HELP! CPU TEMP 76 C?!!?!

[xerocool]

I've heard that for a 24/7 cpu I should be running around 55 C, but I'm at 76! What should I do? Is this too hot? I'm running a 3.06b and Radeon 9700 Pro (both not overclocked), and I have like 10 fans in my case. I'm considering pointing my Vornado at my case and just taking off the whole side panel, any ideas/comments?

 

[kyparrish]

check all you case fans for excessive dust build-up

 

[Corporate Thug]

are you overclocked?

what HSF are you using?

 

[xerocool]

both aren't overclocked (my gpu or cpu) and i'm using the standard intel 3.06b hs+f.

 

[Super56K]

Did you just build this pc or did you just realize how toasty it's running? Your HSF might be on backwards and definately take some compressed air whether store bought or your own compressor and try to blast all the dust out of it.

 

[xerocool]

i've had this comp for a year now, and it usually runs around 70 F. it's just running hot right now. and i'm not sure why it is. i'll check the dust build up, though i just cleaned it like a month ago.

 

[Optimummind]

Originally posted by: xerocool
i've had this comp for a year now, and it usually runs around 70 F. it's just running hot right now. and i'm not sure why it is. i'll check the dust build up, though i just cleaned it like a month ago.

Are you talking about the temp in C or F? If it's ~70F, that's OK.

 

[Acanthus]

Take off the side panel and see how that effects temps, if your temps go down its a case airflow issue. If your temps stay the same, its directly related to your heatsink/fan combo.

 

[xerocool]

i'm talking about 76 C, read the title. it's 70 F normally.

 

[PCTweaker5]

HEY! Be nice How are your fans setup? Are they all just sucking air in or is it front to back airflow?

 

[Corporate Thug]

clean off the dust on the HSF unit

 

[Duvie]

Tis the season.....As the heat goes up we will start seeing more like this.....


What thermal paste did yo use.....I recommend a thorough cleiang of all fans and hs of dust...reapplication of AS3 or greater.....I usually do this every 4-6 months with the AS and dust cleaing every month or so....10 fans can really pull the dust in.....

I don't really trust sissoft anyways so confirm this with another program first....what is the system temp and can you tell if the case air is outrageoulsy hot??? Have you ran with the side off and blowing cold air on it and see if the temps go drastically down???

 

[FelixDeCat]

Which sandra module gives you the temp reading? I cant find it to save my life!

 

[Duvie]

Under cpu/bios and the system module.....

 

[xerocool]

i've cleared out all the dust, but the cpu temp hasn't budged at all, the case temp is alot cooler, like 70 F (from what my case display says), SiSandra says my mobo temp is 37 C, but no change in the CPU temp.

i haven't tried blowing a fan directly on it yet, but i think i'll be doing that soon. I dunno if there was any thermal paste put onto this system because it was a hand me down from my dad. i doubt he cleared off the factory thermal pad, so i think it's safe to assume that's on there.

if there is a thermal pad on there that's been used for about a year, can i still scrape it off and use artic silver?

and what the hell can i do about my cpu temp????? everything works, the cpu fan is running at 3750 rpm.... i just dunno what's wrong.

 

[charloscarlies]

First of all definitely check your temps with another program like Motherboard Monitor. On my last board Sandra reported my CPU temp as 25C and it never changed even under load. It was clear that it was reading the system temp sensor and not the cpu. Use another program, and if it still shows that temp then you can worry.

BTW...doesn't thermal throttling occur at those temps? Are you noticing any performance losses?

 

[jagec]

don't trust Sandra for your temps...what does the BIOS say?

 

[JK949]

70 deg c is way to hot. i would tend to believe there is some type of thermal grease
or material on your heatsink, if there weren't your cpu would burn up rather fast.
As mentioned before use motherboard monitor. it's the most accurate software
out there. also, try looking in your bios under system health to see what the temps
are. my xp2800 runs at 45 c wich is a bit warmer than normal but well within
spec. try a new heat sink and use artic silver paste and i bet you will see
the cpu run a little cooler. hot weather will make a computer run warmer.

 

[xerocool]

ok, i got motherboard monitor, but it doesn't seem to have my motherboard on there (soyo sy-p845), but i checked the temp in bios and it's 47C WHEW!!! but that's still a little higher than i want it.

motherboard monitor seems to have worked for a a little bit, when i first initialized it, it said 47C cpu and 76C for case. but then after a minute or so it went to -23C for the cpu

oh well, anyways, does anyone know if it's ok to use something like artic silver after a cpu has been exposed to the factory installed thermal pad for about a year? i heard the wax on the stock pad fills up the voids, and thus artic silver won't be as beneficial, is this true?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: xerocool
ok, i got motherboard monitor, but it doesn't seem to have my motherboard on there (soyo sy-p845), but i checked the temp in bios and it's 47C WHEW!!! but that's still a little higher than i want it.

motherboard monitor seems to have worked for a a little bit, when i first initialized it, it said 47C cpu and 76C for case. but then after a minute or so it went to -23C for the cpu

oh well, anyways, does anyone know if it's ok to use something like artic silver after a cpu has been exposed to the factory installed thermal pad for about a year? i heard the wax on the stock pad fills up the voids, and thus artic silver won't be as beneficial, is this true?

it won't be *as* beneficial, but if you clean the HSF and CPU well with alcohol (and maybe lap it a bit) the difference should be a couple degrees at MOST.

 

[IkeEisenhower]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: xerocool
does anyone know if it's ok to use something like artic silver after a cpu has been exposed to the factory installed thermal pad for about a year? i heard the wax on the stock pad fills up the voids, and thus artic silver won't be as beneficial, is this true?

it won't be *as* beneficial, but if you clean the HSF and CPU well with alcohol (and maybe lap it a bit) the difference should be a couple degrees at MOST.

Or you could spend thirty, forty bucks and get a brand-new HSF that's more efficient, quieter, and in the end will make that CPU last longer, never have to worry about that aluminum HS being gunked-up.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: IkeEisenhower

Or you could spend thirty, forty bucks and get a brand-new HSF that's more efficient, quieter, and in the end will make that CPU last longer, never have to worry about that aluminum HS being gunked-up.

heck, you could spend fifteen, twenty bucks and get a much better than stock hsf...

 

[xerocool]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: IkeEisenhower

Or you could spend thirty, forty bucks and get a brand-new HSF that's more efficient, quieter, and in the end will make that CPU last longer, never have to worry about that aluminum HS being gunked-up.

heck, you could spend fifteen, twenty bucks and get a much better than stock hsf...

i was under the impression that the 2.8-3.2 Intel stock HS+F's were actually pretty good in the first place.

also, i was under the impression that the thermal adhesive (just talking about thermal pastes, not fans), made the actual life of the chip longer. that is to say if used a stock thermal paste pad (which unforntunately this comp did), the life expantancy as well as the overall performance (due to temperature) would not be as good had i used say artic silver. is this true? or is all this fuss over just a few degrees which i could solve by turning on the a/c?

 

[OverVolt]

hmm...... i have a 3.0C here with 28C ambient and 45C CPU under full load. i would say something isn't right. maybe you should take off the HSF and do a re-apply. check the tmep in BIOS, im pretty sure P4's can fry at 70C, it should at least b idleing if it really is runnning at that temp.

 

[SneakyStuff]

make sure the HSF is in contact with the processor, and that the go-between, whether you be using a thermal pad or paste is touching the die. Also, weather plays a VERY important role in temperatures risin'. My graphics card went from 38' C idle during the winter, to 49' C idle when the weather was 85 outside.