[Dominatu]

Some pictures from my Mugen and CPU, just taken.

http://i28.tinypic.com/303lme0.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/2vnkzso.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2yukn0h.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/s622vl.jpg

The pressure on the CPU seems ok, but I can twist it about 1cm (to the left and right) or so.

[Oli]

You should also take a close look concerning parts of your Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4. Especially all components surrounding the CPU socket. On of the flaws of many actual Socket 775 boards are the capacitors around the socket. The very big lower heatsink (connected to the cooler's socket) of Mugen could be "sitting" on of the capacitors preventing full contact between cooler and CPU.

With my Asus board the problem would occur if the capacitors would be just 1mm higher than they are. And it couldn't be solved without the copper spacer as capacitors are situated on two sides of the CPU socket - so no way around them. Unfortunately somtimes the board maufacturers change parts (use what they can get cheap and easily).

Another possibility would be that the surface of your Mugen's socket is completely uneven. But looking at your photos I wouldn't say that.

You should try to use the copper spacer. If temps get better this could be a sign for the mentioned problem - with the spacer you gain some mms in height.


Bye Oli

[Dominatu]

I just removed the Retention Kit and went back to the pushpin system for possible better pressure on the CPU. Idle temps are a bit lower, but this probably due to a cold boot. Still having 60c on my load temps. One thing changed, I can't move the Mugen this time, it's very tightend.

When I removed the Mugen again, I noticed the heatpipes being not warm at all. The surface and the surface where the Scythe logo is where the only 2 positions that where a bit warm.

Also Oli, I checked if there where any parts of my DS4 being hit. None at all. I could use the copper spacer, but I am out of thermal paste, since I repositioned and refitted the Mugen so many times now.

[hiroshige]

Hello Dominatu,

looking at the base-plate and at your heatspreader and the base-plate of your Mugen, I got the impression, that both the heatspreader and the base plate are arched concavely. This surely reduces the contact surface between Mugen and heatspreader.

My suggestion would be, that you send your Mugen to your distributor for RMA and use the boxed-cooler as long as you get a new Mugen. If you were living in Germany, you could send your Mugen directly to me at Hamburg, but as far as i can see you are from the Netherlands which makes shipment uselessly expensive.

Sorry, this is the only suggestion which makes sense to me.
Stefan

[Dominatu]

Ok, I will do an RMA. I'll be back with an reply + new temps soon then.

[hiroshige]

Hi Dominatu,

good luck, I am quite sure, that you will be happy with your new Mugen.

Cheers,
Stefan

[Princy]

Hi Dominatu

Did your replacement cooler do the trick for you, I've been suffering with high temps with the same cpu with the Mugen and a similar board (ep35 ds4 rev.2.0). There is adequate pressure and no interference with anything on the board yet I get 67 degrees under full load with OCCT. I've not really done anything about it as I was hoping to made the switch to water cooling by now but am going to have to wait a bit longer so would like to try and do something about the temps in the meantime.

Thanks

[Nakama]

so dominatu, what was the solution?

I have the same motherboard and same processor. On stock speed stressed core 2 and 3 get to 60 degrees and core 0 and 1 get even to 69 degrees! Air flow inst the problem my Lian li b25b has great air flow,. I also checked if the thermal grease wasn't spread evenly, but that wasn't the case : (. I checked my core temps logs and it seem as my stock cooler performed as good as my my mugen. On full load it would reach max 69 degrees. With mugen core 0 1 reach 69 to : \. Only on idle my mugen performed slightly better.

I check my video card temps 52 ad idle. I doubled checked if my mugen wasnt mounted properly. So what is the problem?

Here pick of my pc guts http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5099/snv80397il4.jpg