High idle temp.

Jaxxers · Feb 22, 2016

I have a 6700 skylake cpu with stock cooler. My idle temp is varying a lot. Sometimes its 40c then its 55c. I'm very worried. I only have one fan on my case. (Except the ones on the CPU and GPU.) I can't fit a double 120mm water cooling fan. So my main question is... Should i invest in a liquid cooler, and can i even fit a single 120mm watercooling fan? (The problem with the one i bought before was that it pushed against my ram)

SPECS:

Graphics card: MSI GTX 970 geforce

CPU: 6700 Intel Skylake.

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 miditower.

Power supply: Corsair PSU RM650x

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5

AdmiralDonut · Feb 22, 2016

55°c at idle is far too high. You need a minimum of one case fan pulling air in, and another extracting it. You should get yourself some thermal paste, get a decent aftermarket air cooler, and replace the stock cooler. You should also get more case fans so that the CPU actually has cool air to breathe.

OCD Tweaker · Feb 22, 2016

seems like to me you have space issues and you have a mid tower case sounds like its cramped in there and your not getting very good air flow through the case.
you can get a small closed loop water cooler for 60 bucks corsair h50 ( which will FIT in your mid tower case i have the same one fitted in my mid tower case)

or you can try putting new thermal paste on the cpu

Jaxxers · Feb 22, 2016

Thank you very much! I will definitely try it out.

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