cpu 89 degrees under load

[peter tron]

hwmonitor reported this when i was playing crysis 3 for about 10mins.
this went up to 99 and seemed to peak at 100.

i was playing on medium settins, as i felt that to be fair to my gpu and cpu. this has enabled me to get a generally steady 60fps for the most part.

after googling around, the general consensus of opinion is that these temps are not good, seeing as i could essentially fry an egg on my cpu for that.

specs:

gtx 660
i3 2130

is it thermal paste time?

aplogies if i leave any info out. let me know and i will let you know.

 

[peter tron]

cheers for getting back, danny

i would have thought the pc would have shut down if the cpu cooler wasn't working?
i did read around that apparently cpu's can survive without their coolers (?)

i was going to mention gpu temps, but i wasn't too sure it was relevant.

hwmonitor said 83 degrees.

i'll have to check to see if the fan is working on the cpu 2moro morning and get back to you.

 

[peter tron]

the fan is going around, it could do with a clean.

it has the original stock cooler.

 

[peter tron]

i have just bought some ic diamond thermal compound & isopropyl alcohol.

i found a video with someone cleaning a fan & heatsink without using compressed air.

my pc case does not have any fans apart from the fans on the gpu & cpu.

i live in the uk, so it does not get too hot over here where i live.

is it advisable to install extra fans, or will i be ok if i regularly clean the pc case, cooler and every year or two re-apply thermal paste?

 

[peter tron]

yes, i was literally thinking to myself earlier that day "overclockers uk! they are all based over here!" then i go and geographically challenge myself with that earlier comment

 

[peter tron]

1) i'm going to clean out the stock fan & cooler.
2) clean the cpu & re-apply the thermal paste (that arrived today).
3) attempt cable management.

i will definitely do as you guys have advised, and i will buy an aftermarket cooler.
£20 is my budget.

i just want to see how much difference the above three steps provide initially, with regards to temp reduction.

as for in-take & out-take fans: i supplied supply pics.

here goes:

i have space for an in-take fan at the bottom, front of my case, but i don't know what good that will do, as seen here:

the rack is in the way, plus the front is taken up with the power on button:
you might feel compelled to stare at some of my dvd collection in the background, perhaps

the rear case fan should be ok, i take it [no obstructions]?
well, apart from that psu cpu cable.
where can i jam that psu cpu cable?

1) there are some loose sata cables that i'm not using from the psu that have come loose from the empty bay on the top-right. they were crammed in there out of the way.
they can be jammed back there out of the way.

1) i want to see if i can move the psu mobo cable slightly up and squeeze it behind the back of the right side of the case. then maybe i could use the circular opening on the case to the right of the ram sticks to feed the psu mobo cable through & connect it to the mobo?

i don't like it hanging out next to the gpu.

2) i'm going to remove the bottom hd, as it is not really being used.

yes, a snakes nest, but i can hopefully do some improvements.

over to you, gents!

 

[peter tron]

In my opinion, couple of fans one for intake at the front and an exhaust at the back.
As already mentioned grab a better cooler, ever the £20 ones will be ok.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/raijintek-aidos-direct-contact-cpu-cooler-black-hs-013-rt.html

Grab some cable tidy and bunch those wires together to create better air flow. Then you'll be gaming fuss free.

will do

how would the in-take fan work?
surely there is no outside cooler air for it to take in as the pics show?
whereas the exhaust fan would be able to vent warm air directly out of the back, the in-take fan has to deal with the fact that there is the front panel of the case stopping it from accessing outside cooler air.

 

[peter tron]

before i consider buying the arctic 7 cooler, i would like to see how much difference a good clean would impact upon the performance of the cpu.

i have the paste, isopropyl alcohol & cotton buds (is kitchen roll ok too?).

one problem:
should i remove the mobo to re-affix the stock intel cooler?
there is no back plate access to work with the stock cooler stand clips.