Hey guys, first of all, I've had my desktop for 3 years and here are my specs:
i5-4690k
ASUS z97-A
16 GB DDR3 1866 MHz
GTX 1070 ti
PSU 550W
1 - 500Gb SSD
1 - 2 Tb HDD
1 - 4 Tb HDD
Still using the stock cooler from Intel. (No overclock!)
The only thing I replaced was the GPU 3 months ago, but it seems to be running well, at around 55-60 degrees on max load. (This was also when I added the last 4 Tb HDD)
So, I did some GPU-mining for about 3 months, and I just recently noticed that my CPU was overheating quite a bit!
I used REAL TEMP GT to measure my temperatures and in idle, I was getting around 80 degrees and while gaming, it would easily get to 100 degrees, which would cause the CPU to lower it's GHz to preserve itself and cause massive FPS drops. Even browser games would make it reach that temperature, so I couldn't do a whole lot with it.
Today I decided to mess around with my PC and I disabled several things (that I don't recall atm) on the BIOS, but the main thing that seemed to help was that I disabled Intel Turbo Boost and maxed out the CPU and Chassi1 fans even in lower temperatures.
After I did that, I'm getting 45 degrees on idle and around 90-100 while gaming. (Overwatch, and GTA V )
I don't understand much about hardware, which is why I'm asking for help here.
Could this be because of how old my CPU is? Would changing the thermal paste help any? Or should I just get a separate cooler?
My main reason for not having gotten one yet, is because I currently live in Brazil, and things here are very expensive. However, if you guys believe that would solve my issue, I'd do it ASAP. I do travel frequently to the US, which is where I do my shopping, but I'm afraid this will damage my CPU too much if I wait that long.
i5-4690k
ASUS z97-A
16 GB DDR3 1866 MHz
GTX 1070 ti
PSU 550W
1 - 500Gb SSD
1 - 2 Tb HDD
1 - 4 Tb HDD
Still using the stock cooler from Intel. (No overclock!)
The only thing I replaced was the GPU 3 months ago, but it seems to be running well, at around 55-60 degrees on max load. (This was also when I added the last 4 Tb HDD)
So, I did some GPU-mining for about 3 months, and I just recently noticed that my CPU was overheating quite a bit!
I used REAL TEMP GT to measure my temperatures and in idle, I was getting around 80 degrees and while gaming, it would easily get to 100 degrees, which would cause the CPU to lower it's GHz to preserve itself and cause massive FPS drops. Even browser games would make it reach that temperature, so I couldn't do a whole lot with it.
Today I decided to mess around with my PC and I disabled several things (that I don't recall atm) on the BIOS, but the main thing that seemed to help was that I disabled Intel Turbo Boost and maxed out the CPU and Chassi1 fans even in lower temperatures.
After I did that, I'm getting 45 degrees on idle and around 90-100 while gaming. (Overwatch, and GTA V )
I don't understand much about hardware, which is why I'm asking for help here.
Could this be because of how old my CPU is? Would changing the thermal paste help any? Or should I just get a separate cooler?
My main reason for not having gotten one yet, is because I currently live in Brazil, and things here are very expensive. However, if you guys believe that would solve my issue, I'd do it ASAP. I do travel frequently to the US, which is where I do my shopping, but I'm afraid this will damage my CPU too much if I wait that long.
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