Question Extremely hot temperatures i7 9700

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Hello all,
Today I installed my new CPU (i7 9700), but I noticed that the temperatures while playing games is HIGH. It averages 90 degrees celsius, often touching 100 degrees (idle temperatures are around 60 degrees celsius). Is this bad for the processor, or is it quite 'normal' for this CPU. It's the non-K-version so I did not do any overclocking on it and has the stock intel cooler.
Is there any way to 'fix' this?
Thanks a lot!

Specs:
i7 9700
ASRock B365M Pro4
GTX 1070 TI
Samsung 250 Evo SSD
 
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No that is too high for a 9700.
The Tjunction (throttle temperature effectively) for the 9700 is 100 degrees, but that certainly doesn't mean it's "OK" to run up to that temperature.

Ideally the CPU should be kept below 85 degrees.

I would suspect that your cooler is not adequately seated with adequate thermal paste or not functioning.
I would check that the cooler is in fact working as it should, if so I would remove the cooler, clean away the old thermal paste, apply new, and reseat the cooler.

What cooler are you using?
 
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PC Tailor said:
No that is too high for a 9700.
The Tjunction (throttle temperature effectively) for the 9700 is 100 degrees, but that certainly doesn't mean it's "OK" to run up to that temperature.

Ideally the CPU should be kept below 85 degrees.

I would suspect that your cooler is not adequately seated with adequate thermal paste or not functioning.
I would check that the cooler is in fact working as it should, if so I would remove the cooler, clean away the old thermal paste, apply new, and reseat the cooler.

What cooler are you using?
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I use the standard intel cooler, which comes with thermal paste on it as well. Do I need to reapply the thermal paste even if there already is paste on it? I literally bought it yesterday and opened the i7 box today and applied the CPU today...
 
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The stock cooler is really bad it's possible to hit 90 degrees in gaming load but idle temps shouldn't be 60 degrees. I had the stock cooler running in my pc with an i7 8700 until today idle temps were always below 43 degrees. Check behind the motherboard if the cooler is actually locked in place.
 
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Kamal007v said:
The stock cooler is really bad it's possible to hit 90 degrees in gaming load but idle temps shouldn't be 60 degrees. I had the stock cooler running in my pc with an i7 8700 until today idle temps were always below 43 degrees. Check behind the motherboard if the cooler is actually locked in place.
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I hit way above those temps you mention. I just checked and all 4 pins of the cooler are attached to the motherboard correctly.
 
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NightHawkRMX said:
All intels stock coolers really are supposed to do is keep the cpu at oe above base clock, they way they are not throttling.

Intels stock coolers were once good. Intel just has kept cutting costs making the cooler worse and putting them on even more hot cpus.
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Any cheap coolers you can recommend, that don't sound like an airplane in your PC?
 
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BY6F8D9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Its definitely your cooler.

9700 runs notoriously hot, I had similar issues and I was using a cheaper aftermarket cooler for a time. Since I upgraded the dark rock pro 4 above I've had temps never go above 50 C.

Also leaves some wiggle room for overclocking if you ever want to down the road. (buying a newer processor of course)

There is also the Noctua which is also highly highly recommended:
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D1...ds=noctua&qid=1570562345&s=electronics&sr=1-3
 
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Finstar said:
Well they also happen to think that the 9700 is a 65w part...
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I had to think a lot about this not to be unfair.

If you measure it by INTEL's definition that they created, the I7 9700 would likely be somewhere around a 65w part as this is the rated heat output measured at the base clock. The stock cooler is rated to dissipate this 65w, so you wouldn't expect the cooler to struggle so hard.

But the issue is the CPU turbos above the base clock for better performance, drawing more power and putting out more heat than the rated 65w, so the cooler becomes inadequate leading to noise, high temperatures, and the CPU restricting maximum turbo speed.
 
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Hi, I was about to post https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo-cooler,6352.html as a good alternative cooler but someone already did. Buy yeah you have many choices some louders than others. be Quiet! and Noctua are great, but they do cost a premium.

Also, really!!! over 89°C while playing a game wow.

Now I feel like a bad person complainng about my Ryzen 5 3600 with stock cooler hitting 78.5°C while playing Shadow Of The Tomb Raider.
 
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It may sound silly, but have you removed the transparent plastic that protects the base of the ventilrad?
It wouldn't be the first time I've seen it.
 
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