text_combined: aaron kulkis cmiqlkx91hotpopcom basil chupin wrote aaron kulkis wrote per jessen wrote dave plater wrote seems cpus outpacing heatsinks 60c unstable temperature think almost 4 cpus one chip carrier except interface outside world package smaller p4 heatsink supplied probably made single dual core anyway heat enemy electronic reliability dave ive tried find recommendations cputemperature im much luck warning levels bios 607080 also would thought heatsink supplied amd phenom would sufficient 4 cores maybe would think im wild fanspeeds neeed manufacturersupplied heatsink dinky little fan started using aftermarket fans several years ago better cooling lower quieter fanspeeds result using largerdiameter fans bigger diameter fan bigger diameter spindle bigger dead spot air blown also heatdissipating part cpu heatsink located heatsinks using larger sized fans designed take account dead zone doesnt extend forever almost entirely gone one spindle diameter past fan blades wed 06 aug 2008 100448 0500 opensuse unstable system culprit