Hi everyone, I just finished a build and the first time I powered my computer the stock cooler was making a noise like the fan was hitting something while it was running. So I shut down the computer and verified that the fan was hitting a part of the heat sink.
I had to re-seat the cooler a few times before the noise went away. Now I'm kinda paranoid if my cooler is seated right. I tried to search online on ideal temperatures of the i3 2120 on idle and underload and most reviews of the i3 2120 use a different cooler for their tests.
I ran a benchmark (FFXIV benchmark) on the my setup and here are some values I got. I used speed fan to monitor the temperatures of the 2 cores.
On both cores I was getting around between 60-65c when the benchmark is being ran.
When the system is idle, temperatures for both cores are around 35-39c.
I also noticed that the bios reports around 47-48c on the cpu temp on idle. I have read that bios temperature readings are not reliable, is this true?
Based on my readings are these normal temperatures for the i3 2120? I am aware that temperatures would be relative to case setup and airflow. Just want to get an idea if these readings are pretty normal.
Here's my setup by the way.
Fractal Core 3000 case (Top fan and rear fan blowing out, 2 front panel fan and side panel fan blowing in)
i3 2120 with stock cooler
HIS IceQ X 6870 1GB non turbo version
8 Gb Patriot sector 5 ram
Coolermaster 850W silent pro fan
thanks for the help
I had to re-seat the cooler a few times before the noise went away. Now I'm kinda paranoid if my cooler is seated right. I tried to search online on ideal temperatures of the i3 2120 on idle and underload and most reviews of the i3 2120 use a different cooler for their tests.
I ran a benchmark (FFXIV benchmark) on the my setup and here are some values I got. I used speed fan to monitor the temperatures of the 2 cores.
On both cores I was getting around between 60-65c when the benchmark is being ran.
When the system is idle, temperatures for both cores are around 35-39c.
I also noticed that the bios reports around 47-48c on the cpu temp on idle. I have read that bios temperature readings are not reliable, is this true?
Based on my readings are these normal temperatures for the i3 2120? I am aware that temperatures would be relative to case setup and airflow. Just want to get an idea if these readings are pretty normal.
Here's my setup by the way.
Fractal Core 3000 case (Top fan and rear fan blowing out, 2 front panel fan and side panel fan blowing in)
i3 2120 with stock cooler
HIS IceQ X 6870 1GB non turbo version
8 Gb Patriot sector 5 ram
Coolermaster 850W silent pro fan
thanks for the help