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MEL1315

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I just bought a used core 2 quad q9400 processor. The cpu temp at idle is now above 45°C. Is it possible that the cpu is defective? Or is it because of the stock cooler or thermal paste applied wrong?
 
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It's more important which temperature is at usual or full load. Idle temps should be about 10 -15% higher than ambient temperature. Other than CPU cooler itself, ventilation in the case can also influence CPU temperature. Defective CPU is a very small chance. You should also check voltages GPU works under and CPU cooler fan RPMs.
"Idle" CPU state can also be a variable but that depends what OS is doing at that time you consider as idle. OS could be doing a lot of things in the background even when you don't do anything intentionally.
 
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Not all generations of CPU run as cool or hot. The new CPU i series and particularly the new ones run much much cooler innately. My old Q9550 ran pretty close to 40C on the stock cooler/stock BIOS settings but that was many years ago and I don't remember the specifics like room temp or case setup.
 
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Ah. I wasn't sure which stock cooler C2D or Q). Last time when I did something like that I had to change cooler to stock one for the quad, it was taller and had copper insert. Cooled much better too. There are man inexpensive aftermarket coolers.
This one http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/archive/cpu-cooler/cosmo-cool-lc-cc-92/ worked even better.
 
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thanks for you reply mike. I've checked the site but it doesnt seem like a shopping site. I've started another thread here because this one is already solved and it could help others as well.
Please check the title if you could spare some time- cooler for core 2 quad q9400.
thank you...
 
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