70 degres idle?????

demonfatality · 10 Aug 2009 at 00:58

core i7 920 @default settings
ud5 mobo
antec 1200 case
akasa nero

70 degres idle temps

????????

ive reset the heatsink 3 times

using artic silver compound still no joy....???

any ideas....

siumatfung · 10 Aug 2009 at 01:15

u defo sure alll for clips are in properly and what u using for temps try coretemp

demonfatality · 10 Aug 2009 at 01:58

im using core temp and all clips secure...im stating to think ive a faulty cpu..put stock cooler bak on same thing

mattyfez · 10 Aug 2009 at 09:33

Could also be the motherboard mis-reporting the temp.

Probably wont make much difference, but might be worth trying a different prog to see your temp, Speedfan or CPU-z.

Your BIOS may also dislpay the temp - probably worth a check.

mattyfez · 10 Aug 2009 at 09:36

Best case scenario, you viewing in fahrenheit rather than C

70 degrees Fahrenheit = 21.1 degrees Celsius

demonfatality · 10 Aug 2009 at 10:45

afraid not its c

demonfatality · 10 Aug 2009 at 10:48

running 2 temp test plus bios readings the same....ive now reset a nero temps 45c

im guessing now that its me ...im a noob at setting heat sinks

anyone recomend an easy (failsafe) 1366 cpu heatsink

Shawreyboy · 10 Aug 2009 at 10:50

tried updating BIOS? could be a dodgy build

demonfatality · 10 Aug 2009 at 10:51

in what way dodgy...and are we talking mobo bios ...ive got the latest

Shawreyboy · 10 Aug 2009 at 10:53

Probs not the mobo bios then mate. But that is one of the most common cause of high temp readings.

EDIT: This seems dodgy but have you tried putting the back of you hand near the hsf if it is 70 degrees then the hsf will most certainly feel quite warm.

mattyfez · 10 Aug 2009 at 11:02

Hmm, well you need to figure out if the chip is actually running at 70c, or its a duff sensor on the motherboard, I would guess its probably a sensor issue or the BIOS is mis-reporting...

mattyfez · 10 Aug 2009 at 11:05

demonfatality said:
running 2 temp test plus bios readings the same....ive now reset a nero temps 45c

im guessing now that its me ...im a noob at setting heat sinks

anyone recomend an easy (failsafe) 1366 cpu heatsink

How much AS-5 are you using on the chip, you only need a very small ammount?

mattyfez · 10 Aug 2009 at 11:15

Some heatsinks have special screws to prevent you from over tightening them, apart from that theres not much else that will help try looking here for how best to apply your arctic silver:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/ins_route_step2intelas5.html