CPU temp too hot?

jrs6494 · 08-01-2009, 02:45 PM

I have the Q9550 with stock fan and sink, I do not OC. Normal temp while surfing the net is about 59C to 61C. I play Eve Online with two clients and the temp hits 70C to 72C do I need to worry about this? Should I get an after market Fan and heat sink? If so what would you recommend? Thanks.

Whyfly?? · 08-02-2009, 11:11 AM

You are running a little high.
You shouldn't be going over 70 degress Celsius.
Rather then going out and buying, make sure your fan and heatsink are properly installed on. (Make sure your fan is running

)
If it is, try reapplying thermal paste.
Aftermarket fans and heatsinks only bring it down a couple degrees, so it will still be a little high.
Try the first suggestions first.
If this doesn't work, download Speedfan, and try to see at how many RPM's your fan is spinning at, if the temperatures are still high, try to speed up the RPM.

allendale2008 · 08-02-2009, 11:17 AM

^ what he said

you can go to your bios and keep your cpu fan running at 100% and see if that cools it down

also, check case ventilation and ambient temps

Atomic Rooster · 08-02-2009, 11:28 AM

Those temps are high, even for an OEM cooler. Do you have adequate airflow through the case? You should have at least one intake fan up front and an exhaust fan in the back.

08-01-2009, 02:45 PM	#1
jrs6494 Baseband Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 44	CPU temp too hot? I have the Q9550 with stock fan and sink, I do not OC. Normal temp while surfing the net is about 59C to 61C. I play Eve Online with two clients and the temp hits 70C to 72C do I need to worry about this? Should I get an after market Fan and heat sink? If so what would you recommend? Thanks. __________________ Cooler Master Storm Sniper \| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition \| ASUS M4A88TD-V G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB DDR3 SDRAM \| Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-300 \| Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Black \| DVD-RW PC Power & Cooling 750W SLI Certified

08-02-2009, 11:11 AM	#2
Whyfly?? Daemon Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 976	Re: CPU temp too hot? You are running a little high. You shouldn't be going over 70 degress Celsius. Rather then going out and buying, make sure your fan and heatsink are properly installed on. (Make sure your fan is running ) If it is, try reapplying thermal paste. Aftermarket fans and heatsinks only bring it down a couple degrees, so it will still be a little high. Try the first suggestions first. If this doesn't work, download Speedfan, and try to see at how many RPM's your fan is spinning at, if the temperatures are still high, try to speed up the RPM. __________________ Amd Phenom ii 940 3.0 Stock cooler :( :( :( XFX Geforce 260 Core 216 Antec 1200 with 600 watt Ocz Modxstream Pro 4 gigs DDR2 1066 RAM... 640 gig hard drive Gigabyte Ud4P-MA790x

08-02-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
allendale2008 Daemon Poster Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 781	Re: CPU temp too hot? ^ what he said you can go to your bios and keep your cpu fan running at 100% and see if that cools it down also, check case ventilation and ambient temps __________________ OCZ 550 Watt Modular\|Intel E7300 Core 2 Duo @ 2.66ghz\|Gigabyte EP45UD3R\|4 GB Corsair 800 DDR2\|Geforce 8800 GTX\|Seagate 250GB 7200RPM SATA\|Samsung 160GB 7200RPM SATA\|120 GB External WD Passport HD\|Microsoft 3 Button Optical Mouse\|Lite-On 2 Tone Standard Keyboard\|ViewSonic 22in Wide Screen\|Logitec x-540\|Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

08-02-2009, 11:28 AM	#4
Atomic Rooster Omnipotent One Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 11,165	Re: CPU temp too hot? Those temps are high, even for an OEM cooler. Do you have adequate airflow through the case? You should have at least one intake fan up front and an exhaust fan in the back.

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