i5 w/ Stock Cooler idle temps
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What is your idle temperature? If it is significantly higher than 32C, the cooler may not be installed properly. How are you measuring your temperatures?
Your load temps are a bit high.
Your load temps are a bit high.
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That's too high. Your cooler needs to be re-installed and/or the thermal paste re-applied. It should be lower. That's the usual problem with my students at school when they install a cooler. It is possible that one of the four pins is not fully engaged, so check that first.
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DonkeyOatie,
Let's not forget to inquire as to ambient temperature. As you're aware, ambient can play a major roll in idle and load temperatures, and most OP's don't offer this rather vital piece of information.
CT
Let's not forget to inquire as to ambient temperature. As you're aware, ambient can play a major roll in idle and load temperatures, and most OP's don't offer this rather vital piece of information.
CT
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True, but it's winter in the Northern hemisphere and those in the outback of Australia are mostly asleep.
the heating is pretty hot in my room... i checked the CPU cooler and its pretty stuck in, also checked the back of the mobo and seems like al 4 sloots are tightly in.
i added another fan to my side panel pointing at the cpu as i had one pointed on my GPU (it has 2 slots)
and my idle temps are down to 30-35 degrees
airflow is really that important ?
i added another fan to my side panel pointing at the cpu as i had one pointed on my GPU (it has 2 slots)
and my idle temps are down to 30-35 degrees
airflow is really that important ?
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Yes. Airflow is how the heat/thermal energy generated by your components is removed from the case to the outside world. Getting the idle down to 30-35C is good. Thanks for checking the Cooler. Good to know it is installed properly. What is your load temperature now? Close to 40C?
you might want to experiment with moving fans to dofferent locations in the case.
What case do you have and what fans are in it?
you might want to experiment with moving fans to dofferent locations in the case.
What case do you have and what fans are in it?
i have the Corsair c70, 2 intake at the front, 2 intake from the side panel, 1 exhaust from back, 2 exhaust from top.
Cooler master 120 fans, the back being a corsair all connected to a Fan controller as i didnt have enough cpu fan slots on the motherboard.
Sorry for the noob question but how do i check load temps ?
Cooler master 120 fans, the back being a corsair all connected to a Fan controller as i didnt have enough cpu fan slots on the motherboard.
Sorry for the noob question but how do i check load temps ?
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Run some software that does something stressful and use HWmonitor to show what the temperatures are. You mentioned 45-51C before. Sorry for not being clearer about what I meant.
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