Intel D975XBX (Bad Axe) - Page 132

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 12:41 PM

Do the contact test, and post some pics of the old HS.
Enough visual evidence on the web of their handywork, and they will quickly
clean up their act.

SpeedDMN · 10-14-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TQ

OK...the Zalman's in and the temp at boot is 38c. A far cry from the 64c with the Intel HSF.

Mrs.TQ wants me to open a trouble ticket with Intel. I said that probably already know and she replied "Yeah, but you add your voice. Maybe they should reduce the price of the CPU to allow for people to buy their own cooler".
I think in the future we'll look at buying OEM CPU's, sans cooler.

Still a little warm but you should get better temps after the break in period. The Zalman looks nice in the case huh?

OEM's are a good idea. I don't know exactually how much you save but I'm pretty sure it's enough to buy a good third party HSF. When I did my conroe build I got a 6600 OEM + D975XBX combo.

GWillakers, You have to have a certain amount of posts before you can post attachments. Not sure how many. 100 maybe?

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 12:48 PM

Actually I think they probably have a great cooler.
The fan was very quiet.
The PWM fan was also very responsive to a change in CPU load.

Intel is letting their reputation get smeared by something as silly as a
the bottom of the HS not being flat.

A mirror finish NOT EQUAL Flat!

PS. Glad to see you are experiencing cooler temps.
Now enjoy your CPU... It's a good one.

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 12:50 PM

IF I need a number of posts, is it okay to posts a bunch of one liners?

SpeedDMN · 10-14-2006, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWillakers

IF I need a number of posts, is it okay to posts a bunch of one liners?

no .

SpeedDMN · 10-14-2006, 01:04 PM

very bad .

SpeedDMN · 10-14-2006, 01:04 PM

to do one liners

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 01:39 PM

Okay

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 01:40 PM

Maybe when I hit 50 messages they will let me post a couple of pics

TQ · 10-14-2006, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedDMN

Still a little warm but you should get better temps after the break in period. The Zalman looks nice in the case huh?

OEM's are a good idea. I don't know exactually how much you save but I'm pretty sure it's enough to buy a good third party HSF.

It would at least save us the hassle of pulling the system apart for a second time. Worth it, I think.

I played a game for about half and hour, exited and checked the temp. It was only 43c. Not too bad.
And yes, the Zalman looks good in the case!

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 02:42 PM

So now under load, you are running cooler than you used to idle.

TQ · 10-14-2006, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWillakers

So now under load, you are running cooler than you used to idle.

Yup.

TQ · 10-14-2006, 02:58 PM

I think I'll get another Zalman for my 3.4C Northie...we have to migrate the 875-v303 to my workstation anyway.

JimTram · 10-14-2006, 03:57 PM

The Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU worked great for my 875. If it was me, I definitely would open a ticket with Intel. I would hound them until they came up with a coherant answer. I would even seek reimbursement. You should not have to spend extra monies at the start, to ensure your system is operating as intended. There is a law about that - its called "Merchantability"

BTW - Have you checked to see if S3 is working correctly?

GWillakers · 10-14-2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimTram

BTW - Have you checked to see if S3 is working correctly?

Is there a problem with S3?

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GWillakers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 165	Actually I think they probably have a great cooler. The fan was very quiet. The PWM fan was also very responsive to a change in CPU load. Intel is letting their reputation get smeared by something as silly as a the bottom of the HS not being flat. A mirror finish NOT EQUAL Flat! PS. Glad to see you are experiencing cooler temps. Now enjoy your CPU... It's a good one. __________________ SuperMicro P4DC6+ Dual Pentium XEON 1.7GHz {I was thinking bandwidth, PCI-X, SCSI etc, Turned out to be louder than my electric razor. Taught me to pay attention to heat and noise. Intel D875PBZ-204 - P4/2.53GHz/512K/533Mhz Rock solid system - the type where Intel makes you a believer ASUS A8N-VM CSM AMD 3500+ Venice {Heard all the trash talk on the Net. Wanted first hand experience before challenging AMD fanboys. What I found was, my AMD 3500+ was cooler and a bit faster than my 2.53GHz P4, but the Intel system was much more dependable. Intel D975XBX-305 ICS - E6600 L627 2.4Ghz /1067FSB/ default Voltage/ XP SP2 idles 30C / load 46C Stock HSF was concave - replaced with AC Cooler 7 Pro - It too concave - but lapped it - and run with it Crucial DDR2 667 ECC 2x512MB SPD 5-5-5-15 @ 4-4-4-10 74GB Raptor - 300GB Sata Seagate - 320GB Sata WD - PNY GeForce 7600 GS
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10-14-2006, 02:58 PM	#1978
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JimTram Seabees, USN-Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Camarillo, California Posts: 2,856	The Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU worked great for my 875. If it was me, I definitely would open a ticket with Intel. I would hound them until they came up with a coherant answer. I would even seek reimbursement. You should not have to spend extra monies at the start, to ensure your system is operating as intended. There is a law about that - its called "Merchantability" BTW - Have you checked to see if S3 is working correctly? __________________ Intel DP965LT rev 209, Q6700, KVR800D2 4096M (4x1024), eVGA 9800GTX, Seagate ST3300620AS (2x), Audigy 2ZS Platinum, SyncMaster 940BX, Brother MSC7420, Creative Inspire T3000, Sony FDD, Iomega Ext HDD 80GB, Pioneer DVR-212D, Logitech 518, Logitech Extreme 3d Pro Wingman, Antec SLK 3000-B, Antec 550W-Trio, and XPPro SP3. Dell XPS M140, Intel Pentium M750 (1.86GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), 1024M DDR, 80GB HDD, 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, TV Tuner, and XPMCE.
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