Worried about CPU temps

ShintaroK · Jan 19, 2015

I idle at around 30-40degrees idle, And when running the "blend" test on prime95 i max at 70degrees. When playing certain games, ie: BF4, I get up to 65-70 sometimes a little over 70.
My processor is an i5 3570k @4.2 GHz Cooler is a Corsair H60. My offset voltage is at -0.095 and additional turbo on auto. I feel like it should be running cooler. Is 70degrees anything to worry about?
Thank you in advance.

TechsavvyAMD · Jan 19, 2015

70 degree is fine when you running .....test on prime 95....and playing BF4
just try to keep your ambient temperature cool.....

Winly · Jan 19, 2015

Your idle temps are great. Now, remember that running Prime95 puts a lot of stress on the CPU so the temp will def increase, same thing as in some heavy games!

JakeThaSnake007 · Jan 19, 2015

yes that is ok. those things can get up to like 90 I personally would not want to see anything close to 90 but that's whats up!

JakeThaSnake007 · Jan 19, 2015

they are not like AMD cpu's. if it was an AMD at that temp I'd be worried

JakeThaSnake007 · Jan 19, 2015

I have a 4690k with an H100i and I idle at 29 but im running at stock. and using the balanced power plan. so I'm idling at like 700mhz.

nb7760 · Jan 19, 2015

I would say that your temps are not high, but also not ideal. 70C while running Prime95 is fair, but mid-30's while idle is a little too much. Ideally your idle temp should be less than your ambient temp + 8C. For example, if ambient temp is 22C, your idle temp should be under 30C. I used to get the same temps a while back with my i7 and 212X. What you should do, is go into BIOS, and increase the fan speed of your CPU cooler. This will drop your IDLE temps by around 3-4C. Next, buy some better quality TIM (thermal grease) and reseat the heatsink that touches your CPU. Make sure there are no scratches or other defects on the surface of the heatsink or CPU. (I had a dent in the heatsink of my cooler about 6mm in diameter, which seriously affects performance. Currently in the process of asking for an RMA). Also, turn off auto-overclock if it is on. Good luck

ShintaroK · Jan 19, 2015

Thanks a lot guys. I applied antec thermal grease to my heatsink while installing. might try arctic silver 5..
CPU fan speed is turned up all the way, as well as my case fans. But from reading what you guys said, 70 degrees isn't that bad. I was just worried because it seemed a bit high.

JakeThaSnake007 · Jan 19, 2015

im using antec 7 its working good for me.

Winly · Jan 20, 2015

ShintaroK :

You are welcome. There are better thermal paste than Artic Silver 5 but Artic will do the job.

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