790fx gd70 mobo

[des7ini]

i have a 790fx gd70 mobo,and my case is seethrough,so i was wandering there is a led light showing a temperature change constantly,is that the cpu temperature?because is sitting on 70-84 when im playing games,so i wanted to ask the community here if its time to change the thermal paste,or is it from somthing else?tnx in advance

 

[rolli59]

If the temp is 70-84°C then that is too hot!

 

[des7ini]

so is that the cpu temperature?and do i need to change the thermal paste?

 

[rolli59]

Where did you get the reading from? If it is GPU temp then it is fine.

 

[des7ini]

mobo,790fx gd70 there's a small led light showing a temperature,but i don't know if its from the gpu or the cpu...

 

[des7ini]

that's why i asked if that's the cpu tempareture or gpu

 

[des7ini]

any1?

 

[rolli59]

If it is on the board then it is CPU or system temp! Check in bios it has a health or H/W monitoring tab.

 

[des7ini]

if it's health its the board temp and if it's the H/W it's the CPU?how does it go exactly?

 

[rolli59]

It should be listed CPU temp and system temp!

 

[castrwilliam]

I have a 790FX-GD70 as my second box. That display on the board IS CPU temperature. And I agree, that's really BAD!

 

[des7ini]

so thermal paste change needed right?

 

[rolli59]

At minimum!

 

[des7ini]

can i do it by myself or do i need to get it to an expert?

 

[rolli59]

Can! http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/How-To-Correctly-Apply-Thermal-Grease/274