95 degrees i5 2500k on idle ( with aftermarket cooler)?!?!
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Moeed
July 4, 2012 5:45:32 AM
hi,
im in a really bad situation here. i recently bought a new pc, an i5 2500k rig. i had planned to do some mild overclocking ( 3.8-4.0 ghz), but the stock HSF couldnt even handle stock frequencies. it was about 45 degrees on idle, and 75-80 on load. i decided to get an aftermarket cooler. now, this might sound a bit stupid but....... i did get an aftermarket cooler, but i have NO idea which one it is. all i know its a cooler master. anyways on the new cooler, the temps are about 90-98 degrees on idle!
is the new cooler really THAT bad, or has the guy in my local shop screwed up while installing it?
PLEASE help guys!
thanks.
im in a really bad situation here. i recently bought a new pc, an i5 2500k rig. i had planned to do some mild overclocking ( 3.8-4.0 ghz), but the stock HSF couldnt even handle stock frequencies. it was about 45 degrees on idle, and 75-80 on load. i decided to get an aftermarket cooler. now, this might sound a bit stupid but....... i did get an aftermarket cooler, but i have NO idea which one it is. all i know its a cooler master. anyways on the new cooler, the temps are about 90-98 degrees on idle!
is the new cooler really THAT bad, or has the guy in my local shop screwed up while installing it?
PLEASE help guys!
thanks.
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Moeed
July 4, 2012 6:11:46 AM
Moeed
July 4, 2012 6:33:09 AM
dodger46 said:
With temps like that either the surfaces are badly misaligned, too much paste applied or fan not running...The fan does run. Sometimes the temperature drops down to 75-78 degrees, but than suddenly jumps to ~89, sometimes it stays at 89, sometimes it drops back to 69. Core temp also shows me that my pc is under load, even when I'm not doing anything. Core 0 has 25 percent load, core 2 has around 30 percent, core 3 and 4 have 50-70 percent. Sometimes all of the cores drastically change readings, like they go from 50 percent load to 0, or vice versa. All of this never happened on the stock fan. But this doesn't happen every time I boot my pc(cores showing load).
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Wonder if it's the monitoring software/ sensors mis-reporting?Try Speccy see what it reports
http://download.cnet.com/Speccy/3000-2094_4-75181811.ht...
http://download.cnet.com/Speccy/3000-2094_4-75181811.ht...
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Moeed
July 4, 2012 6:48:54 AM
First, find out which cooler it is. There are no one universal way to apply thermal paste. Competing designs and cooling philosophies make sure that there are always different methods of applying TP.
Do it yourself. Much quicker and more painless than you would think. Also gives you a test of patience and a little knowledge of what's inside a computer. Win, Win.
Do it yourself. Much quicker and more painless than you would think. Also gives you a test of patience and a little knowledge of what's inside a computer. Win, Win.
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lilotimz said:
First, find out which cooler it is. There are no one universal way to apply thermal paste. Competing designs and cooling philosophies make sure that there are always different methods of applying TP.Do it yourself. Much quicker and more painless than you would think. Also gives you a test of patience and a little knowledge of what's inside a computer. Win, Win.
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Moeed said:
Maybe, thanks, I'll try it after I'm done with my work. I'll be back in about 20 mins, please don't abandon the thread.Plenty help available, but would help if you posted your Mobo model. Also figure out how your cooler is mounted, I'm not familiar with Intel fittings, don't know if Coolermaster supply a pushpin fitting, better with a backplate. Also disturbed by the fact that the stock fan wasn't coping either!
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Moeed
July 4, 2012 7:43:58 AM
Moeed
July 4, 2012 7:47:00 AM
dodger46 said:
Plenty help available, but would help if you posted your Mobo model. Also figure out how your cooler is mounted, I'm not familiar with Intel fittings, don't know if Coolermaster supply a pushpin fitting, better with a backplate. Also disturbed by the fact that the stock fan wasn't coping either!mobo is msi z68a g45 b3
i cant figure out if the cooler is properly mounted, because this is my first ever build and im an extreme noob at this. i took a few pictures with my webcam(handycam N/A). if you guys can figure it out, please tell me if the position is right.
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panwala95
July 4, 2012 8:44:17 AM
panwala95 said:
it look like a cm hyper 212 +....And if you're right the OP should see a base plate on the base of the mobo, and Coolermaster provide a video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSq_xbxsm7Q
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Moeed
July 4, 2012 9:02:52 AM
Moeed
July 4, 2012 9:28:02 AM
Best solution
Definitely not a 212. If you can work out how the fan is attached to the heatsink and remove it, this would give you access to the four philips screws holding the sink to the base plate. Once removed it is imperative that both cpu and sink surfaces are cleaned thoroughly. Most use alcohol, but you can get a kit which has both cleaning fluids and Arctic 5 paste which comes highly recommended. There are various methods of applying the paste, some examples here
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_conten...
The object is to apply enough to completely cover one surface. Personally I use a blob about the size of a pea and use a piece of credit card to evenly spread the paste.
If you discover that the heatsink is held in place with push pins rather than screws consider replacing the cooler... The plan is to mate the two surfaces as evenly as possible, and the push pins have been known to fail in this. Hope this helps.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_conten...
The object is to apply enough to completely cover one surface. Personally I use a blob about the size of a pea and use a piece of credit card to evenly spread the paste.
If you discover that the heatsink is held in place with push pins rather than screws consider replacing the cooler... The plan is to mate the two surfaces as evenly as possible, and the push pins have been known to fail in this. Hope this helps.
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Moeed
July 4, 2012 11:33:27 AM
Moeed
July 4, 2012 11:35:26 AM
DW-UK
July 4, 2012 12:14:38 PM
I was thinking that it is unlikely that the temperature of the actual heat-sink is 96 degrees Celsius. There may be a way to easy test for this. Myself, I would touch it, while under load.
Those copper heat-pipes are conductors for transferring from the CPU plate to the heat-sink. It could be either a miss-mount or a malfunctioning cooler.
Those copper heat-pipes are conductors for transferring from the CPU plate to the heat-sink. It could be either a miss-mount or a malfunctioning cooler.
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