Q9550 at 80-85 Celcius = dangerous?

RyanOCallaghan · Apr 16, 2016

Hi all, I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 which heated up to 84 degrees C after ~20 minutes of CPU-Z stress testing, and 81 degrees C max after playing GTA V for 3-4 hours. It's running on an Intel Stock cooler. Are these temperatures dangerous and capable of causing damage to the CPU?

Paste was re-applied last year.

Thanks

Robert Cook · Apr 16, 2016

Those are on the high side, but that chip can take it. is the chip overclocked?

geofelt · Apr 16, 2016

The cpu will shut down to prevent damage if it gets dangerously hot.
I think that temperature is around 100c.

The stock cooler can be tricky to install well.
If your idle temperatures are much more than 10-15c. over ambient think about remounting.

RyanOCallaghan · Apr 16, 2016

Yes, the chip is overclocked mildly from 2.83GHz to 3.18GHz @"Auto" VCore, which never exceeds 1.2V as it seems. The idle temps appear to be about 30c over ambient......so I guess that maybe a problem. But another note is that i only have 1 case fan, which is sucking air in from the back.

Thanks for the replies guys

Robert Cook · Apr 16, 2016

well It would seem an extra fan could not hurt, but that high over ambient does imply the cooler might be off. don't feel bad though, those things can be a devil of a time to get on.

Poozle · Apr 16, 2016

try cleaning the case of dust and re applying thermal paste. you can find some here at amazon for a few bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Performance-Compound-Interface-Material/dp/B0045JCFLY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1460861313&sr=8-4&keywords=thermal+paste

RyanOCallaghan · Apr 16, 2016

Robert Cook :

Okay, I'll see what I can do. I do have a second case fan, but I unplugged it because it was making a massive amount of noise. It sounds as if something is blocking it, but that isn't the case. Any idea what could be wrong with the fan?

RyanOCallaghan · Apr 16, 2016

Poozle :

I'll think about the paste, and dust is not a problem, I keep it very clean

Robert Cook · Apr 16, 2016

RyanOCallaghan :

Could be a bad bearing in which case it is new fan time.

JohnnyBoy05 · Apr 17, 2016

Those are pretty high temps for that old yorkfield. And if you overclock you may want a aftermarket cooler. There doesn't seem to be a great selection of coolers for the lga 775 socket left on the market these days. But there are still a few on new egg if you feel like investing any money in a very aged build.

geofelt · Apr 17, 2016

RyanOCallaghan :

Try orienting the fan to exhaust the hot air.

RyanOCallaghan · Apr 17, 2016

JohnnyBoy05 :

Yes I am considering a new system, either Z170 mobo + 6700K or 5820K + X99 mobo. I returned the Q9550 to stock frequency and it didn't go over 76 Celsius on core 0 for the stress test

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