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thenewguy1

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i played planetside 2 recently, which i have done a lot in the past without big problems. But this time while in game my screen turned black for a second or two and then went back to the game. I thought it was just a planetside bug or something like that. but after some days i heard my pc make loud noises even when under minimal stress. So i checked my temps and they were between 50-60 C. And when i did something a little more intensive like watch a stream on twitch it could go up to a little over 70 C. But sometimes it goes up like crazy. It just now, while downloading some games, went up to 91 C, which it has done before.

I have cleaned my case (which was needed :ange:) and applied some new thermal paste. But this doenst seem to help.

Asus maximus V gene
Intel i7 2600k not overclocked
stock cooler

 
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geofelt
The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
Check to see that all 4 pushpins are through the back of the motherboard and locked.
There should be no wiggle.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the direction of the arrow,(counter clockwise) as far as they can go.
If you want, play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.
Place the cooler so that all 4 pins are oriented...
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robax91

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Your stock cooler's fan may be dying or there isn't enough fresh cool air getting toward the CPU cooler. Make sure you have at least one intake fan and one exhaust fan. You might also consider getting an aftermarket cooler. Everyone and their mom always chant "OMG GET 212 EVO" but let's be honest, unless you are doing some overclocking it's not necessary. Just grab a $15-$20 cooler with decent reviews.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/#sort=a6&R=5,4

 
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The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
Check to see that all 4 pushpins are through the back of the motherboard and locked.
There should be no wiggle.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the direction of the arrow,(counter clockwise) as far as they can go.
If you want, play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.
Place the cooler so that all 4 pins are oriented over the holes in the motherboard.

Push down on the entire cooler so that all 4 pins are through the motherboard.
When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

The trick to getting it on is to push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.
If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard must be out of the case to do the job.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.

I would consider a $30 cm hyper212 regardless The 120mm fan will be less noisy under load.
 
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