So I'm giving my son my old PC and did all the standard hand-me-down stuff: cleaned out the interior, formatted drives, reinstalled Windows (unrelated note...experimented with Windows 8.1 and love it! I understand 8.0 was tha suk but I'm really impressed by 8.1), and of course, replaced the stock cooler with a brand new stock cooler because they're cheap, so why not. Also using coffee filters, Silver Arctic 5 thermal goo, and associated Silver Arctic cleaner to remove the old/stock thermal compound. Updated the BIOS. Good times.
So, I'm not a n00b. That said...I feel like one. Here's why. Check out this HWMonitor screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/9WWsEiq.png Those CPU temps seem reasonable for a new goo'ing. I know there's a burn in time and temps can drop 1-5 degrees over time.
HOWEVER...when I go into the BIOS it is showing CPU temps of 75c-85c. I could understand a slight temp differential but this difference between the BIOS and HWMonitor seems a little extreme.
Thoughts?
P.S.--this PC has never had any component overclocked.
So, I'm not a n00b. That said...I feel like one. Here's why. Check out this HWMonitor screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/9WWsEiq.png Those CPU temps seem reasonable for a new goo'ing. I know there's a burn in time and temps can drop 1-5 degrees over time.
HOWEVER...when I go into the BIOS it is showing CPU temps of 75c-85c. I could understand a slight temp differential but this difference between the BIOS and HWMonitor seems a little extreme.
Thoughts?
P.S.--this PC has never had any component overclocked.