Question Core i3 8100 idle temperature

[Artaherzadeh]

Hi
I just bought a 8100 cpu and installed it. Used deepcooler Z5 paste and when I enter the bios, cpu temp is 40‘ c and the MB is 31. Is this normal ?

 

[nicholas70]

Idle temp doesn't matter much unless it is really high, and while yours seems a bit high if the load temps are under 80c I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[MeanMachine41]

Hi Artaherzadeh


Deep Cool DC Z5 is rated at 1.46 W/m-K so to put it bluntly, it's crap compared to AS5 which has a Thermal conductivity of 8.9 W/mK.
Get yourself a decent TIM. apply as little as possible, just a small pea size blob as per specs.

Ideal temps are 10-15C above ambient at idle and 60-75C max under load.