My CPU is not cooling down properly.
I am using CoreTemp to measure my CPU load and temperatures.
My CPU is idling at around 57- 58 C. When it runs at 20-40%, it runs in the lower 70s. Any higher CPU load and I get anywhere from 76-84 C.
My computer has 3 case fans(I believe they are 120mm), one on top, one behind, and one in front. It has a large vent opposite the CPU fan/heatsink. It sits on a carpeted floor, but has several sheets of thick cardboard underneath it. It is also underneath a desk, but all case fans and the vent have at least 4-5 inches of clearance from the sides of the desk.
I built my computer around 4-5 years ago, and I am still using the fan/heatsink that came with the CPU. My CPU is an AMD Phenom II X4 960T @ 3Ghz. I have never applied thermal paste to the CPU or heatsink. If it means anything I also run Windows 7 home 64 bit, Service Pack 1.
I just dusted out my computer yesterday. I don't dust it out as religiously as I should, because canned air is expensive, but I have been doing it more than I used to.
For the first couple years I had my computer, the temperatures would stay in the 30s for idling and browsing the internet, and if I ran a program like Flight simulator X or some other game, it would go into the 40-50s. Now I don't open any game because I don't want to overheat my computer. If I browse the internet it will go into the 60s, if I run any computer program that puts 30% or higher CPU load I will get 70+.
What can I do to get the temperature down to a more comfortable level?
PS my CPU is at 56 now that I have been typing a while, but that when the computer has been basically idle for 5-10 minutes.
I am using CoreTemp to measure my CPU load and temperatures.
My CPU is idling at around 57- 58 C. When it runs at 20-40%, it runs in the lower 70s. Any higher CPU load and I get anywhere from 76-84 C.
My computer has 3 case fans(I believe they are 120mm), one on top, one behind, and one in front. It has a large vent opposite the CPU fan/heatsink. It sits on a carpeted floor, but has several sheets of thick cardboard underneath it. It is also underneath a desk, but all case fans and the vent have at least 4-5 inches of clearance from the sides of the desk.
I built my computer around 4-5 years ago, and I am still using the fan/heatsink that came with the CPU. My CPU is an AMD Phenom II X4 960T @ 3Ghz. I have never applied thermal paste to the CPU or heatsink. If it means anything I also run Windows 7 home 64 bit, Service Pack 1.
I just dusted out my computer yesterday. I don't dust it out as religiously as I should, because canned air is expensive, but I have been doing it more than I used to.
For the first couple years I had my computer, the temperatures would stay in the 30s for idling and browsing the internet, and if I ran a program like Flight simulator X or some other game, it would go into the 40-50s. Now I don't open any game because I don't want to overheat my computer. If I browse the internet it will go into the 60s, if I run any computer program that puts 30% or higher CPU load I will get 70+.
What can I do to get the temperature down to a more comfortable level?
PS my CPU is at 56 now that I have been typing a while, but that when the computer has been basically idle for 5-10 minutes.
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