Hi everyone,
I need some help with an issue with my daughter's PC that's stumped me. Here are the basic system specs:
Intel E5200
Gigabyte EP31-DS3L
2GB DD2
Radeon HD4670
The issue is CPU temp.
It has a Xigmatek HDT-D1264 cpu cooler but with that the CPU temp is hitting nearly 80 degrees.
I thought that perhaps I didn't install it correctly, or that something had been knocked about as we recently moved. So pulled everything out and rebuilt it all. Cleaned and applied new thermal paste. Got the same result.
Thinking that perhaps the cooler is faulty, I went out and purchased a DeepCool CPU cooler that looks very similar to the generic coolers issued by Intel. Once again, cleaned off the CPU applied thermal paste... got the same result again (temps hitting above 80 degrees this time).
The machine is still working fine despite the crazy temps.
I don't know what would be the next best strategy. Should I replace the CPU or the motherboard, or both? Could there be some other factor?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
I need some help with an issue with my daughter's PC that's stumped me. Here are the basic system specs:
Intel E5200
Gigabyte EP31-DS3L
2GB DD2
Radeon HD4670
The issue is CPU temp.
It has a Xigmatek HDT-D1264 cpu cooler but with that the CPU temp is hitting nearly 80 degrees.
I thought that perhaps I didn't install it correctly, or that something had been knocked about as we recently moved. So pulled everything out and rebuilt it all. Cleaned and applied new thermal paste. Got the same result.
Thinking that perhaps the cooler is faulty, I went out and purchased a DeepCool CPU cooler that looks very similar to the generic coolers issued by Intel. Once again, cleaned off the CPU applied thermal paste... got the same result again (temps hitting above 80 degrees this time).
The machine is still working fine despite the crazy temps.
I don't know what would be the next best strategy. Should I replace the CPU or the motherboard, or both? Could there be some other factor?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike