[SOLVED] Cpu reaching 105c no throttling

[spardason]

Hello, My cpu is an old 3570k i bought really cheap from a guy who used it for a year and overclocked it for a couple months, the cpu works great and I haven't overclocked it, mostly because the other guy had water cooling while I'm using a stock cooler.

Thing is, even when the cpu works great and all, if i start playing any game, temp will reach 100-105c, but i cant feel any heat and the game keeps running like nothing happen, the cpu is not trying to throttle, it just keep working like it was under 60c

I've tried with different software for temp monitoring, like speedfan and openhardware monitor, all showing the same temperatures, I re-applied thermal paste 3 times (and this is not my first cpu, and i never had this problem before) stock cooler is very clean and running fine and i check if it was properly set and everything is fine, is a mistery, cpu reaching almost impossible temps and keeps running fine, the games don't stutter or freeze

 

[CompuTronix]

... 3570k ... stock cooler ... 100-105c ... cant feel any heat ... re-applied thermal paste 3 times ... stock cooler is very clean ...

spardason,

105°C is "Throttle" temperature for 3rd Generation Ivy Bridge desktop processors, which applies to your i5 3570K. Apparently, your processor is running right on the fringe of throttling, since your games don't appear to stutter. You can't feel any heat because the cooler isn't dissipating the heat. The reason is that your stock cooler has a push-pin that's not latched completely through the motherboard, which is a very common problem. Even though you've Re-TIM'd and reinstalled 3 times, you just haven't found it ... yet.

Respectfully, it doesn't matter how many times you've installed stock coolers, the push-pins are deceivingly tricky to get them fully inserted through the motherboard and properly latched. Don't feel bad if you've missed one; it happens to the best of us. This causes poor contact pressure between the cooler and the CPU, resulting in high temperatures in BIOS, as well as in Windows at idle, and especially at 100% workload.

You can troubleshoot this problem by pushing firmly on each corner of the cooler for about 30 seconds while watching your load temperatures. When you see a significant drop, you've found the loose push-pin.

(1) To re-seat a single loose push-pin, rotate the latch mechanism in the direction of the arrow counterclockwise 90° then retract the pin by pulling upward. Rotate the latch clockwise 90° to reset the pin, but do NOT push on the latch yet.

(2) To get the pin fully inserted through the motherboard, push only on the leg, NOT on the top of the latch.

(3) While holding the leg firmly against the motherboard with one hand, you can now push on the top of the latch with your other hand until the latch clicks. If your case allows you to see the back of the motherboard, you can use a strong light to closely examine and compare the push-pins, as one may be damaged.

(4) If you're re-seating the entire cooler, then be sure to latch the pins across from one another, rather than next to one another. Use an "X" pattern, so as to apply even pressure during installation.

Intel Stock Cooler Installation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qczGR4KMnY

Go ahead and try again. The problem is there ... you just need to proceed slowly and very carefully with eyes focussed on attention to the smallest details. Use a strong light and look from different angles ... you'll find it.

CT