I just put together a new machine, including an i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz CPU. I have yet to install Windows 7 on it, but when I take a look at the BIOS, my CPU temp rises to over the reccomended max (72 degrees) within a minute or so. Once I saw it hit 77 degrees, I shut it off.
I read on another forum that if I use the stock heat sink with the stock paste that that paste will melt into place pretty soon after the initial use. Is it just overheating now because the paste hasn't done that yet? Or am I probably doing something else wrong? I know that getting a name brand thermal paste and that sort of thing might help, but my problem is more than a few degrees.
My build:
Rosewill THOR V2
Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
ASUS P8Z68-V LE
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti
The THOR box comes with 4 fans, three of which are 230mm.
I read on another forum that if I use the stock heat sink with the stock paste that that paste will melt into place pretty soon after the initial use. Is it just overheating now because the paste hasn't done that yet? Or am I probably doing something else wrong? I know that getting a name brand thermal paste and that sort of thing might help, but my problem is more than a few degrees.
My build:
Rosewill THOR V2
Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
ASUS P8Z68-V LE
EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti
The THOR box comes with 4 fans, three of which are 230mm.