CPU temp upto 68c in games

[Justin Jamieson]

So when I'm playing some games (especially csgo), my cpu temp goes upto about 55-68C, And when pc is idle/indesktop it's about 29/35C,
my specs are here:
intel-core i5 4670 3.4ghz
8gb of ram
gtx 760 2gb
asus z-87k mobo


master cooler hyper d92

and if it's not normal, what can I do to lower it

EDIT: also guys to help it I set my MSI Fan speed to %45, It was 26 before, now it caps at 60 😀

 

[MarkW]

Only 68c? Go outside and jump up and down with joy! Your CPU is running nice and cool!!

Absolutely NOTHING to worry about at those temps.

 

[sdogg1m]

68C is a decent temp for running games under load. As long as the CPU and GPU stay at similar levels then you are fine. You can always make sure your fans are clean. If they are not then use some compressed air to clean them.

 

[IcyZed]

Whats your rank in cs go? 😛 im MG2, anyways what is your CPU FAN speed at? I've had the exact same problem because mine wasnt even spinning! lol. You can check in your BIOS if you have an Asus Mobo. Just click F2 or Delete on startup.

 

[IcyZed]

68C is way to hot what are you all talking about? mines usually 40 or so. Computer shuts off at 70C automatically.

 

[bgunner]

FYI: Intel 4000 series CPU's max tj temp is 72°C. 68°c is running on the high side but not dangerous, yet. The major issue is you purchased a 92mm cooler. Usually you do this if you do not have the room in the case for a 120mm, usually around 155mm to 160mm tall, coolers. Be sure you have enough air flow through the case. IF issues persist look into a better cooler, example of cheap but good cooler cooler master hyper 212+ or evo @ $35 or less. stands 156 mm tall and is a 120 mm cooler.

 

[Zev_07]

68C is way to hot what are you all talking about? mines usually 40 or so. Computer shuts off at 70C automatically.

First of all, the temps also depend on the temperature of the room you're in, which itself is dependent on factors such as the weather and whether or not you have AC in the room; so everyone's use-case is different. Secondly, no, it won't shut down at 70C. It'll throttle the CPU speed to cool down a bit.

 

[Justin Jamieson]

Whats your rank in cs go? 😛 im MG2, anyways what is your CPU FAN speed at? I've had the exact same problem because mine wasnt even spinning! lol. You can check in your BIOS if you have an Asus Mobo. Just click F2 or Delete on startup.

LEM 😉

and well yeah the mobo is asus z-87c, anyway in MSI i set the fan speed to %45 and it caps at 60 now

 

[Justin Jamieson]

68C is way to hot what are you all talking about? mines usually 40 or so. Computer shuts off at 70C automatically.

First of all, the temps also depend on the temperature of the room you're in, which itself is dependent on factors such as the weather and whether or not you have AC in the room; so everyone's use-case is different. Secondly, no, it won't shut down at 70C. It'll throttle the CPU speed to cool down a bit.

On MSI I have it set to shut down on 80C

 

[Justin Jamieson]

Only 68c? Go outside and jump up and down with joy! Your CPU is running nice and cool!!

Absolutely NOTHING to worry about at those temps.

Oh, good, Because I'm very paranoid because I JUST got a new mobo because my last one fried
(and I got the new cooler with it)

 

[Justin Jamieson]

Only 68c? Go outside and jump up and down with joy! Your CPU is running nice and cool!!

Absolutely NOTHING to worry about at those temps.

EDIT: also guys to help it I set my MSI Fan speed to %45, It was 26 before, now it caps at 60 😀

 

[MarkW]

Keep that up, and before long your CPU will be making ice cubes for you.

 

[Justin Jamieson]

Keep that up, and before long your CPU will be making ice cubes for you.

Oh my, I turned off my heater, opened the windows, throttled the fan, and idle is 20C

 

[IcyZed]

68C is way to hot what are you all talking about? mines usually 40 or so. Computer shuts off at 70C automatically.

First of all, the temps also depend on the temperature of the room you're in, which itself is dependent on factors such as the weather and whether or not you have AC in the room; so everyone's use-case is different. Secondly, no, it won't shut down at 70C. It'll throttle the CPU speed to cool down a bit.

Lol if you think 70C fan isn't hot you need to leave the forum and delete your account. You are probably thinking of 70F. That's waaaaayyy different. Even the OP said he has it set to 80C to shutdown, which is extremely hot either way. Both 70C and 80C are very hot. Even today my CPU was at 65 and my hand hurt a lot so I had to cool it off for a bit and turn it off. You do realize 100C is boiling point of water and OP has maximum temp set to 80C lol. Kinda close :| Most PC's have an average of 45-50C. 60C maximum. Google is your friend.

 

[Zev_07]

68C is way to hot what are you all talking about? mines usually 40 or so. Computer shuts off at 70C automatically.

First of all, the temps also depend on the temperature of the room you're in, which itself is dependent on factors such as the weather and whether or not you have AC in the room; so everyone's use-case is different. Secondly, no, it won't shut down at 70C. It'll throttle the CPU speed to cool down a bit.

Lol if you think 70C fan isn't hot you need to leave the forum and delete your account. You are probably thinking of 70F. That's waaaaayyy different. Even the OP said he has it set to 80C to shutdown, which is extremely hot either way. Both 70C and 80C are very hot. Even today my CPU was at 65 and my hand hurt a lot so I had to cool it off for a bit and turn it off. You do realize 100C is boiling point of water and OP has maximum temp set to 80C lol. Kinda close :| Most PC's have an average of 45-50C. 60C maximum. Google is your friend.

Yeah, I'm the one who made up the "CPU shuts off automatically at 70C" pseudo-fact straight out of his ass, so I'm the one who needs to leave the forum and delete my account.
I game for extended sessions of 6 hours or so regularly (even 10 hours at weekends) and at the end of those sessions, my CPU is either around 70C or slightly above it (max I've seen is 73C). And I have never once seen so much as a BSOD, and no I'm not confusing Celsius for Fahrenheit. I spoke out of experience, so if you're going to walk down the infamous "I don't have a clue what I'm talking about" BS lane, do it alone please.
OP said he has MANUALLY set the CPU to shut down at 80C. Which is still a far cry from your "70C to 'automatically' shutdown" BS.

I never said 68C is a super-safe temp. I like the temps to be as low as possible. But it's still a great temperature for a CPU that's under heavy load and nowhere near as apocalyptic as you make it out to be.

 

[bgunner]

Only 68c? Go outside and jump up and down with joy! Your CPU is running nice and cool!!

Absolutely NOTHING to worry about at those temps.

EDIT: also guys to help it I set my MSI Fan speed to %45, It was 26 before, now it caps at 60 😀

To stop the argument here are the specs of that CPU: Specifications
-Essentials
Status Launched
Launch Date Q2'13
Processor Number i5-4670
Intel® Smart Cache 6 MB
DMI2 5 GT/s
# of QPI Links 0
Instruction Set 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available No
Lithography 22 nm
Scalability 1S Only
Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2013D
Recommended Customer Price BOX : $224.00
TRAY: $213.00
Conflict Free Yes
Datasheet Link
-Performance
# of Cores 4
# of Threads 4
Processor Base Frequency 3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 3.8 GHz
TDP 84 W
-Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 32 GB
Memory Types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Max # of Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡ No
-Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics ‡ Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency 350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 1.2 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory 1.7 GB
Max Resolution (HDMI 1.4) 3840x2160@60Hz
Max Resolution (DP) 3840x2160@60Hz
Max Resolution (VGA) 2880x1800@60Hz
DirectX* Support 11.1
OpenGL* Support 4.3
Intel® Quick Sync Video Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology Yes
Intel® Insider™ Yes
Intel® Wireless Display Yes
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Yes
# of Displays Supported ‡ 3
Device ID 412
-Expansion Options
PCI Express Revision 3.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡ Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 16
-Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration 1
TCASE 72.72°C
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography 22nm
Sockets Supported FCLGA1150
Low Halogen Options Available See MDDS
-Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 2.0
Intel® vPro Technology ‡ Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡ Yes
Intel® TSX-NI No
Intel® 64 ‡ Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology Yes
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ Yes
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Yes
-Intel® Data Protection Technology
AES New Instructions Yes
Secure Key Yes
-Intel® Platform Protection Technology
OS Guard Yes
Trusted Execution Technology ‡ Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡ Yes
Anti-Theft Technology Yes

NOW the Tcase max temp is 72°C this means anything over this will force the CPU to start to throttle the CPU's Core speed to try to keep it at or around that temp or under. This is done to keep the CPU from overheating. Reaching 73° is pushing that point. 68°C is very close to that temp, Hot yes, but not in the catastrophically dangerous range.

For MarkW (who said it was cool and to go out and jump around) to imply that 68°C was cool is far from the case. Now whether he was being sarcastic it is unclear, either way it is a false statement. High side for gaming temps should be around 60°c for gaming and 68°C for full load using a program like Intel Burn Test. Any higher runs the risk of throttling and loss of performance.

spec info obtained from this site: http://ark.intel.com/products/75047/Intel-Core-i5-4670-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz

 

[noisekiller]

my amd is 80c

my intel laptop is 60c all day

 

[bgunner]

For AMD it depends on what CPU you have. Athlon/Athlon II, Phenom/Phenom II's all read fairly close to an accurate using a temp monitoring program. AMD's FX and A series CPU's use a mathematical equation to "Guess" the temp instead of using a thermal sensor. Therefore you can really only tell how close the temps are to throttling using AMD Overdrive and looking at the "thermal margin". Either way 80°C is way to hot for AMD's CPU's to survive long. IF you read 80c you may want to check to see what is wrong whether it is a bad sensor or worse, it should be checked out.

AMD phenom/phenom ii's max temp is 62°C and usually push to 70°C but may become unstable. FX/A series CPU's will reach 62-65°C before the CPU's will start to throttle the core speed to keep from over heating. Due to the mathematical equation used for temp on these chips it is best to look at the thermal limit to know how cool or hot your running.

 

[MarkW]

68C is way to hot what are you all talking about? mines usually 40 or so. Computer shuts off at 70C automatically.

No, it does not. Even AMD CPU's, which are more sensitive to heat than Intel CPU's are, will function up into the 80's. But I do not like to see any chip get that hot. But in the mid-70's and lower, they are all just fine from what I have seen.

 

[tsnor]

"....NOW the Tcase max temp is 72°C this means anything over this will force the CPU to start to throttle the CPU's Core speed to try to keep it at or around that temp or under. ..."

Nope, that is not what Tcase means, nor is 72C the throttle temp for this CPU.

Tcase Max is the maximum temperature that the Tcase sensor should reach.

Tjunction Max is the maximum temperature the cores can reach before thermal throttling is activated.

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-033342.htm

update: about 80C is the temp where adding voltage to get higher frequency starts to yield lower performance due to throttling on haswell.

"...During the course of our talk, Paul did hit us with a tip that we were quick to put to good use: around 80 °C is where the processor starts encountering a roll-off—it’ll actually overclock better under 80 degrees than if you let it continue climbing..."
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-retail-intel-core-i7-5960x-cpu,4237.html

 

[MarkW]

I know what TJ max is.

Explain how people can get their temps above 100c and the system is still on and functioning for them to see that...

I am not saying that is a good thing to do. I would never do that to my CPU intentionally. But people have screenshots...

Remember that everything you see on a computer product, went through marketing. Engineers were most likely not involved, or barely involved in the info we end up seeing.

 

[bgunner]

"....NOW the Tcase max temp is 72°C this means anything over this will force the CPU to start to throttle the CPU's Core speed to try to keep it at or around that temp or under. ..."

Nope, that is not what Tcase means, nor is 72C the throttle temp for this CPU.

Tcase Max is the maximum temperature that the Tcase sensor should reach.

Tjunction Max is the maximum temperature the cores can reach before thermal throttling is activated.

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-033342.htm

update: about 80C is the temp where adding voltage to get higher frequency starts to yield lower performance due to throttling on haswell.

"...During the course of our talk, Paul did hit us with a tip that we were quick to put to good use: around 80 °C is where the processor starts encountering a roll-off—it’ll actually overclock better under 80 degrees than if you let it continue climbing..."
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-retail-intel-core-i7-5960x-cpu,4237.html

Tcase is the over all temp (CPU temp), Tjunction, as you mentioned is "core" temp. These are two totally different temps. Cores usually will be hotter than the CPU temp this is caused by where the the sensors are located in the CPU. Yes they have there uses each of them. For Intel for OCing you want to watch core temps. But OP was at stock settings hitting 68°C. No matter how it is dissected it is still hot for that setup.

 

[tsnor]

"....NOW the Tcase max temp is 72°C this means anything over this will force the CPU to start to throttle the CPU's Core speed to try to keep it at or around that temp or under. ..."

Nope, that is not what Tcase means, nor is 72C the throttle temp for this CPU.

Tcase Max is the maximum temperature that the Tcase sensor should reach.

Tjunction Max is the maximum temperature the cores can reach before thermal throttling is activated.

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-033342.htm

update: about 80C is the temp where adding voltage to get higher frequency starts to yield lower performance due to throttling on haswell.

"...During the course of our talk, Paul did hit us with a tip that we were quick to put to good use: around 80 °C is where the processor starts encountering a roll-off—it’ll actually overclock better under 80 degrees than if you let it continue climbing..."
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-retail-intel-core-i7-5960x-cpu,4237.html

Tcase is the over all temp (CPU temp), Tjunction, as you mentioned is "core" temp. These are two totally different temps. Cores usually will be hotter than the CPU temp this is caused by where the the sensors are located in the CPU. Yes they have there uses each of them. For Intel for OCing you want to watch core temps. But OP was at stock settings hitting 68°C. No matter how it is dissected it is still hot for that setup.

Glad you are all set on this. I was reacting to your earlier post that said ".. "....NOW the Tcase max temp is 72°C this means anything over this will force the CPU to start to throttle the CPU's Core speed to try to keep it at or around that temp or under. ..." Your later post made clear your earlier comment was just a typo or something and you know intels don't throttle at 72C.