i5 4690k idle too hot?

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ThatGuyJerome

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Today i installed a new i5 4690k with a cooler master hyper 212 evo.

i checked the idle temp in my bios and it said it was around 37c-38c

i was wondering if this is a normal idle temp or not.

also i should mention that this is without an overclock.

im just asking to be safe, im kind of a noob when it comes to CPUs.
 
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Idle temperatures are meaningless since:
- the temperature sensor is extremely inaccurate at low temperatures (see the number of people who say their CPU reports 20-30C when their room temperature is above 30C, which is physically impossible without using chilled liquid loop or other below-ambient cooling method)
- depending on your motherboard's thermal profile, the fans might be practically stopped when the CPU temperature is below 40C or so
- unless there is a huge heatsink mounting mistake, idle does not put out enough heat to really indicate any issue there
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Idle temperatures are meaningless since:
- the temperature sensor is extremely inaccurate at low temperatures (see the number of people who say their CPU reports 20-30C when their room temperature is above 30C, which is physically impossible without using chilled liquid loop or other below-ambient cooling method)
- depending on your motherboard's thermal profile, the fans might be practically stopped when the CPU temperature is below 40C or so
- unless there is a huge heatsink mounting mistake, idle does not put out enough heat to really indicate any issue there
 
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Yep, as has been stated above, idle temps are meaningless unless you're running at like 70C or something crazy like that. The general rule of thumb is that idle should be about 5-10C above ambient with non-chilled cooling (roughly), but again, as stated, the sensors are less accurate at lower temps, anyway.
 
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