Today I upgraded my pc's CPU and GPU, and also bought a liquid cooler.
I upgraded my:
CPU from the Intel i5 4590 to the Intel i7 4790k.
GPU from the R9 380 to the GTX 1080.
I double checked to make sure I had plugged in everything in the right places, and I applied thermal paste. The thing is, before I start playing CPU intensive games, my CPU temperatures are well below 75 degrees celsius. Not too long into the game, I check HWMonitor to peek at my stats and see that it jumps to around 100 degrees celsius, making my games nearly unplayable giving me a very small amount of frames per second.
Now, when I applied the thermal paste, there was still residue from my old CPU stock fan. Was I wrong to apply new thermal paste to older thermal paste (same brand?) Is that why my temperatures are through the roof?
Thanks in advance.
I upgraded my:
CPU from the Intel i5 4590 to the Intel i7 4790k.
GPU from the R9 380 to the GTX 1080.
I double checked to make sure I had plugged in everything in the right places, and I applied thermal paste. The thing is, before I start playing CPU intensive games, my CPU temperatures are well below 75 degrees celsius. Not too long into the game, I check HWMonitor to peek at my stats and see that it jumps to around 100 degrees celsius, making my games nearly unplayable giving me a very small amount of frames per second.
Now, when I applied the thermal paste, there was still residue from my old CPU stock fan. Was I wrong to apply new thermal paste to older thermal paste (same brand?) Is that why my temperatures are through the roof?
Thanks in advance.
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