CPU temp between 70-75degrees on idle, sometimes it catches 80degrees while on chrome and few more apps together opened

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 28, 2015

i just bought new cpu
Phenom II X4 940 and new PSU(480W) along with it
i played few games like Watch Dogs, Far Cry 4 and today i played Dying Light
fraps showed over 25fps on every
but at some point games fps drops at 5-10 fps
and it happens every 2-3mins and it lasts for 4-5seconds
i first tought the cause of this was other components
i have 4gb ram
and HD6570 1gb gpu
but all other games run smoothly like fifa 14
no lag at all
then i saw few threads on net where is shown that new games consume more power and it leads to overheating with old coolers
and that makes game lag for sometime
i visited some stores and they said i should put new thermal paste
or change the cooler with copper headsink and wires

with my last cpu i exp some shutdowns and freezes before

so i tought
maybe someone can help me before i buy something wrong or similar mistake

and few more questions
should i lower the core voltage or change the power plan or something

help would be appreciated

Winly · Jan 28, 2015

first of all, you need more ram, 8GB will be ideal, Now you def need a powerful GPU. Finally there is something way wrong with your CPU. for it to be at 70C on idle something is bad. try to get a better cooler and apply new thermal paste. idle should be less than 40C

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 28, 2015

so im one step closer to new cooler
i have one friend who wants to sell me cooler master hyper 6
but there is one part missing
some plastic, well i think its plastic
its like socket switcher for cooler, there are more of those that fit more cpu sockets

and i found artic cooler

so whats better

Winly · Jan 28, 2015

if you have artic thermal paste use that and buy a cpu cooler.

Winly · Jan 28, 2015

this is an excellent cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
of thats too big for you then you may look at this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 28, 2015

ill see if i can find this in my country

tnx

Nightsaberr · Jan 29, 2015

By your name I'm guessing you're from bosnia, croatia or serbia (macedonia here

) so you can find the Cooler Master EVO 212 easily and at a decent prize and it is a GREAT cooler (I just bought it. and will install it later. I had the same problem for over a month until literally 2 hours ago. Tell me if you have the new AMD Omega driver. Cuz that's what was causing all of the problems for me (Overheating to 65-70 while idle, getting BSOD, system freezes and a lot of other problems). After I reverted to the previous version, my PC purrs like a kitten

. Temperatures back at 30 degrees, fps in games got better, no more freezing, no more system crashes.

Winly · Jan 29, 2015

Pavle Lakicevic :

you are welcome.

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 29, 2015

Nightsaberr :

yes i have new omega driver,
but it is for GPU right?

and im not getting any freezes and BSODs or shutdowns
but i will try your solution
tnx for reply
and could you tell me what version of catalyst did u installed

and im from Montenegro by the way

DD

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 29, 2015

i removed phenom
and put my old one back
now the program cpu termometar shows 2 cores and tells that one is 40c and other is 35c

before with quad core cpu that same program showed just one core
and told the temp is 70c

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 29, 2015

ok i bought gamma archer deepcool
and im getting same temp
i barely put the cooler on my cpu
it was hard
and it says its for am2,am2+ and am3 socket
i dont know whats the problem

Winly · Jan 29, 2015

Pavle Lakicevic :

what program are you using to read those temps? download Core Temp and check again

Winly · Jan 29, 2015

Pavle Lakicevic :

make sure you installed the cooler correct, its not hard to install. which cooler you got "Im assuming the 212 EVO"

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 29, 2015

Winly :

i downloaded almost every temp monitoring program all show the same

Winly :

i wrote that i bought gamma archer deepcool cooler

and i think youre right about that i installed the cooler uncorrect

i forgot to remove old paste from cpu

by the way i did something
and i get 50c on idle now
up to 75-80 while gaming

Winly · Jan 29, 2015

Pavle Lakicevic :

Winly :

i downloaded almost every temp monitoring program all show the same

Winly :

i wrote that i bought gamma archer deepcool cooler

and i think youre right about that i installed the cooler uncorrect

i forgot to remove old paste from cpu

by the way i did something
and i get 50c on idle now
up to 75-80 while gaming

install the cooler again with new thermal paste on both, cooler and CPU. still those idle temps are a bit high gotta be around 30's-40'sC.

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 29, 2015

tnx for help guys

we can still continue to discuss about this
maybe there is more fixes that should lower the temp
who knows

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 29, 2015

now im rly confused

i downloaded probe ii from asus site
it shows that temp is 50-55c
and other softwares like real temp
and cpu termometar show 60-65c
which one should i believe

Winly · Jan 29, 2015

Pavle Lakicevic :

I use Core Temp and HWMonitor to get all my readings as well as going into the BIOS and check on them too.
Now, you really want to see temps go down you need water cooling.

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 30, 2015

I use Core Temp and HWMonitor to get all my readings as well as going into the BIOS and check on them too.
Now, you really want to see temps go down you need water cooling.[/quotemsg]

i would love that
but low on cash

Winly · Jan 30, 2015

I guess you will have to wait

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 30, 2015

yeah

and apparently enabling qool and quiet lowers the temp
so the rest of you know

bharathbigb · Jan 30, 2015

I think there is Bottlenecking that's why She idles over 70c.Clean your Computer,Check if all the Fans including the Case fans run Neat,Fast,Clean inside your PC from Dust(Using a Powerful Vaccum cleaner),Remove CPU Fan and for now get a Cooler Master Hyper 212X and a Nice Thermal Paste from eh....I don't know about them and Upgrade your GPU,RAM and finally check your PSU.That's all.Please inform me the change,after Doing these.If it idles more than 45c,You need a new PSU and a Water cooling Block too.

OT- Also check your OS for Viruses as they can also be a cause for CPU Overheating.

Pavle Lakicevic · Jan 30, 2015

bharathbigb :

i bought a new psu to
480w
it works fine
cleaned the whole pc 2-3 times
cant be cleaner

fans working fine

and the problem is paste
i knw it is
cause i forgot to remove old from cpu before installing the cooler
i will buy the new paste in next few days
they ill report what happened

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