Is 73 degrees too hot for 2500k on stock cooler?

robbieshanks · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:11

Just as the title says really.

Built a new system for mate i5 2500K with stock cooler (for now no overclock). Antec 300 case with rear and top fan installed (no front fans yet).

Prime 95 run for 30 minutes, temps seem to peak at 73 degrees on one core, others 68 - 71 degrees.

Does this seem a little hot for the stock cooler? Will the chip see these temps in normal use or gaming?

Yaayuh! · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:24

robbieshanks said:
Just as the title says really.

Built a new system for mate i5 2500K with stock cooler (for now no overclock). Antec 300 case with rear and top fan installed (no front fans yet).

Prime 95 run for 30 minutes, temps seem to peak at 73 degrees on one core, others 68 - 71 degrees.

Does this seem a little hot for the stock cooler? Will the chip see these temps in normal use or gaming?

Looks absolutely fine

You will not see those temperatures during normal use so don't worry about that.
The only way you'd get those temperatures whilst gaming is if you have a hot graphics card that doesn't exhaust the hot air and dumps it in the case, which will increase the cpu temperature. Otherwise no, not at all

Happy gaming.

Terrier_Jimlad · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:25

73º seems quite high for a 2500k running at stock, but then again you are using a stock cooler so probably evens out.

My 2500k at 4.6GHz sits are 65-69º across all cores under a H50 whilst running prime/ibt

Rizz · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:44

Dont worry its fine

robbieshanks · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:54

Brilliant - thanks for putting my mind at ease.

K@rl · 13 Sep 2011 at 19:56

Mine site at 66 to 71/72 too with the stock fan.

Nice to know that sounds about right too!

K@rl · 26 Sep 2011 at 10:31

Further to this - upgraded to an Antex 100 with a H60 - push / pull. Dropped my idle temps to 20-25 and prime to just over 45.

Got a front fan drawing in, top exhaust and H60 pulling in. Its made a huge difference.