Quick Qu. - 2500k Silver Arrow Idle Temp.

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:18

Just installed my Thermalright Silver Arrow onto my I5 2500k.

Just wondering, what CPU temperature should I be getting at idle?

Thanks.

stulid · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:21

Something in the 30's

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:25

Hmm, I'm getting 41 :/

What speed should the fans be running at? At the moment they are at 950 i believe.

stulid · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:29

I knew you were going to post a figure starting with a 4, maybe the thermal paste needs to cure.

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:34

stulid said:
I knew you were going to post a figure starting with a 4, maybe the thermal paste needs to cure.

Ha, why did you think that?

Ok, well shall I just leave it for today and then check it tomorrow?

And with the paste, I put a tiny blob in the centre of the CPU bit. Is that the best way?

stulid · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:38

Yeah give it a bit, the temp should drop a further 2-3.

I knew you were going to post a figure like that and I would have said its not mounted correctly, but your so close to be in the 30's it could just be the paste.

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:39

The 41 temp. was what it said in the BIOS as soon as I started it up. But, in Asus AI Suite it is saying 36 degrees. :S

Which one is right? I'm guessing the BIOS, but does it run hotter in the BIOS ?

stulid · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:43

Use Realtemp.

It will show clearly the temps for all four cores.

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:46

Just downloaded Real Temp, and that is showing:

32 33 33 36

Min: 30 31 31 35
Max: 35 34 35 42

? Am I all good then?

stulid · 29 Jul 2011 at 18:48

So your 41 figure could just be either the system(chipset) temp or some completely random made up value pulled out of the air by the bios.

Surveyor · 29 Jul 2011 at 19:01

There are no power saving features enabled in the BIOS so it's expected that the idle temperature in Windows will be less than in the BIOS.

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 19:03

Well the BIOS has been a bugger to me before so I'll go with it's the BIOS' fault

What about the fact that the 4th core is 5/6 degrees hotter than the 1st constantly? Is that a problem?

chivs688 · 29 Jul 2011 at 19:18

I think I may know why, one of the fans is spinning much slower than the other.

Do I control the fan speed in the BIOS?

And, what should I set it to, bearing in mind I don't care about the noise in the slightest as I wear headphones, so just want the best performance?

Surveyor · 29 Jul 2011 at 19:55

chivs688 said:
I think I may know why, one of the fans is spinning much slower than the other.

Do I control the fan speed in the BIOS?

And, what should I set it to, bearing in mind I don't care about the noise in the slightest as I wear headphones, so just want the best performance?

See my answer in your other thread on this subject.