Spark

[Spicker]

i cant take the freaking heatsink off!!

its so damn frustrating....

i pushed so hard and tried to take it out...

still no luck


there has to be another way to take it off

tell me how to remove the damn thing!!! :helpsmile:

[Spicker]

ok i took the HSF off finally!!!

now i cant put it back in :helpsmile:

[bigdawgfoxx]

set it on the chip then push down both latches on the side...if u have a hs that uses the latches

[Spicker]

i put everything back in and i see 5 Degrees difference

but i think the temps arent accurate because in speed fan it shows a diff temperature and in the msi utility it shows diff temp....

underload:
50-52 Degrees C in msi utility
45-48 Defrees C in Speed Fan

Idle:
43-47 Degrees C in Msi utilty
37-43 Degrees C in Speedfan



also the hdd makes that annoying noise when its working on something...

u know... the noise on old computers...

i know u can turn that it off but i dont know how :helpsmile: something to do with the bios i think

[lynx]

Glad you finally got the HS off, saves me replying to your PM, but I agree that some of them can be a real swine to remove. When you've done a few you suddenly find there seems to be a trick to it and they are a lot easier from that point on, although you don't know what you are doing different.

Don't know what the MSI utility is, maybe they adjust the temps because they don't trust the readings from the sensor, but you can be pretty sure the readings from Speedfan are correct as long as the sensor is ok. But the important bit is whether the temps with the same prog are better than they were before.

In any case, your temps don't sound too bad. The ones reported by MSI's utility are possibly a little high if you are planning to overclock, but otherwise they are nothing to worry about.

[Spicker]

i overclocked to make it a AMD 2800+ ran Prime 95 for a couple of hours

no problems everything working fine...

highest temp it went to was 54 Degrees and 56 in msi utility

i am not going to overclock any higher...

the guy is coming to pick up the computer in the morning

thanx for all ur help guys