CPU Throttling - 80°C

[KuLee]

Image above : Running Prime95 on small ftt for heat benchmark

Greetings everyone,

I am having very high idle CPU temps around 45-50°C weather in my room is around 20°C
when i play games my cpu temps go up to 70-80°C and the games are unplayable
very bad performance and a lot of FPS Drops

My CPU is Q9950 and Intel says its TCase max is 71.4°C also i did some research to other peoples temps and results are that the TJunction max temps are arround 71-75°C

I am not an expert with temps and all so i though you guys could take a look because i cant understand if my cpu is throttling why my clocks are not downclocked ? i was running Prime95 results as well with temps monitoring and no downclocks

CPU - STOCK FAN
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550
(12M Cache, 2.83 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)

 

[Anurag20]

Are u sure the CPU Fan/HEAT sink is properly connected.. Cleaning out the CPU/CPU cooler and re-applying a good thermal paste like GC-Extreme should do the trick.. Sometimes CPU fans also mal-function, they spin & everything but don't transfer heat so might need to be checked with a verified working cooler..

A Deepcool Gammaxx 400 awarded EDITORS CHOICE 2016 for a $28 should do the trick if u need a new cooler..

Thanks for all your answers i have ordered a 212 evo and waiting for it your first answer gets best solution

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