- Aug 10, 2013
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After I cleaned my case fans (including the heatsink fans) yesterday, my temps suddenly jumped like 8 to 10 degrees hotter (esp. Core 0). That's quite substantial. I wonder what had happened? I just got my system August last year, and fitted it with a hyper 212x in October so there's no point changing the thermal paste because it's still fairly recent.
Here's a screenshot:
http://i58.tinypic.com/24qihoy.jpg
If you'll see the screenshot, what's intriguing is the frequency. The left one is completely idle at 798Mhz, and the one on the right, I only have Chrome open and it's at 3600Mhz! Is that normal?
Task manager also shows my CPU usage is running between 25 to 30% on average. Is that normal even when Chrome is the only program open?
This really worries me. I'm trying to remember if I somehow nudged the heatsink while I was re-installing the fans. But no, because I know I was very careful. This really worries me.
Here's a screenshot:
http://i58.tinypic.com/24qihoy.jpg
If you'll see the screenshot, what's intriguing is the frequency. The left one is completely idle at 798Mhz, and the one on the right, I only have Chrome open and it's at 3600Mhz! Is that normal?
Task manager also shows my CPU usage is running between 25 to 30% on average. Is that normal even when Chrome is the only program open?
This really worries me. I'm trying to remember if I somehow nudged the heatsink while I was re-installing the fans. But no, because I know I was very careful. This really worries me.
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