Cpu 93°c under load

[jonas.jensvang]

My i7-4790 are currently peeking at about 93°c under load.
I find it kinda wierd that it becomes that hot when it idles at around 50°c.

Is this normal, and if not, how do I fix it?

 

[Lutfij]

What is the make and model of your cooler? What are your ambient temps? What is the make and model of your case and what kind of an airflow do you have setup in the case?

 

[SgtScream]

I suspect you are using the stock cooler than came with it. The better question is, if this is just a load test:
1. What cpu cooler do you have?
2. Is your cpu constantly being placed under 100% load? If yes purchase a better cooler. If not and temps do not come close to 80c, you can leave it as it is.

 

[gasaraki]

50C idle is high and 93C under load is not normal. What cooler do you currently have?

 

[geofelt]

You should see 10-15c. over ambient at idle.
If you are using the stock cooler, nudge it and see if it wiggles.
Look at the rear of the motherboard to see if all 4 pushpins are through and locked.

----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.

Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.

When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
Clean off old paste with alcohol and a lint free paper like a coffee filter.

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[jonas.jensvang]

What is the make and model of your cooler? What are your ambient temps? What is the make and model of your case and what kind of an airflow do you have setup in the case?

Im using the stock cooler.
My room is usually pretty chilly.
I have an corsair carbide spec-03 case with two fans in front blowing inwards, and one in the back blowing the warm air out.

 

[jonas.jensvang]

You should see 10-15c. over ambient at idle.
If you are using the stock cooler, nudge it and see if it wiggles.
Look at the rear of the motherboard to see if all 4 pushpins are through and locked.

----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.

Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.

When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
Clean off old paste with alcohol and a lint free paper like a coffee filter.

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I cleaned my pc and made sure that everything was placed right, and to my surprise one of the pins on the cooler was loose. I fixed it, and now my idle temps are peeking at about 40, and 65 under load I did not replace the paste though (i am planning to replace the old)