high idle temps?

[vazel]

my cpu hovers around the 70s c at idle
i know this is a little high but i've heard that my mobo reads the temps a little higher than what it actually is. can someone confirm this? My mobo is Gigabyte GA-7N400-L

 

[Grimmett]

Those temps are REALLY too high for idle.
Make sure that if youre using thermal paste on your heatsink that you dont add too much. One pea size drop ( maybe a tad less) is just fine. Also make sure your CPU voltage in the bios is set where it should be for your processor and make sure your fan is spinning as fast as it should. Also check for bios updates that may fix a bad temp reading that you might be getting.
Grimmett

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: vazel
my cpu hovers around the 70s c at idle
i know this is a little high but i've heard that my mobo reads the temps a little higher than what it actually is. can someone confirm this? My mobo is Gigabyte GA-7N400-L

That's way too warm.

Stock HSF? Maybe get something better. And better case ventilation.

Are you using MBM5 to measure temps?

 

[vazel]

stock heatsink. i use both easytune4 and mbm5 to measure temps.

btw. what happens if it is really this warm? been running this system like this for half a year. so far so good. sometimes i wonder wether i should have checked the temps at all. igorance was bliss.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: vazel
stock heatsink. i use both easytune4 and mbm5 to measure temps.

btw. what happens if it is really this warm? been running this system like this for half a year. so far so good. sometimes i wonder wether i should have checked the temps at all. igorance was bliss.

you shorten the cpu's life.

I would suggest a better HSF - I use a Vantec Areoflow and it works very nicely.

 

[Adn4n]

Here are some things you can do to lower temperatures.

1.Use Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste.

2.Remove the finger-protectors from your fans(like on your PSU, it'll improve airflow).

3.Replace your stock heatsink and fan: I can vouch for the Zalman 7000a AlCu. If you have a compatible mobo that is.

4.Organize your wirring. Make sure airflow is not hindered by a concentration of wires. Try and hide wires where they do not hit the air current.

5.Make sure you have the same number of Intake and Exhaust fans. If you have more intake than exhaust fans, then the air will stay in your case longer and will heat up more before it is sucked out. If you have more exhaust than intake fans, you will create a slight vacuum; which leads your exhausts to operate at a lower rpm.


Hope this helps. It lowered my temps from 65C at full load to 48C; I'm idling at 38C.