Hello,
I've bought a new boxed 2500K along with an ASUS P8Z68-V LX motherboard. When idle the CPU stays at about 37c but under load when turbo is on it reaches 98c ! And I haven't even overclocked it. The voltage is not high at all, only 1.25v or so.
I'm using stock cooler, I thought I installed it wrong but I've double checked and then took it off and applied third party thermal paste but no result. The cooler is fixed very well, and its radiator gets very hot under load, so I think it's not the problem.
I see three possible reasons:
- the CPU is defective
- something wrong with my power supply
- temperature readings are wrong
Now I know the second one sounds strange, but It came to mind because it's the only part from my old PC and It had some CPU heating problems as well. And I've never heard of a CPU issues causing that serious overheating.
I have a couple days to return it so any ideas are highly appreciated!
I've bought a new boxed 2500K along with an ASUS P8Z68-V LX motherboard. When idle the CPU stays at about 37c but under load when turbo is on it reaches 98c ! And I haven't even overclocked it. The voltage is not high at all, only 1.25v or so.
I'm using stock cooler, I thought I installed it wrong but I've double checked and then took it off and applied third party thermal paste but no result. The cooler is fixed very well, and its radiator gets very hot under load, so I think it's not the problem.
I see three possible reasons:
- the CPU is defective
- something wrong with my power supply
- temperature readings are wrong
Now I know the second one sounds strange, but It came to mind because it's the only part from my old PC and It had some CPU heating problems as well. And I've never heard of a CPU issues causing that serious overheating.
I have a couple days to return it so any ideas are highly appreciated!