Hello,
I've just checked three PC's I've built, all with intel i5 2500 and stock fan/heat sink, not overclocked, with a good case (intel thermal compliant - or whatever the term is!).
I've had them about a year and just checked the temperatures, all were low apart from the CPU which after just a few minutes were about 80-90C with nothing running. After running for a long time they are about the same. The ambient temperature is probably about 18 to 19C. I've cleaned them all inside and removed all dust from fans/fins, etc too.
On all I have an asus motherboard, a mini case, 6850 graphics card and one 8cm fan on the rear and a cx450 builder series psu.
Is the issue something requiring more cooling inside the case (i.e. does case cooling matter - though everything else like HDD, etc is fine) the issue or do I need to think about changing the fan/sink?
Thing is, if it's the stock fan, why are they shipped if they are all failing? they come with built in thermal paste/pad so it's not how I applied it.
thanks.
I've just checked three PC's I've built, all with intel i5 2500 and stock fan/heat sink, not overclocked, with a good case (intel thermal compliant - or whatever the term is!).
I've had them about a year and just checked the temperatures, all were low apart from the CPU which after just a few minutes were about 80-90C with nothing running. After running for a long time they are about the same. The ambient temperature is probably about 18 to 19C. I've cleaned them all inside and removed all dust from fans/fins, etc too.
On all I have an asus motherboard, a mini case, 6850 graphics card and one 8cm fan on the rear and a cx450 builder series psu.
Is the issue something requiring more cooling inside the case (i.e. does case cooling matter - though everything else like HDD, etc is fine) the issue or do I need to think about changing the fan/sink?
Thing is, if it's the stock fan, why are they shipped if they are all failing? they come with built in thermal paste/pad so it's not how I applied it.
thanks.