I recently put together my new system and started configuring bios...I havent got a new Harddrive yet but wanted to get all the setting ready..anyways the HW Monitor says my temps are at 48c-52c at idle. That is a bit high right? Im using the stock heatsink and fan and some silver paste. I am kinda a cooling freak so I cant stand if my stuff isnt cool. I ordered a XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler and my new Harddrive they are in the mail now but still wanted to know if I had a heating issue? 50c+ at Idle is a bit scary to me? IDK tho. Any help or suggestions would be great...thanks. If you have a suggestion for a aftermarket cooler for under 30 bucks that would be great, I also picked up some Artic Silver 5 that should help too yea? OK Later. Thanks for any help!

If you're fairly sure your temps are being reported correctly, double check the HSF installation. Did the stock unit come with a thermal pad pre-applied to the bottom of the heatsink or did it come with a small pack of paste? Or did you scrape off the pad & replace it with paste? All you need is just a tiny dab about the size of a grain of rice & you're not supposed to spread it around like you're buttering a slice of bread. Just put a dab in the center of the CPU & install the HSF...that's all there is to it. If you did it differently, you did it incorrectly. http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/app... BTW, did you benchtest your hardware or just slap it in the case & go? That would be mistake # 2.

Thanks Jam...yea I benchtested everything like you said a while ago...Everything came back fine on memtest. And to tell you the truth I think I screwed up on apllying the thermal paste I spead it like you said NOT to do. So Im gonna clean it off and try again... I heard it might be possible the bios needs to be updated for a correct readout..does that have any meaning to you. And what else should I have benchtested. I didnt have a PSU checker so I didnt test that. Thanks for the help.

PSU testers are relatively useless. A multimeter is much more useful but neither can report amperage & amperage is the key. It wouldn't hurt to check the motherboard manufacturer's website to see if a BIOS update is available, then see what issues the update addresses. I don't recommend performing the update unless there's a specific fix listed that you need. Check the HSF installation & do what you gotta do to make it right. The X2 7750 *should* idle in the 30's.