I own a i5 4690k and since few days it's normal temperature had risen to 44C on idle which is much more than the usual 33-35c. Under load it was 80C
This happened outta nowhere but I thought since I hadn't cleaned my PC in two months, that could be the reason.
So I cleaned my PC and cleared the dust off my heatsink and reapplied thermal paste. At first I had put a bit more than needed so PC didn't boot up but I removed that using isopropyl alcohol and reapplied and made sure the plastic bins of my stock cooler are well placed and tight.
However, still my rig is running on high temps. In fact, now under load it goes up to 100C. When I run small ffts in prime95, it goes 40 to 90 in 3 seconds.
My stock cooler is running fine and has 2k+ rpm as I'm running it on full speed.
Honestly, I don't think my original thermal paste itself was the issue because it wasn't dried up. It came off pretty easy just by using a cloth.
The new one is a pretty cheap one tho and is liquidy. Could this be the reason? I've failed to understand what's causing this sudden rise in temps....
This happened outta nowhere but I thought since I hadn't cleaned my PC in two months, that could be the reason.
So I cleaned my PC and cleared the dust off my heatsink and reapplied thermal paste. At first I had put a bit more than needed so PC didn't boot up but I removed that using isopropyl alcohol and reapplied and made sure the plastic bins of my stock cooler are well placed and tight.
However, still my rig is running on high temps. In fact, now under load it goes up to 100C. When I run small ffts in prime95, it goes 40 to 90 in 3 seconds.
My stock cooler is running fine and has 2k+ rpm as I'm running it on full speed.
Honestly, I don't think my original thermal paste itself was the issue because it wasn't dried up. It came off pretty easy just by using a cloth.
The new one is a pretty cheap one tho and is liquidy. Could this be the reason? I've failed to understand what's causing this sudden rise in temps....
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