I just built my computer yesterday, and, on default bios settings, the CPU is getting over 70C in just a few seconds during tests done with OCCT and 3dmark06. I've applied thermal paste (arctic silver 5, I used the whole tube, bad or good?) and the CPU fan is running, so I'm not sure what will cause it to get so hot so fast, unless thats normal?
If it helps, I'm using the stock cooler, and my case is this cooler master case: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160[/url] I haven't messed with any of the fans settings, placement, and such as far as that stuff goes.
My biggest question is, should I upgrade the stock cooler, RMA it, replace thermal paste, or is it none of those at all? Also, i realise there is another thread on the i7 that is recent, but it's about a guy not applying thermal paste, whereas I feel mine is more along the lines of the cooler/processor itself.
Too much thermal paste I bet...
I think that might be the case. If so, should I just wipe off some, or take it all off (isn't there solution stuff out there for that?) and apply new thermal paste?
[QUOTE=tinhead50;20770046]I think that might be the case. If so, should I just wipe off some, or take it all off (isn't there solution stuff out there for that?) and apply new thermal paste?[/QUOTE]
You should be okay just wiping some off as long as it hasn't been baked in.
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You should only put on like a drop or two not the whole thing, the whole thing is good for like 4 cpus.
PEA sized amount. Don't you research these things before you attempt them..?
Intel's stock coolers are pretty nice actaully, if you aren't overclocking they'll provide adequate cooling almost completely silently.
[QUOTE=tinhead50;20769849]stock cooler[/QUOTE]
you couldn't just use the preapplied paste? did you even remove the stock paste at all?
thermal paste is meant to be a very thing layer to fill in tiny tiny gaps between the cooler and CPU and improve contact and thus heat transfer, it's not meant to be a huge thick layer because then it prevents any heat from being transferred to the cooler at all
[QUOTE=reapaninja;20770806]you couldn't just use the preapplied paste? did you even remove the stock paste at all?
thermal paste is meant to be a very thing layer to fill in tiny tiny gaps between the cooler and CPU and improve contact and thus heat transfer, it's not meant to be a huge thick layer because then it prevents any heat from being transferred to the cooler at all[/QUOTE]
It didn't have pre-applied paste or come with any in the box... Also, in all honestly, I researched most of the stuff, but I didn't research the thermal paste part.
Another question I have is, what happens if some of the thermal paste gets on the little gold bits of the processor? As soon as I took the processor back out of its location, some thermal paste swung around and got a bit of the gold, but its an insanely small amount, and I completely cleaned it off, can't even tell it was ever there.
[QUOTE=tinhead50;20771091] I completely cleaned it off, can't even tell it was ever there.[/QUOTE]
It will be fine.
The stock coolers always come with a pad of TP pre-applied to the base of the heatsink.
[QUOTE=ferrus;20771214]It will be fine.
The stock coolers always come with a pad of TP pre-applied to the base of the heatsink.[/QUOTE]
I was just cleaning off the cooler itself (I'm going to reapply the stuff because I had touched some of the thermal paste) and realized that there were two spots on it before, that aren't now. I'm thinking that is the stuff.. I just thought it was some design on the cooler. (I am really kicking myself over lack of researching such an important factor)
Use isopropyl alcohol and a lint free cloth to completely remove the old paste before you apply any more.
[QUOTE=ferrus;20771523]Use isopropyl alcohol and a lint free cloth to completely remove the old paste before you apply any more.[/QUOTE]
I hope 70% is ok, because that is all I have (and consequently, what I used). I reapplied a much more reasonable amount based on what I now know, and it is at least running. I just hope this error won't cause me to much of an issue in the future.
To give you a comparison my i7 idles around 50-60. Under load it will reach 80.
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