High temps with an i3-4130

[mymazl]

Hi, today I just installed a new i3-4130 replacing my old G840 and I think the temps are a little bit high in comparison with the G840.

With the G840 I used to get 25-26º in idle in CPU and 39-41º in both cores, in charge the temps just got high but with the new i3 my temps in idle is between 36-38º in CPU and 33-35 in both cores. Both cpus with stock speedfan except for the G840 which used to be at max. rpm (2000rpm aprox.), i3 just running at normal rpm (1200-1300), Why temps are so high? My pc can crash or something for the temps if I play some heavy game?

Greetings for the community and sorry for my bad english!

 

[firo40]

Dont worry unless it reaches 70c those temps are fine. If you wanna lower them you can get better thermal paste and reseat the cpu . or get a better after market cooler or get some better case fans. But honestly those temps are fine

 

[mymazl]

So it is normal that temps in the i3-4130?

 

[Supahos]

Anything under 85C under load isn't even close to the max on those chips you're fine. People still think processors shouldn't ever get out of the 40s, those days (especially for intel) are long past.

 

[mymazl]

Playing CS:GO temps reachs 50-55º in cpu main, is that normal with this i3-4130? I didnt play another games yet, im testing, what do you think?

 

[Supahos]

Na that is WELL within operating limits you're good to go. That still leaves 30C before you're anywhere near an issue.

 

[mymazl]

I have planned to play games like Far Cry 3 in HIGH and Skyrim in HIGH/ULTRA, do you really think that this games won't let the cpu reach higher temps? Should I pass a program like Prime95 to stress the cpu? I've never used this program

 

[Supahos]

You might as well but they won't stress the cpu enough to overheat it there is no need to have aftermarket cooling on an I3 assuming your room isn't hotter than hell.

 

[mymazl]

Okay, thanks mate. One more question, its normal that temperature jumps? I mean, jumping from 36 to 45 and back to 36 in a one or two seconds every certain time?

 

[Supahos]

Yes its shocking how quick they can get hot and cool back off First time I saw it it surprised me too... they warm up, fan speeds up and cool right back off all in like 3 seconds.

 

[mymazl]

So its a simply and a normal thing that happens in practically every cpu? Sorry for ask so many and stupids question but this cpu was expensive for me and I just wasted all my money on this so I want to be sure of the cpu will work okay.

Now playing CS:GO all maxed and 1366x768 temps reached 56º, didnt noticed both cores, just main

 

[Supahos]

Yes that is very normal under a heavy load. The max on that processor is like 100C so you're not close. I've built a computer with that same processor I think it never got above 53C but it was in a cold room at the time, I wouldn't worry about that temp.

 

[mymazl]

U mean that never got above 53 even in full load? I think I can reach 65º easily on full load, but I dont know

 

[Supahos]

yes but even if you do reach 65 that Is still well within specs, My build in my sig gets to about 72 in an hour running Prime and that is perfectly fine for me as I do have it running faster than spec, and its on the stock cooler.

 

[mymazl]

Well but you got a cooler and an i5 which I think its hotter than an i3 even if the i3 its Haswell, am I right? Thanks for answer me so fast and all my questions!

It's just the feeling of something going wrong with the cooler or the cpu but if it works then fine.

One more question, with the G840 I used to go in CS:GO at 120fps stables but with the i3 I got 160-170 etc but I got so hard spikes and its so hard to play like this, the only component I've changed its mobo and cpu, would be a cpu problem?

Greetings

 

[Supahos]

Turn on Vsync and those issues should go away will lower frames but they will usually be more stable. I have the same HS on my I5 you have on your I3 (basically) The I5s don't really run hotter by much if any heck the default clockspeed of your I3 is as high as my i5. My point is there I no need to worry about those temps they are perfectly fine, if they make you a bit uncomfortable you can usually change the fan profile in the BIOS to spin faster, but this will significantly increase the noise output.

 

[mymazl]

I already changed the fan profile in BIOS to full speed and just got 3-4º lower but well, maybe its ok.

I mean, its not the kind of fps spikes you imagine, I got hard spikes like 160-170fps->150fps->170fps->50-60(?)fps (for one second, I really cant see the fps in that momment but seems like If I got lag), do you know what I mean? the typical problem with fps/lag but my network its just fine. I dont know how to describe the problem in english, Im so bad :\

So, last question, truly. No one game can stress the cpu til he reachs 72º, right?

 

[Supahos]

I've never had my cpu over 60C at any time other than running Prime95 as I said that will get it in the 70s I can game for hours on end and reach maybe 55~60 on it at most.