Hello all,
I have a machine at home that I have been using in various forms for about 4 years. During its lifespan I have replaced the motherboard, the power supply, and some of the memory, due to bad parts or just plain upgrading. All-in-all it still runs pretty well, except for one thing: the CPU seems to be a bit hotter than it should, and I can hear the fan continually spinning up and down when it idles.
The processor is a Core2 Duo 6600 and as I write this ( running nothing but IE ), RealTemp reports it as having one core at 68-70 C, the other at 65-69 C. This is pretty much the way it always is, but I have seen them get to 72 C when running games. ( The GPU reads at about 74 C )
I don't remember when exactly this problem started; it may have been when I reseated the processor onto the replaced motherboard. But in any case, it has been running like this for at least 2 years. I have never overclocked the processor, it is running at stock speeds with the stock fan. At one point ( ~1.5 years ago ) I suspected that I had screwed up the thermal paste, so I scraped it off and replaced it with some fresh arctic silver, following the instructions as closely as I could. I seem to recall that it made a difference, but I'm not sure what temps it initially read.
So here's what I'm wondering:
- Is this a problem? It's been running like this for a long time, should I bother poking around with it?
- If yes to above, what should I start with? Reseating the processor, reapplying thermal paste? Blowing out CPU/GPU fans? Blowing out case fans?
Thanks much for any advice!
I have a machine at home that I have been using in various forms for about 4 years. During its lifespan I have replaced the motherboard, the power supply, and some of the memory, due to bad parts or just plain upgrading. All-in-all it still runs pretty well, except for one thing: the CPU seems to be a bit hotter than it should, and I can hear the fan continually spinning up and down when it idles.
The processor is a Core2 Duo 6600 and as I write this ( running nothing but IE ), RealTemp reports it as having one core at 68-70 C, the other at 65-69 C. This is pretty much the way it always is, but I have seen them get to 72 C when running games. ( The GPU reads at about 74 C )
I don't remember when exactly this problem started; it may have been when I reseated the processor onto the replaced motherboard. But in any case, it has been running like this for at least 2 years. I have never overclocked the processor, it is running at stock speeds with the stock fan. At one point ( ~1.5 years ago ) I suspected that I had screwed up the thermal paste, so I scraped it off and replaced it with some fresh arctic silver, following the instructions as closely as I could. I seem to recall that it made a difference, but I'm not sure what temps it initially read.
So here's what I'm wondering:
- Is this a problem? It's been running like this for a long time, should I bother poking around with it?
- If yes to above, what should I start with? Reseating the processor, reapplying thermal paste? Blowing out CPU/GPU fans? Blowing out case fans?
Thanks much for any advice!
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