- Oct 3, 2013
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My windows 10 desktop cpu (intel core i-5 2400) tends to overheat (it goes to ~99 C and then is throttled to not go any higher) whenever I do practically anything which requires processing power on my computer, including playing most videogames (including all 3-D ones), and sometimes when watching HD videos on youtube and etc. The idle temperature, with just Chrome, task manager, and open hardware monitor (to see the temps) is around 50-55 C.
Just a week or two ago, I actually took the computer to a repair shop to fix this problem (after trying to re-apply the heat sink myself), but it is still happening. I know I can bring it back there, but it is a good distance away now and would be an inconvenience. Specifically, the shop repaired the plastic framework holding the heat sink onto the cpu, which was more or less cracked in half, and then re-applied the heat sink. In total, it cost 120$, which seems like a lot for not even having to order a new part (which is another reason I don't want to take it back).
The CPU and heatsink have been a problem for quite a while in my computer, probably because of the broken framework. I've had to take it to a shop once or twice in the past for a more extreme version of this problem (where the computer would have problems booting or doing anything because of CPU temps, rather than just at high loads). I hoped that repairing the framework would solve this problem, but it seems that it has not.
When running at 99 C, the top of the heatsink is actually cool to the touch (and I have cold hands), although it gets a bit warmer towards the bottom, though never too hot to hold it comfortably. Pushing it towards the CPU does not seem to help temps at all; it did one time before I had to bring it into a shop. Here is a picture of it, if that is relevant.
It is possible that the computer was somehow damaged while being transported in the car, which is why this problem wasn't fixed by the shop.
So, finally, here is my point. Would a better cooling system help the cpu to perform better? Would a newer cpu generate less heat relative to its performance? I know my current CPU is pretty old and possibly heat-damaged because I got this computer in 2011 or 2012, and have since only upgraded the GPU. Is there another way to find out whether the heat sink is doing its job properly besides poking it? Basically any advice is welcome.
Complete specs, probably not that important:
* OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64 bit)
* Motherboard: ASUSTeK P8P67 LE
* Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 3101 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
* BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 1101, 8/23/2011
* Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
* Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Just a week or two ago, I actually took the computer to a repair shop to fix this problem (after trying to re-apply the heat sink myself), but it is still happening. I know I can bring it back there, but it is a good distance away now and would be an inconvenience. Specifically, the shop repaired the plastic framework holding the heat sink onto the cpu, which was more or less cracked in half, and then re-applied the heat sink. In total, it cost 120$, which seems like a lot for not even having to order a new part (which is another reason I don't want to take it back).
The CPU and heatsink have been a problem for quite a while in my computer, probably because of the broken framework. I've had to take it to a shop once or twice in the past for a more extreme version of this problem (where the computer would have problems booting or doing anything because of CPU temps, rather than just at high loads). I hoped that repairing the framework would solve this problem, but it seems that it has not.
When running at 99 C, the top of the heatsink is actually cool to the touch (and I have cold hands), although it gets a bit warmer towards the bottom, though never too hot to hold it comfortably. Pushing it towards the CPU does not seem to help temps at all; it did one time before I had to bring it into a shop. Here is a picture of it, if that is relevant.
It is possible that the computer was somehow damaged while being transported in the car, which is why this problem wasn't fixed by the shop.
So, finally, here is my point. Would a better cooling system help the cpu to perform better? Would a newer cpu generate less heat relative to its performance? I know my current CPU is pretty old and possibly heat-damaged because I got this computer in 2011 or 2012, and have since only upgraded the GPU. Is there another way to find out whether the heat sink is doing its job properly besides poking it? Basically any advice is welcome.
Complete specs, probably not that important:
* OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64 bit)
* Motherboard: ASUSTeK P8P67 LE
* Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 3101 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
* BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 1101, 8/23/2011
* Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
* Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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