CPU Temp being wierd

Jun 14, 2013
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i just replaced my GTX 530 for a gtx 660 and my power suply(from 360 to 500) and the first thing i noticed was that my processor fan goes crazy every time i turn on any game. it never did that with the other GPU or PSU, so i downloaded core temp and played arma 3 for an hour, everything ran smoothly and no problems what so ever aside of the annoying fan noise the whole time.

when i checked the Peak temp it hit on this hour it reached the 98°c's
im not an expert, but i know thats a bit too much
my proseccor is a: Intel core I7-2600 @ 3.40GHz

im worried i might toast it, but then again i never felt my game slowing down or anything.

is the fact that the fan now goes super fast linked to the new GPU/PSU? or is my fan just being silly?
 
Solution
You will need a new Heatsink & Fan since you indicated the "twist-and-click holders are pretty loose". I am 100% that is the issue as there is probably barely any contact between the CPU and Heatsink hence no heat transfer at all.

I will strongly suggest you buy a good tube of fresh Thermal Paste if whatever you are using now is old or not very good.

Keep me updated please
Jun 14, 2013
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Yes, as a matter of a fact i had to remove it for my hands to fit in just enough so i was able to instal the GPU, i also replaced the thermal grease because the one it had was quite old.
not shure how good this new grease is tho, and now that i think of it this might be the problem.
but i also noticed that the 2 of the 4 fan twist-and-click holders are pretty loose, no matter what i do they always come off just by pulling them a little bit.
but the last 2 still hold it in place pretty well, it won't even budge if you try to move the whole fan.
should i replace the fan and the grease or just the grease?
 

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You will need a new Heatsink & Fan since you indicated the "twist-and-click holders are pretty loose". I am 100% that is the issue as there is probably barely any contact between the CPU and Heatsink hence no heat transfer at all.

I will strongly suggest you buy a good tube of fresh Thermal Paste if whatever you are using now is old or not very good.

Keep me updated please
 
Solution
Jun 14, 2013
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will do, ill try to pick up both tomorow and ill let you know how it went
 
Jun 14, 2013
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i changed the termal paste and adjusted the clipers on the CPU fan, its now running much cooler. after 3 hours of gaming in arma 3, ar thunder and day z the peak was only 61°c's. much much better than 98 lol
thanks for your help!