i5 running hot

JJF

JJF

JJF

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Hi all,

I built my steam box this Christmas using an MSI z97 gaming motherboard, i5 4460, MSI 280 twin frozr, 8gb corsair vengeance, and all in an Raven RVZ01. I installed the retail cooler at first, and then upgraded to a Zalman CNPS 2X. Checking the temps in the BiOS it's idling at 60 degrees, so I re-apply the thermal paste and try again with the same result.


Today I've tried a Noctua NH-L9I, and installed two aero cool 120mm fans, one above and one below leaving one of the silverstone fans in the bottom of the case. Result? 61 degrees.

All bios settings are out of the box.

Ready to quit, seriously.

Any suggestions?
 
Have you updated the bios to the latest version? Early revisions on z97 boards tend to overvolt quite a lot leading to higher temps.
 
Dont trust the BIOS temp its not always accurate. Not sure how it works it out a single temp when you have four cores.

Mine will say 50c idling yet if I look at Afterburner, Core Temp, Speedfan, HW Monitor, CAM all four cores are idling around 28c.
 
the cpu wont enter idle state while sitting in the bios,so it will run full speed/voltage

flash to latest bios aswell,newer bios will use less cpu v = less temps
 
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