On last sunday, I have just bought some new upgrades for my computer. I found out that the processor heat is a bit higher than normal temperature. When idle it stay at 59 Celsius. When running Facebook Cafe World, it increase to 69+ something. I suspect there is something wrong with the motherboard or CPU fan. I am not sure whether the Intel Motherboard is the cause of the heating problem or under perform issue. The CPU fan also making noises.

So, I decided to try Cooler Master Hyper TX3 with small thermal grease included to cool down the processor temperature. After successfully install everything, the processor temperature drop 10+ celsius. Although not much improvement, but at least better than existing. I guess I need to install additional fans to make the CPU temperature even cooler. CPU usage drop to 35% from 55% last time. This is pretty cool as it does not make my computer lagging anymore.

Overall I am satisfied with this upgrade but I just hope it can be lower down to 40 celsius something. I also bought additional Kingston DDR2 800MHz RAM 2GB because I am planning to migrate to Windows 7 64bit when I have enough budget. Can’t wait for that!

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Features

• Flexible mountings for Intel Socket LGA 775/1156 and AMD Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3.
• Maximum compatible CPU wattage: over 130W TDP.
• 3 x Direct Contact heat-pipes with aluminum fins to provide excellent heat dissipation.
• Option for adding 2nd fan to increase cooling performance.
• New 92mm PWM fan with wide RPM range and anti-vibration rubber pads.
• Silent CPU cooler at only17 dBA (at minimum speed).
• Easy swappable fan by clips (clips for 2nd fan included).
• Excellent airflow design with compact heatsink dimension.