I5 750 runing at 55c while ripping home movies

[pondfisher]

Hola,

Just built my pc a few days ago and i noticed that my cpu is running around 55c under load (home movie ripping with Handbrake). This process pushes all four cores to 99% or so. At idle, I run about 25C

Is this normal? I did a little research and all signs point to no.

Im using the heatsink/fan the chip came with. It had substance already on the heatsink (three square pads of some sort).

I essentially installed the chip, grabbed the cooler and installed it....the instructions did not include any prep instructions for any thermal paste application or heatsink prep.

Thanks!

 

[saaiello]

You could try reaaplying but those are actully normal temps for full load not sure where you found something that said it wasnt

 

[mi1ez]

Those temps are just fine.

 

[Herr_Koos]

55C under load is nothing to worry about. It's quite good for a stock cooler, actually.

 

[shravankale]

55 under load is heard off...but if the temperature and sound of the fan bothers you, use a CPU cooler

 

[gamerk316]

...I get 60C at load with my watercooled solution (on half teh cores anyway; the other two stay at 50C or so...).

Anything under 70C is safe; until you hit 65C or so, you don't need to worry.

 

[pondfisher]

Gracias everyone! With little money (thanks to newegg) I was a little worried about frying a $200 chip. Just learning all the ins and outs concerning computer builds. Prior to this, i just bought whatever was on the shelf at BestBuy...this is definitely better.