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CPU Idle Temps higher after Case/Cooler swap

GigabitXe
By GigabitXe
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I just switched my system over from a case that had no front intake fans and only a 80mm exhaust fan in the rear to a Cooler Master Silencio 352, which has two 120mm intake fans and one 120mm exhaust (I am and using Arctic fans that I bought separately). I also switched my CPU cooler over from a CM Hyper212 Evo, to a Cryorig M9i (which by my knowledge offers just about the same performance as a 212 Evo). However, despite the theoretical increase in airflow, my idle temps on my i5-4430 went up from 28-30C with the Hyper 212 and the old case to 36-38C with the M9i and the new case. I am using/was using the stock thermal paste that came with each cooler. This is the only thing that I can think of that would make this difference. Also, I just remembered that I have a tube of Arctic Silver 5 left over from a previous build and I am wondering if using that instead of the provided Cryorig paste would help. Any ideas on what is causing the increase in temps?

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What is holding you back, to do some experimentation? Swap the paste.

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9 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

What is holding you back, to do some experimentation? Swap the paste.

I think I will do that. Be back to report once I am done. :) 

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36 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

What is holding you back, to do some experimentation? Swap the paste.

Just switched the paste to Arctic Silver 5 and the idles are lower (31-34C). Still not the same as before, but much more acceptable by me. 

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