I5 3570 (no k) running very hot?

[leongrado]

So I've been monitoring my CPU temps on CPUID while playing Guild Wars 2 and these temps go up high... I mean like up to 60c. I don't have it overclocked and I'm using a COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus. Is this normal or is there something I should check out?

 

[amuffin]

Nothing is wrong.

 

[noidea_77]

85-90c would be high!

 

[leongrado]

Nothing is wrong.

So this is normal for ivy bridge? My friend has a 2500 sandy bridge and his doesn't go up above 50

 

[nforce4max]

Ivy bridge doesn't have the same build quality as the older generation. Instead of fluxless solder intel used low grade thermal compound so heat transfer from the core is not as great as SB was.

 

[amuffin]

Exactly.

 

[leongrado]

Ivy bridge doesn't have the same build quality as the older generation. Instead of fluxless solder intel used low grade thermal compound so heat transfer from the core is not as great as SB was.

But I didn't use their thermal compound. I bought my AC m4. I'm a little confused. Are you talking about in the actual processor?

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Are you talking about in the actual processor?

Yep. Underneath the Integrated Heat Spreader of the CPU itself that you can't easily replace (it's possible, but it involves possibly destroying the CPU in the process).

Intel should've just used the fluxless solder like they did with Sandy Bridge...

 

[nacos]

60C is quite cold for a cpu. You're fine. If you were hitting 80C at stock speeds then you should be concerned.

 

[Guest]

My i5-3570K (not overclocked, out of the box settings) temperature reads around 45°C when I play Guild Wars 2 with maximum graphic settings at 60 FPS. I have a pretty good GPU though which could be taking some off the weight of my CPU.

 

[nforce4max]

Yep. Underneath the Integrated Heat Spreader of the CPU itself that you can't easily replace (it's possible, but it involves possibly destroying the CPU in the process).

Intel should've just used the fluxless solder like they did with Sandy Bridge...

The problem is that Intel got greedy and it does cost $20 a pop just to use the fluxless solder for each sample produced plus they want Haswell to end up being a popular choice before to long.

To original poster, you should have just sided with SB and saved your self the headache.

 

[leongrado]

My i5-3570K (not overclocked, out of the box settings) temperature reads around 45°C when I play Guild Wars 2 with maximum graphic settings at 60 FPS. I have a pretty good GPU though which could be taking some off the weight of my CPU.

Hmm what kind of thermal compound and cpu heatsink are you using?

 

[nforce4max]

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