Intel Core i7 2600 overheating while playing.

PoetaDesamparado

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Hello everybody!

This is my first post in this community. Lately, I've noticed that while I was playing some games (Smite, Paladins, Guild Wars 2, Ark) my CPU temperature usually reaches temperatures about 80-85ºC and I'm worried about it.

Here are the specs:

OS: Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit SP1
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.40 GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM: 16,0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668 MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8P67 (LGA1155)
Graphics: V223HQ (1920x1080 @ 60 Hz) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (ASUSTeK Computer Inc)
Storage: 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 SCSI Disk Device (SATA).

While the computer is idle the temperature is around 38-40ºC.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 
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Yeah the stock cooler isnt the best. If you clean off the old thermal paste and re apply new, then make sure the cooler is correctly re mounted you should drop the temp by a few degrees.

I would suggest just getting a better cooler though, the stock cooler is only just sufficient. The 212 evo is pretty cheap and will do the job.

RobCrezz

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Yeah the stock cooler isnt the best. If you clean off the old thermal paste and re apply new, then make sure the cooler is correctly re mounted you should drop the temp by a few degrees.

I would suggest just getting a better cooler though, the stock cooler is only just sufficient. The 212 evo is pretty cheap and will do the job.
 
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