silver and black meeting on the top. There is a 2" lip that sticks out and that is where it vents.
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It comes with the heat sink and the thermal paste already applied. You just put the processor in the socket and put the heat sink on top. The thermal paste is pre applied on the heat sink.
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You apply it to the computers processor by squeezing it out onto the processor then spreading it evenly around with the tip alone is fine, making sure 100% of the processor is covered with a thin coat but not too much or it will goo over when you tighten down the cpu cooler. The heat and screws holding the cooling unit to the motherboard/cpu will even out any areas that weren't perfectly smooth :) It helps the cpu conduct heat through the cooling unit :) creating a perfect bond with no air between.