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Old 05-16-2007, 02:37 PM   #1
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Core 2 Quad

Anyone know anything about them? I just installed one. I was originally getting CPU Over Voltage Error! messages but I turned the indicator to ignore in my BIOS. I think its running at about 63* Celcius and I think thats too high anyone know what I can do? more grease? I didn't add any I just left the patch of grease that comes stock on the heatsink.
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Old 05-16-2007, 03:34 PM   #2
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63 is a bit warm for a Core 2 chip, they run pretty cool. You may have an incorrectly installed heatsink, they are particularly tricky to attach. Check out our guide here: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=176924

And as a side note, more grease is a bad thing because it prevents the heat transfer. The retail pad that you used is fine.
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This has the C2D at Idle at 50c and Full load at 63c. So if it is at idle then it seems a little high. I don't know if the Quad is any different.
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yeah I actually readjusted it on my motherboard and now it's reading at 32* celsius.
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