Recently, I bought a phenom II x2 550 core and self installed it.
Unlocked the two extra cores and ran some tests. I ran it for 1.5hr and it was stable.
The problem is I dunno which temperature (TMPIN0, TMPIN1, or TMPIN2) represents the processor. What do you think?
Note: according to anitec.ca, the critical temperature for my processor should be 70 degree celcius.
I think my current x4 (x2 with unlocked cores) temperature reading is a bit too high and seems pretty risky (maybe this is why this chip was deemed defective?). Is there really anything I could do about it besides getting an aftermarket heatsink? Maybe I could remove some of the thermal grease so the chip would be a bit closer to the heatsink? Or maybe I could just remove my case cover and let it have more air?
If you were me, would you run it as x2 or x4?
btw, I won't be overclocking it since it's not the 555 black edition.
Softwares that I used:
processor info: cpu-z
stress test: prime95
temperature monitoring: HWmonitor
BEFORE STRESS TEST X2
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DURING STRESS TEST X2
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AFTER STRESS TEST X2
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BEFORE STRESS TEST X4 (x2 with unlocked cores)
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DURING STRESS TEST X4
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AFTER STRESS TEST X4
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