CPU Cores wayyyy too hot. Help please !

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Benson89

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Hello everyone, I've been a gamer for all my life but I've never been really good with computers.
Recently, I started noticing that I would experience choppy gameplay / LOW fps in different of my video games (CS:GO, Rust, etc.).

Not knowing what could cause this, as I have this computer for a few years now and ran everything perfectly, I googled up some info and ended up on this very forum, reading topics with similar problems as mine.

After reading a few, I decided to check my CPU temperatures, as most people suggested. I downloaded Core Temp and was dumbfounded when I saw my Core temps. When playing games, it can go up to 80-90 C...

So now I realize that my bad performances in games is really my computer downclocking itself to protect from overheating. I then decided to clean the insides of my computer with an air can. There was a lot of dust and I cleaned everything. I also rebooted my computer and checked if all the fans were working, they did.

Alas, I still have temps problems with all of this. Right now, with the only thing open on my computer being Google Chrome, my 4 Cores are between 64 and 69 C...

What should be my next move ?

PS here are my specs :

Windows 7 64bit
6Go of RAM
i7 950 Bloomfield (3.07 GHz)
NVidia Geforce 460 GTX
500 GB hard drive

I dont remember the specs of my power supply but it was a good one for the time.
 
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You might check if the cooler is seated correctly. I know that might seem a little off the wall given that it's ran for years just fine, but it could have been jarred or otherwise moved for whatever reason. I'm probably jumping the gun with this suggestion, but in your situation it would probably be MY next move. That would be to remove the old thermal paste and apply some aftermarket thermal compound, then re-seat the cooler on the processor.

Usually the optimal long term temperatures are between 60 and 70c for most processors.
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Kurdain1

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Thermal paste can dry out over time, mine was like powder after 4 years so I cleaned it off with some IPA (not the beer) and applied some new quality paste and my CPU temps dropped over 10C.
 
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Benson89

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I do have case fans, albeit maybe they're not that good as you can see with my temps.

For the thermal paste, this is a good idea that i will try.

Also, what temp should be acceptable for me to game with no damage for my computer ? 50-60 ? 70?
 
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You might check if the cooler is seated correctly. I know that might seem a little off the wall given that it's ran for years just fine, but it could have been jarred or otherwise moved for whatever reason. I'm probably jumping the gun with this suggestion, but in your situation it would probably be MY next move. That would be to remove the old thermal paste and apply some aftermarket thermal compound, then re-seat the cooler on the processor.

Usually the optimal long term temperatures are between 60 and 70c for most processors.
 
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Most CPU max temps are between 60-75C. I personally don't allow my cores to cross 55C under load. I've been using my Hyper 212+ for 3 builds now and it works great. The 212 evo is the upgraded model. Are you using the stock cooler for that 950? 60C is much warmer then I'd like, but stock cooler probably can't do better then that. I'd put new paste on and if that doesn't work grab a better cooler.
 
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Don't worrytoo much about about damage.
As you have noticed, the CPU will throttle itself down to protect itself. But it is generally accepted that too much heat may shorten the lifespan of components.

What temperature to aim for is a personal choice and almost always a trade off to how much money you have to spend.
A good rule of thumb is to keep it as low as you can afford but make sure you are under 70 Celsius when under maximum load.
 
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