AMD 64 3000 overheating

I recently bought a new rig with a gigabyte GA-k8ns pro mobo, and an amd 64 3000 cpu. They sent it to me with a coolermaster sk8 fan. The cpu started over heating almost right away. It was running at 70 even in the bios, and the fan speed was maxing out at around 3100 rpm. I tried everything to fix the problem and still couldn't get the temp down. I updated my bios, and check temps with gigabyte's easytune as well. I checked out the fan online and it says its rated for the amd 64, however, it was not listed as a reccomended fan on the amd site. I had the company send me a new mobo, cpu, and fan. After installing the new components, I still had the same problem. I had planned on upgrading the fan anyways, so I ordered the thermaltake venus 12. Should this solve my problem?

 

it might, but if its that high im not sure, what kind of thermal paste u got on there? maybe take of the processor wipe off the old stuff, and get some new stuff, doing that plus a better fan and heatsink might do it, also, maybe in your case it to hot, how many case fans do you have? try taking the side pannel off and see how hot it runs then

 

Tried taking the side off. The case seems to be fine, its running at 22 most of the time..the hottest I've seen it is at 27. I thought maybe it was just a bad cpu, and thats why i got them to send me a new setup, but it just seems strange that the same exact thing would be happening with a new mobo, cpu, and fan.

 

It does seem odd that the new parts behaved just like the originals -- especially given that your case temps are pretty good.

If you haven't already resolved the problem, have you tried measuring the temperature of the air reaching the CPU fan, and the temperature of the air leaving the heatsink? An ordinary indoor-outdoor thermometer from Radio Shack can be quite helpful there. Just make sure that the two temps are the same when the remote probe is right by the thermometer case.

If the temperature difference between FHS intake and exhaust is more than, say, 8c, you might want to consider a higher-capacity FHS. If the temperature difference is within that limit, it suggests that the heat isn't reaching the heatsink, and you might want to review how that heatsink is mounted.

Accurate application of the thermal transfer medium (phase-change tape, thermal grease, whatever) between the CPU core and the heatsink is crucial. Any air in that junction will really raise the thermal resistance, which needs to be as low as possible.