Is this a healthy CPU temperature?

are

are

are

Associate
Joined
21 Jun 2009
Posts
12
Hey guys, I just made a new PC and well been playing a lot of games.
Now then I have been keeping a close eye on my temperatures and my GPU is fine but I dont think my CPU is.

It basicly idles at 35 - 40
But then as soon as I play a game like CoD 5 or Crysis for example, it jumps to 80 degrees.
I'm just a bit worreid because my old PC only went up to 60 - 70 degrees.

My processor is I7 processor @ 2.66GZ and ASUS P6T SE iX58 Socket 1366 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard.

My current CPU cooler is [http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-052-AK this a healthy CPU temperature?

or should i just go off and buy http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-001-CI ?


Thanks.
 
Last edited:
80 degrees while gaming isn't so good. Especially at stock speeds, may be a bad mount. Your first link is broken so I don't know what you're using.

Dont touch the coolit with a stick, if going down that road it is all about the corsair h50
 
He's using the akasa nero

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-052-AK

Your idle temps are fine, but 80 is a little high. Is the CPU overclocked? Also, go into the BIOS and take the CPU voltage off auto. Put it at about 1.3v or lower, depending on how low it can go without becoming unstable. You can test stability using stress programs like Intel Burn Test, or Linx.

If it doesn't go over 80 using IBT or Linx, it's fine.

If you feel the need to get a better cooler, try the Noctua NH-U12P, Corsair H50, Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 (with a fan!), Prolimatech Megahalem (with fan), or Titan Fenrir (comes with a fan, but you should probably get a better one with it).

All around £50-£60, so it wouldn't be my first choice. Try the voltages first.
 
Last edited:
are said:
It's not overclocked I'll try go into BIOS and do that now.
Click to expand...

Yeah I'd say that's definitely a little high if it's not overclocked then. I've heard Asus boards usually give the chips a little too high volts than what they need, you should be able to get it down to around 1.25v.

If the temps are still high, you may want to reseat it.
 
Went into BIOS and put it onto 1.25, then PC didnt boot so put it back to auto, dont really want to fidle around with BIOS since I'm not to sure what most of it is.
 
Not posting is nothing to be scared about, worst case scenario is you move a jumper on the board or push a button for a few seconds. Even that's rare on modern boards, they tend to pick themselves up on the second boot and very gently chastise you for setting bad settings.

Burning smells, popping sounds or the magic smoke coming out the back are the really scary ones, along with finding a puddle of water underneath your computer. None of these are vey likely unless you push very hard though, and all you're doing is moving the vcore down, one notch at a time to see what voltage it needs to run 2.66ghz stable.

The problem you have is that if you run ibt through your processor at stock settings I think it'll turn off. I'm reasonably sure you need to remount the cooler
 
Okay, would putting more thermal liquid on it help? when I put it on a spreaded it around on top with my finger, put a nice finlayer on it.
 
Last edited:
Probably not, if thats one of the push pin coolers I'm guessing one of the pins isn't in properly. Not easy to check without looking at the bottom of the board, push pins are hideous.

A thin layer or a little blob in the middle is the way to go, though you should probably have used a layer of cling film / sandwich bag between your finger and the processor to stop finger grease getting in the way.
 
It seems to be atached properly but i felt the bottom of the cooler (the flat metal bit) and its cold, was expecting it to be hot.
 
Did you put too much thermal paste on? It doesn't need that much. For mine, I just put a small blob on (about 2/3 pea sized) and plonked the cooler on top, seems to work fine.

Don't be scared about it not booting, in that case, just raise it a tiny bit and try again :)
 
@D D Danneh, what kind of temps are you getting with that method?

i recently cleaned and reseated my cpu, put a thin layer on the cpu, and a very thin layer on the hsf, am doing it right?

getting around 40-45 idle, and over 80c in stress test.

i'd like to get temps as low as possible.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom