Hi guys,
I'm currently running an i7 920 (No OC for reasons as follows!) in a Rampage 3 Mobo with a Corsair H60. My temps were idling at 60c, so I decided to give it a new coat of thermal paste, as well as taking the opportunity to replace the stock H60 fan with a Gentle Typhoon. I figured I could at least drop of 5c or so from this, but alas, my temps are now idling at 80c! o_O
After some fiddling with setup, changing the fan headers, fan position, recleaning and reapplication of thermal paste, it still sticks at 80c. Any advice as to what may be going wrong? I'm upgrading reasonably soon anyway (3770k, H80i) but it'd be nice to prolong my 920 a bit longer, it's treated me well![]()


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The thermal paste wants to be in a *very* thin layer - too much and it actually acts as an insulator, preventing efficient transport of heat.
