CPU anomalies help

[Brandon Holden]

I just finished my build last night and while monitoring the cpu I noticed it creeping up through the 60s on idle! It rising and rising. I figured I seated the cooler wrong and figured I'd fix it after work the next day.

So I turn it on today and now it's idling at 26, I let it run for about half an hour and only got a temperature change of a few degrees, to 30. I over clocked it as well and still hovering around there.


You guys think it's ok? Cause I don't wanna start doing cable management only to have to pull out the mobo.


Asus max gene
8 gb ddr3 @ 2000.
I5 4670k
Zalman reserator 3

 

[satyamdubey]

two thing:
1. If after completing your build, you monitored your temps via BIOS, then put your mind at ease as BIOS would ofetn report high idle temps simply because you are not utilizing power saving features like speed-step.
2. Most thermal compounds have a set in time and it takes some time (like 100 hrs for AS5) for it to start working at it's optimum efficiency.

so, give your system some time. It already seems to be doing very well. And if you are using AI suite for monitoring temps then cross check it with a utility like core temp/hwmonitor. Consider the latter two to be more accurate.

good luck
-Satyam

 

[Lee-m]

Depends where you looked at the temps. If it was on a new windows install, then there is no way it was really idle. Plenty of updates to install, indexing drives etc...

 

[Brandon Holden]

Thanks guys, I hadn't installed Windows yet, just browsing the bios. Was kinda scary

 

[satyamdubey]

great to know your issue is resolved. Can you share your OC figures?

-Satyam