[SOLVED] CPU reaches 50C temp when idle and 80-85C under full load. Is that OK or not, if not then what to do ?

[zahidali8098]

My core 2 quad q6600 heating up to 50 degree when idle and 80-85 under full load is it OK or not if not then what to do?

 

[dotas1]

Wrong section by the way... <moved to correct forum by moderator>

You can remove and apply new thermal paste. Arctic mx4 or mx5 or similar ones have very good results.

 

[SkyNetRising]

My core 2 quad q6600 heating up to 50 degree when idle and 80-85 under full load is it OK or not if not then what to do?

Get a better cpu cooler.
What cpu cooler are you using currently?

 

[zahidali8098]

Get a better cpu cooler.
What cpu cooler are you using currently?

I am using the stock cooler

 

[geofelt]

What is your ambient temperature?
At idle, 50c. seems a bit high. 10-15c. over ambient might be nore normal.
OTOH, there is nothing wrong with 85c. under load.

Check your cooler.
----------------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, first run the cpu to heat it up and soften the paste before shutting down and powering off the pc. That makes it easy to unstick the old 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.
Apply new paste sparingly. A small rice sized drop in the center will spread our under heat and pressure.

It is hard to use too little.
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[SkyNetRising]

I am using the stock cooler

Stock cooler is not adequate for Q6600. It never was.
A heat-pipe type cooler is absolutely necessary here.

Something like Deepcool Gammaxx 400 or
Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo.

 

[Jacob 51]

Get an antec a30 CPU cooler and don't forget to apply thermal paste

 

[chrysalis]

The cpu wont break, but those temps I consider high, especially the idle temp.

Get better cooler and reapply thermal paste.