Is this Normal?

[Reaper123]

Hey guys,

I ve recently set up my new computer but i ve noticed that the temperatures are getting really high. I have an i-7 3770k (@4.1 Ghz/1.175v) on a giga Z77 ud-5h mobo and a Phanteks PH-TC14PE cpu cooler inside a silverstone raven 1 case. I know its summer and its getting really hot especially in Brighton where i live, plus i stay in a small room on the first floor of a student house and it gets boiling hot even with the window open. However i don't know whether the reason for these temperatures is the heat or possibly bad application of the TIM paste. The maximum temperature on the CPU at idle is about 36-37 degrees which seems to be consistent with my windforce Gtx 670 idle temperature. However when i run prime or Burn Test the temperature shoots up to 76-79 degrees. Is this normal? I did open the case and touched the heatsinks of the CPU cooler but i hardly feel any heat coming out of it. Also the TIM paste i used was the one that the came with the phanteks, is that crappy,should i get a new paste and reapply what do you think? Thanx for reading




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[Reaper123]

i disagree, the paste that is supplied with the Phanteks is really good.
those temps do seem high to me, but i am not familiar with your cpu
i would remove the cooler, remove all the old paste, and reapply with new paste.
what method did you use to apply the paste?

I applied a small quantity of paste in the middle , about 5mm diameter i think, and then mounted the cooler and let pressure do the rest...

 

[Reaper123]

those temps are 100% normal.

Hmm, most of the time of the stress test the temperature was well above 70 though going up as high as 79 with ease.There is a small window of a few seconds during the burn test that temps get lower which i seem to have caught on print screen. I know ivy bridge runs hot but i still find this too high to be normal... I dont really know