- Sep 10, 2017
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Computer specs:
OS:
Windows 10 Home 64 bit
Motherboard:
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B75M-D3H
CPU:
Intel Core i7-3770k @ 3.50 GHz (Overclocked)
CPU Cooler:
Hydro Series™ H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
RAM:
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
GPU:
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (EVGA)
Storage:
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 ATA Device (SATA)
111GB INTEL SSDSC2CT120A3 ATA Device (SSD)
PSU:
Azza Alpha 500w Power Supply PSAZ-500S12
Story time:
A few days ago I was playing Rainbow Six Siege. Everything was fine but then suddenly when I loaded into a game I was getting around 20 FPS. So I did what anyone else would do and restarted the game. After I re-entered the match I was still getting the same FPS. I restart my PC to no avail. So I decided to just stop gaming for the night and went to bed.
Got up the next day turned on my PC and everything was fine. Started up Siege again and once again I was met with no more that 20 FPS. This is when I started investigating. I soon found out that my CPU was getting to over 100°C while playing any Graphics intensive game(Such as Siege and Ark Survival Evolved.), and idling at 60-80°C. Also when idle the CPU temp would slowly rise to around 80°C. And when trying to launch any application (Google Chrome, Steam, Discord, etc.) it would rise to around 95°C.
So I decided to take my PC and completely dust it. After I was done with that I plugged it back in and the temps are still the same. So I started researching and decided that I would change out the Thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5). I cleaned the Heatsink with 91% isopropyl alcohol(I did not have 99%). Put it back together and the temps were lowered by about 5°C which didn't make much of a difference. I asked a friend about replacing the thermal paste and thought I put too much so I did it again making sure I put the right amount. It didn't make a difference.
And this is were I am stuck now on the verge of getting a new CPU.
Keep in mind that this CPU is about 7 years old and the CPU cooler is about 3 years old.
Thanks for any help in advanced.
**EDIT** All temps are recorded by the following apps: HWmonitor, CoreTemp, Speccy, and Corsair Link.
OS:
Windows 10 Home 64 bit
Motherboard:
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B75M-D3H
CPU:
Intel Core i7-3770k @ 3.50 GHz (Overclocked)
CPU Cooler:
Hydro Series™ H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
RAM:
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
GPU:
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (EVGA)
Storage:
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 ATA Device (SATA)
111GB INTEL SSDSC2CT120A3 ATA Device (SSD)
PSU:
Azza Alpha 500w Power Supply PSAZ-500S12
Story time:
A few days ago I was playing Rainbow Six Siege. Everything was fine but then suddenly when I loaded into a game I was getting around 20 FPS. So I did what anyone else would do and restarted the game. After I re-entered the match I was still getting the same FPS. I restart my PC to no avail. So I decided to just stop gaming for the night and went to bed.
Got up the next day turned on my PC and everything was fine. Started up Siege again and once again I was met with no more that 20 FPS. This is when I started investigating. I soon found out that my CPU was getting to over 100°C while playing any Graphics intensive game(Such as Siege and Ark Survival Evolved.), and idling at 60-80°C. Also when idle the CPU temp would slowly rise to around 80°C. And when trying to launch any application (Google Chrome, Steam, Discord, etc.) it would rise to around 95°C.
So I decided to take my PC and completely dust it. After I was done with that I plugged it back in and the temps are still the same. So I started researching and decided that I would change out the Thermal paste (Arctic Silver 5). I cleaned the Heatsink with 91% isopropyl alcohol(I did not have 99%). Put it back together and the temps were lowered by about 5°C which didn't make much of a difference. I asked a friend about replacing the thermal paste and thought I put too much so I did it again making sure I put the right amount. It didn't make a difference.
And this is were I am stuck now on the verge of getting a new CPU.
Keep in mind that this CPU is about 7 years old and the CPU cooler is about 3 years old.
Thanks for any help in advanced.
**EDIT** All temps are recorded by the following apps: HWmonitor, CoreTemp, Speccy, and Corsair Link.
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