CPU Temp Very High

[XILLAX]

Hey guys

For the last month or more, my PC has been pretty slow and my fps in games has been around 20-30 fps, while it used to be stable at 100 on CSS and I could get stable 333 fps on older Q3 engine games.

My PC spec is:
O/S: Windows 7 Professional 32 bit

MOBO: Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB)

GFX (normal): Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)

GFX (at the moment): Nvidia 7900 GTX

RAM: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency Dual Channel + 1GB DDR2 667MHz Ram (Installed 2 days ago)

PSU: Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply

HDD: 160gb 7200rpm, dunno the brand

CD/DVD: Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black)



Basically, everything was fine one day and then the next day when I went on my PC it was bust !

I already tried to re-format my PC but it made almost no difference(the pc ran faster, but fps was still very low)

I also tried replacing my GFX card with my old one to check if it was that, and it still didn't help :s

So, today I downloaded some CPU monitors and took some screenshots of the temperature in normal conditions, and the temperature in game.

Here are the results:

Normal Conditions:

Playing CS: Source

This is pretty worrying because when I googled my CPU, the temperature was meant to be between 5 - 61.4 degrees.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_2/Intel-Core 2 Duo E6400 HH80557PH0462M (BX80557E6400).html


What do you guys recommend?
Buying a new cpu cooler? or a whole new cpu?

If you think I should get a new CPU, which one would you recommend which will fit in with my current spec?

Thanks for any help,
Ross

 

[Orcvader]

That is hot! Dusty cooler? Tried cleaning it? Dried thermal paste?
What cooler do you have at the moment?

 

[XILLAX]

Thanks for replying.

I have cleaned the fan.
Not sure about the thermal paste, I just know that the cpu came with thermal paste on it and I haven't changed that since 2007 when I bought it.

I use the stock fan that came with the cpu.

 

[Orcvader]

I recommend repasting it then. Something like this will do nicely: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-003-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=27
If you're willing to buy a new CPU cooler, how much are you willing to spend?

 

[XILLAX]

Well, I have around £250 which I could use atm if I needed to get a new cpu.

So, really I can afford any cpu cooler within reason

 

[Orcvader]

Since you're only running stock this will do: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
Or you could get this and overclock your current CPU, and use it for later if you decide to upgrade your CPU/MB one day: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-CI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[XILLAX]

I just opened my PC and the thermal paste was still moist when I cleaned it off and applied some new stuff (my brother already had a tube/syringe of it).

Re-checked the cpu temps and they are still around the same as before


I took a look at some cpus, would this one fit in my current PC?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-313-IN

And would that £20 cooler you posted fit on that CPU aswell?

 

[RJC]

Nope I'm afraid not, you need Core 2 duo range, what motherboard are you using.

Edit: seen your opening post

Could look out for a 2nd hand Q6600 which should be around £70 ~

 

[XILLAX]

Nope I'm afraid not, you need Core 2 duo range, what motherboard are you using.

Edit: seen your opening post

Could look out for a 2nd hand Q6600 which should be around £70 ~

Only if you buy my E6400

 

[RJC]

Only if you buy my E6400

No!!

 

[XILLAX]

Would this cpu
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-313-IN

fit with this motherboard?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-209-GI

and would I also need to buy new ram, or will my ddr2 ram fit there too?

 

[Orcvader]

Yes it will fit, no, you need DDR3 RAM.

 

[RJC]

I would look at thos cpu below, true quad rather than dual core with Hyperthreading.
Only down side is that it does not come with onboard gpu.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-339-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1672

 

[Sycho]

What case do you have? (so people know a good cooler that will fit it or if you should get a new one.)

 

[XILLAX]

I have a case the same size & look as this, but by a different company:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-110-AN

 

[chipps101]

is your cpu fan actually spinning ?
can you download speedfan and take a screenshot of that please ?

the fan on a stock cooler would be spinning much faster than 1700 rpm if the cpu was at those kind of temps, is the fan plugged into the right header on the motherboard ?

 

[Sycho]

I have a case the same size & look as this, but by a different company:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-110-AN

Well i got that case with a Megahalems+Dual Akasa Viper fans on my i7 920 at 4ghz, it produces really good temps especially on load so if you got the cash go for that with MX-3 paste otherwise a Titan Fenrir EVO is a real good choice too for £35 or so.(by the way only go for these or something like these if you are overclocking a high amount)

 

[XILLAX]

is your cpu fan actually spinning ?
can you download speedfan and take a screenshot of that please ?

the fan on a stock cooler would be spinning much faster than 1700 rpm if the cpu was at those kind of temps, is the fan plugged into the right header on the motherboard ?

And yeah, it's plugged into the right part of the motherboard, just double checked it.

 

[chipps101]

try plugging it into one of the system fan headers set to 100% fan speed instead as i think i should e spinning a lot faster than 1713 rpm, maybe your cpu fan header is playing up.

 

[XILLAX]

I swapped the cable from the CPU fan to the closest other fan, now its on "Fan2" and the rpm is still around the same:

Do you know how I can manually make it faster?