i typically do 10 mins/30 minutes. usually fine. if i ever crash then I just bump voltage a hair

yep, definitely

i re-did thermal paste on my old 2600 and temp differences were substantial, 8-13c

This post was edited by JohnMiller92 on Nov 13 2017 01:58am

so you bought it in february and needed to reapply tim already?

sounds like a user issue

it was shipped with ucky paste still left on it (but i mean, you can still cry more, idc)

This post was edited by JohnMiller92 on Nov 13 2017 04:53pm

wait so you received a used cpu and used the tim that was still on it?

yep, didn't have any new tim at the time figured i'd try it.

also had a bit leftover tim on my 212 evo so i used it

2600 reached around 50-60c under load

knew this was too high, so i cleaned it off with rubbing alcohol/ bought fresh paste and re-applied, now around mid 40c under load. 2600 runs very cool since soldered too

This post was edited by JohnMiller92 on Nov 13 2017 04:57pm

so it was user error

yep, prob should have waited for new paste first, but was too eager to try out the 2600

This post was edited by JohnMiller92 on Nov 13 2017 05:05pm