i5 3570k Ivy Bridge - temps over 90c! Please help.

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

Hello, I have a new system build and I can't seem to get my CPU temperature below 91C percent on idle. I am using Core Temp 1.0 RC6 to show the temps of each core, and they are all in the 91 - 98C range with an avg load of 10%! Any advice would be highly appreciated. I really think i need to get these temperatures down before I cause any damage to the CPU. Thanks!

Specs:
Intel i5 3570k (IVY Bridge)
Corsair H60 Heatsink
MSI Maximus V Formula Motherboard
16GB 1600 DDR3 Team Vulcan
GTX 690
Corsair 750cx PSU

Nicky AB · Nov 8, 2013

Did you put in the thermal grease/paste? If not dont turn on the PC until you get cause you could fry the CPU.

Novuake · Nov 8, 2013

Have you reseated the H60 cooler? If you did then you MAY have a faulty cooler on hand.

Try the Intel stock heatsink.

beanoslim · Nov 8, 2013

That cooler should come with Thermal compound pre applied.

Have you fitted the cooler correctly, have you tightened it enough?

Is the fan on the cooler definitely running?

Try looking at the cpu temp in the BIOS and also try Realtemp or HWmonitor to check the temps.

13thmonkey · Nov 8, 2013

does it use push pins?

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

Yes I applied a small pea size of Arctic Silver 5 to the cpu and confirmed that the heat sink mounted evenly.

That was one of my thoughts Novuake, the fan is blowing but there's no way to be 100% it is working properly.

I currently don't have the stock Intel heat sink in my possession. That will be my next attempt tomorrow when I get it.

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

beanoslim :

It is plenty tight, I even took it off to reseat it again just to make sure.

Yes the fan is running, almost took my finger off!

BIOS throws an error when booting to Windows, so I know it is running too hot. I will download those other tools now. Thanks,

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

Here's a screenshot of 2 programs I used to check temps.

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

Yes it does go higher.

Novuake · Nov 8, 2013

OK, let us know

I am inclined to think that your cooler pump is faulty.

Just buy a Hyper 212 EVO, performs almost as well as the H60 at half the price.

13thmonkey · Nov 8, 2013

i'm inclined to think poor contact. What's it like a first boot, and under no load?

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

13thmonkey :

It Starts out at about 80C then climbs to mid 90's.

13thmonkey · Nov 8, 2013

that would sound like poor contact on an air cooler, on a water it could be bad pump or poor contact. is the water block warm? is there any vibration from it (assuming the pump is in the block).

Nicky AB · Nov 8, 2013

hey guys could this be a defective CPU?

Novuake · Nov 8, 2013

Nicky AB :

Less than one in 100,000 Intel CPU are defective out of the box, so no. Definitely the most unlikely option.

tony852 · Nov 8, 2013

13thmonkey :

The water block is slightly warm, and no vibration at all.

13thmonkey · Nov 9, 2013

tony852 :

so it is probably getting good contact, the lack of vibration indicates a lack of pumping as nearly all pumps would vibrate.

unclewebb · Nov 9, 2013

The LOG word in the RealTemp - Thermal Status area confirms that all 4 cores are reaching the Intel thermal throttling temperature at 105C. The core temperature is changing so quickly when this happens that both RealTemp and Core Temp are not able to record the actual Maximum temperature. There is definitely a problem with your heatsink or how you installed it.

I am not a big fan of the "small pea size" drop of thermal paste. Not enough thermal paste causes far more problems than a little too much. Here is what Arctic Silver recommends.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appmeth/int/vl/intel_app_method_vertical_line_v1.1.pdf

I would remove it and have a good look at the thermal paste coverage. If it looks OK then it is probably your pump.

beanoslim · Nov 9, 2013

tony852 :

If you applied Thermal Paste did you remove the factory applied paste from the heat sink before?

The H60 comes with decent thermal compound pre applied so its good to go, if you have applied more over the top it won't work properly.

tony852 · Nov 9, 2013

Okay everybody it looks like the H60 pump was bad, because I installed the stock intel cpu heat sink and now the temperatures are staying under 40C.

Thanks to everybody that responded.

Novuake · Nov 9, 2013

Told you. Its a common problem on these CLCs.

i5 3570k Ivy Bridge - temps over 90c! Please help.

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