Are these temps too high?

[jacob]

i5-2500k 3.30GHz
no overclocking
Just surfing with Firefox and playing a video in the background.

Average of all cores is between 48-62 C / 118-144F

 

[mcnumpty23]

seems too high--is that the default heatsink?

if so check the pins are in correctly--common fault is one or more havent clicked home properly

 

[jacob]

If the pins aren't in correctly, the CPU would still process without a problem?
I would have thought the opposite is true...?

 

[inerax]

to me that does not sound too high. maybe borderline. i have posted a link to the same question with the same processor. they said ~60c is fine.

http://www.overclock.net/air-cooling/943931-what-average-max-load-temp-i5.html

 

[venjhammet]

With the default heatsink and considering ambient temp those CPU temps are quite normal.

 

[mcnumpty23]

If the pins aren't in correctly, the CPU would still process without a problem?
I would have thought the opposite is true...?

no--it will still run but will run hotter than it should--theres tons of threads on here where its turned out to be the problem

the link inerax posted is saying they hit 60c to 65c--but they were running prime 95 so it certainly should hit that on the stock cooler

to me your temperatures are too high as your cpu isnt even being heavily loaded--but no doubt some one who is an intel expert will come along to say whos right and whos wrong

some people are overclocking past 4ghz on the stock cooler so imagine how high your temperature would get then under full load

 

[jacob]

My problem was the heatsink tabs weren't holding well on the mobo.
But thanks for all your replies, made me check the mobo.

 

[jacob]

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