i5 2500k always hot?

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:21

Hey, i recently built a new computer and it has a utility to check temps and overclock etc (P67 fatal1ty performence) and my temputure is always 70c when im doing something... 40ish when not. My heatsink seems to be fitted well. Any suggestions? Also cpu always changes itself with the voltage as it's all auto. and not oced

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:22

That is hot, what heatsink do you have?

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:23

stock

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:24

Still hot. Are you using the pre-applied paste? Have you removed the cooler and refitted with the same paste?

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:24

Pre-applied and no.

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:26

Have you tried Core Temp or HWmonitor? If so are they saying the same?

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:28

Ill go try now.

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:30

core temp says it's about 70-80

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:37

You have bad contact between the cooler and the chip package I reckon. The stock Intel push pins are a PITA at the best of times, any broken or not clipped in properly? Do you have any thermal paste to hand?

Unicorn · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:37

Thats very hot, Whats your stock fan running speed? Also how hots the room its in and the case? ventilation wise

rowedogg · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:39

buy a cheap heatsink like the hyper 212, and see what that does. dont over do the paste tho. works well on my 2500k

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:40

^^ Too much can be as bad as too little. You only need it to fill the minuscule gaps between the chip package and the heatsink

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 02:59

Hmm, i found out one reason why it is soo hot... my front fan is bust... Is i t safe to have side case off for little while? and i need new heatsink as well i suppose

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 03:06

Your CPU shouldn't be 70+c on the stock cooler at stock clocks/volts regardless of case fans, unless you are running the PC in a Tupperware box...

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 03:13

Well with the case im running at 40-45. And just ordered new fan. 40-45 is ok for stock right? in 2 weeks ill buy a gelid or something heatsink.

d_brennen · 25 Mar 2012 at 03:18

40-45 is about right I think, though I've never used a stock cooler (well since the Athlon XP era anyway

) 70 odd is a problem though

Kbkasey · 25 Mar 2012 at 03:19

Ok cool, so it's down to my fan -.- thanks all

and it should come Monday if not Tuesday. and then i need to get my heatsink.

ANN1H1LAT0R · 25 Mar 2012 at 15:19

Have you overclokced your CPU?

Gashman · 25 Mar 2012 at 16:27

would still go as far as saying that is quite hot, my Bulldozer (which is apparently hotter running) runs cooler than that, both idle and load on stock cooler, even when clocked to 4.0GHz, don't use stock cooler anymore because its far too noisy but it worked quite alright, has to be bad contact surely.