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The Sorcerer · 14-04-2009, 10:21 AM

Not necessary that if it overheats its because of the heatsink. If the system is not OCed, stock heatsink is more than enough. Make sure there is decent 120mm fans to push in fresh air and push out hot air. The case should have proper ventilation so make sure there is a vent on the case for the front fans. Dont expect small size/small cfm fans to cool systems properly. Ideally, both the fans should have same CFM. Other than that, power supply is another reason for increase in temperature. Make sure the case is kept in a place where there is enough air around the case to circulate. I have also seen that many assemblers dont put thermal paste between the heatsink and processor as well. Some also go to a low level where they use some cheap substandard paste to cool it down- ideally it should work but you will never know what people put. Other than that make sure the cables are tied together using cable ties and not "hanging around" like amazon jungle.
Let me know which power supply you are using, check the thermal paste and other points indicated. Let me know the ambient temperature and which software you are using to check the temps.

14-04-2009, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
The Sorcerer Wise Old Owl Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,726	Re: AMD Athlon X2 5200 OVERHEATING in half hour of gameplay Not necessary that if it overheats its because of the heatsink. If the system is not OCed, stock heatsink is more than enough. Make sure there is decent 120mm fans to push in fresh air and push out hot air. The case should have proper ventilation so make sure there is a vent on the case for the front fans. Dont expect small size/small cfm fans to cool systems properly. Ideally, both the fans should have same CFM. Other than that, power supply is another reason for increase in temperature. Make sure the case is kept in a place where there is enough air around the case to circulate. I have also seen that many assemblers dont put thermal paste between the heatsink and processor as well. Some also go to a low level where they use some cheap substandard paste to cool it down- ideally it should work but you will never know what people put. Other than that make sure the cables are tied together using cable ties and not "hanging around" like amazon jungle. Let me know which power supply you are using, check the thermal paste and other points indicated. Let me know the ambient temperature and which software you are using to check the temps.