Extremely high CPU temps

[Dijas]

Hey all, My specs are as follows (everything is at stock speeds)

ASUS M5A97 mobo
2x HD 7770's crossfire
AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
Hypercooler 212 evo (stock paste)
cassis fan in back and on top.
Source NZXT 210 case.
500w power supply
8gb ram.


So, I've noticed recently, I'mm getting alarmingly high temps. I just booted my PC up, didn't open anything but coretemp, and I was getting 45c. These temps are higher than with the stock fan. I was getting in the low 31-32's normally, but just recently it's spiked up. Also, with nothing running but coretemp, my CPU usage is hovering around 50%.

Anyone know what's going on?

 

[cars12345]

Are these the temps at idle? Is there anything running, because 50% CPU usage at idle is not good.

 

[Dijas]

Are these the temps at idle? Is there anything running, because 50% CPU usage at idle is not good.

Yeah, nothing open but coretemp, after like 10 min of idle

 

[Jaxem]

I would suspect the temps are a result of your CPU being at 50% load all the time, you just need to figure out what's eating up cycles...i would think a virus maybe 🙁

 

[cars12345]

What does task manager say when nothing is open for cpu usage?

Did you make sure that the CPU cooler is seated all the way in? Screws are tight enough?

Also, are you overclocking?

 

[Dijas]

What does task manager say when nothing is open for cpu usage?

Did you make sure that the CPU cooler is seated all the way in? Screws are tight enough?

Also, are you overclocking?

I don't see anything outstanding in the task manager. It shows the same CPU usage as coretemp.

The CPU hasn't been moved or anything since I installed the fan, its just recently this started. I'll check though.

I said in the OP that everything is stock speeds

 

[Jaxem]

Badly seated heatsink would explain temperature variation, but not 50% utilization for no reason, that's your base problem, if it's not showing up in the task manager it screams virus or malware even more...

 

[Dijas]

Badly seated heatsink would explain temperature variation, but not 50% utilization for no reason, that's your base problem, if it's not showing up in the task manager it screams virus or malware even more...

I'm running a scan now, I'll report back.

 

[Jaxem]

boot into your bios and see what kind of temps you get just sitting in your bios.

 

[elerick]

open your task manager, go to process tab and ensure the checkbox at the bottom is checked so you can see all processes running. then sort by cpu and see what is taking up 50% of your cpu.

once you have that google that process to see what it is and how you can fix it.

 

[Dijas]

I'm getting 40 idling at bios.

 

[cars12345]

Are you using new thermal paste? This may take about a week of usage for it to settle, allowing the temperatures to lower.

Also, I am assuming that you removed the previous paste, and applied new paste?

 

[Dijas]

Yes I am using thermal paste. I installed this CPU cooler like a month ago.

 

[cars12345]

Did you remove the old paste correctly, with remover or alcohol?
How much new past did you apply?

 

[Dijas]

I didn't have alcohol, but most

 

[cars12345]

I didn't have alcohol, but most

I think that you last post got cut-off. Could you please re-post?

 

[Dijas]

I used a Q-tip and I got pretty much all of it off. It was very thinly applied because it was already pasted onto the stock fan.

 

[md1032]

You need to figure out what is causing 50% CPU usage at idle. It is likely malware, spyware, or a virus or worm.