Cpu temp gets higher week by week.

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Two or three months ago I changed my cpu cooler and the temps were good. 52-53C max under load. Two or three weeks later it was reaching 55C. 15-20 days pass by and the temperatures reached 60,even 61C under load. Is this normal? Shoul I change thermal paste? Help?
 
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61c under load is totally normal. You dont really have to worry until about 80c.

Is it getting hotter in your area? Do you use an Air conditioner in the PC room?

IF you havent, try reseating the cooler with some new paste.
 
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I guess your right there, we also dont know which program hes using to monitor the temps which AMD Overdirve would be most accurate for AMD. But still the max temp for the FX series is 70c on the CPU and 62 on the core. If he has FX he probably just needs a better cooler with this summer weather.
 
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I agree.

AndrewsPC, what CPU do you have?
 
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I can't reply because I'm on the phone so sorry about that. I have an I5-3470 3.2Ghz
Edit: And yes,it is getting a bit warmer but I don't think it should affect the temps that much.
 
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Based on the CPU you have I would follow Jason Hutchinson's advice. And yes, as the ambient temps rise it will affect the rise in CPU temps also.

 
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The safe operating temperature for your cpu is 68c ... so 61c under load seems about normal with the stock cooler. I would highly suggest a aftermarket cooler. If you are able to afford one let me know your budget and I can suggest a cooler for you. If you do not have the funds to get one, I would suggest at least applying some higher grade thermal paste and see if that helps. Also make sure to clean out all and any dust inside the PC, and fans.

Also with rising temps outside, means rising temps inside if your not using air conditioning/ central air. Your PC uses the air from your room to cool the inside of the PC, the CPU and GPU fans use the air inside the case, to cool the hardware... Higher temps outside usually mean higher temps inside, and the effect just trickles down into your hardware.
 
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Here's the nominal operating range for Core temperature:

Core temperatures above 85°C are not recommended.

Core temperatures below 80°C are ideal.

Core temperatures increase and decrease with Ambient temperature, just as others have previously mentioned. Normal or "Standard" ambient temperature is 22°C or 72°F.

68°C is far below "safe" operating temperature. It's not quite as simple as Intel's Product Specifications website would have you believe - https://ark.intel.com/products/68316/Intel-Core-i5-3470-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz

The Thermal Specification you're referring to is "Tcase", which is a misleading specification that's been confusing the community ever since Core 2 processors were launched in 2006. The reason the Tcase specification is so low for the i5 3470 (at only 67.4°C) is because the 3470 is a 77 Watt TDP processor running under a stock cooler that's 95 Watts TDP.

This cooler is a "universal" cooler Intel has used on many different Generations of processors from 77, 84, 88 and 95 Watts, including the i7 2600K, which also has a 95 Watt TDP ... and a correspondingly higher Tcase value of 72°C. To make it even more confusing, nowhere does Intel clearly state that Tcase is not Core temperature.

Core temperature is considerably higher than Tcase. Tcase is IHS temperature (Integrated Heat Spreader) which is a factory only measurement that users can't measure. There is no Tcase sensor on retail processors. Intel also doesn't disclose in any practical sense, that Tcase varies depending on which stock cooler is packaged with which CPU, as there are many different stock coolers with a variety of TDP values.

The higher the cooler TDP is from the CPU's TDP, the lower the Tcase specification. Likewise, when the stock cooler is replaced with a higher TDP aftermarket cooler, Core temperatures are lower. Moreover, Intel no longer uses Tcase for Thermal Specifications on their website for 7th and 8th Gen processors, but instead now uses "Tjunction", which is "Tj Max" or "Throttle" temperature.

The i5 3470 has a Throttle temperature of 105°C. Sensible real-world Core temperatures should not exceed 85°C, which is roughly half way between Tcase and Tj Max specifications. Ideal Core temperatures are under 80°C, as you've also previously mentioned.

Tj Max has always been the limiting Thermal Specification; not Tcase, as Tcase is not Core temperature.

Respectfully, you might not be as well informed as you've been led to believe. Nearly everyone has been duped by Intel's Tcase specifications, so you're not alone. However, before offering any further comments concerning Tcase to our Members in other Threads, please get yourself up to speed on this topic by reading our Guide; it's a Sticky near the top of the CPU's Forum ... you can't miss it: Intel CPU Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

It's explained in more detail in Section 7 - Specifications and Temperature.

Please read it carefully. If you have any questions I'll be glad to help you; just PM me.

CT :sol:
 
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Ok,will do.
 
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