79-81c Under Load

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I have a i7 4790k with a prefilled liquid cooler and its running at 79-81c under 100% load. Is that normal or should I go ahead and replace the thermal paste. Ive already dusted the pc
 

SammChisnall

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What liquid cooler do you have and how hot is your room? My 4790k idles at around 25C and runs around 45C-50C under load in a room thats around 15C. The CPU with a good cooler should run around 5-10C hotter idle than the ambient room temperature.