On Mar 13, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>
>
> On Mar 13, 2009, at 3:18 PM, MacGuy wrote:
>
>>
>> just replaced my stock mdd heatsink with a copper one, question, is
>> there a break-in period and if so, approx. how long? I'm sitting at
>> 135.6F (57C) and the fans are running at a high rpm with no load on
>> the computer to speak of. Jeff
>
> There should be no 'break in' period. We're not running new rings in a
> cast-iron engine block.
>
> If you run particularly hot after doing something like this, it was
> done wrong: too much/too little thermal grease, the heat sink isn't
> properly seated, or the heat sink isn't actually correct for your
> installation.
>
> Were you overheating before? Why did you replace the heat sink? Are
> you trying to overclock the CPU?
>
I wasn't overheating before or overclock, It's just that the computer
room/office tends to get a bit warmer than the rest of the house in
the summer months and rather than spring for an air conditioner, the
other thing that came to my mind to do was a heat sink swap. Thought
maybe the copper one (out of a 1.42) might be a little kinder on the
system. that's all. Also the thought of picking up a 1.42 upgrade one
of these days has entered my mind. Jeff
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