i3 4170 almost reaching 100 celcius!!

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So I upgraded my PC this weekend adding a CPU and a Motherboard, and got everything working properly. I realised early on that my Idle temperature were a bit higher than what I had with an A6-5400k Amd APU with I had 30 celcius idle with it while the i3's idle temperature seems to be around 40-50 celcius sometimes even 60 celcius, when I start up the PC. I tought that might be normal since the CPU is MUCH more powerful than the A6-5400k. But as soon as I tried a demanding game (Battlefield 4) The CPU temps went up to 98-99 celcius! (Well, thats what Open Hardware Monitor said...) and I could hear the fans going much faster. I quickly closed the game and weirdly, the temps went down to 60 celcius in no more than maybe ~3-5 seconds! Might it be caused by the fan/bad thermal paste? I'm also thinking that maybe the stock fan isnt the best thing out there...

Rest of the Specs:

Mobo: Asrock Z97 Anniversary
8GB Ram
GPU: XFX R9 270
PC fan
Case: Antec Sonata II (Old case, but has been trust worthy ever since.)
 
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Dunlop0078
I doubt the thermal paste would cause temps like that unless you didn't use any at all. The cooler was likely installed improperly. I would reinstall the cooler making sure those stupid pins on the stock intel cooler are all in properly, they can be quite annoying. Also it would be a good idea to reapply the paste if you take the cooler off.
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Yep, stock fan is crap, but should not be reaching those temps...try HWMonitor or Core Temp, or do the most reliable one, check in the UEFI. Show us some pics of thermal paste, may be a bad application of it.

Alex Kensit
 
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Core Temp and Open Hardware Monitor tell me the same thing, I'll also try to get a picture of the thermal paste later on tought. Also, im afraid that I don't have any thermal paste with me, I assumed that the amount that is already on the fan would be enough. I guess I'll have to buy some more on the web.
 
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I doubt the thermal paste would cause temps like that unless you didn't use any at all. The cooler was likely installed improperly. I would reinstall the cooler making sure those stupid pins on the stock intel cooler are all in properly, they can be quite annoying. Also it would be a good idea to reapply the paste if you take the cooler off.
 
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Yeah, I think thats possible, I remember that when I installed it, I found it easy to install....Since all you have to do is turn the pins wich take absolutely no efforts, I'll check to see if I had to apply more pressure to them.
 
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Gently pull on each side of the cooler if it has any slack or comes right off, it was not on properly.
 
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What is your temperature at idle?
If the cooler is mounted properly, you should see 10-15c. over ambient.
If it is significantly higher, you have probably not mounted the cooler well.
Look at the back of the motherboard. All 4 pushpins should be through and locked.
If you nudge the cooler, it should not wiggle.
Here is my canned instructions on mounting the intel stock cooler:
----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.

Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.

When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
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Remember with the push pins. you must do them in diagonal order. The AMD ones are much better (the mounting system, not the coolers they're awful), one of the few reasons why AMD is better than Intel....let's not have another fanboy argument though.
 
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UPDATE: I just opened up my PC to see what was going on(My apologies I forgot to actually check the thermal paste...) I inspected the CPU fan and...it was somewhat loose. I pretty much did what you guys said and now it seems to be stable. I just booted my PC, and at my surprise I started at about 40 celcius (still high but I usually had like 60 celcius) then I continued to monitor the temperature in Windows with Open Hardware Monitor and now, it seems that the temps are getting even lower!! Right now the temps are stable between 35 and 37 celcius (unlike the 40-60 celcius I had) and It seems to go closer the 35 celcius mark as it goes on, my main fan also seems to be going at a slower rate as well...I will also try to launch Battlefield 4 right after I eat a little, to see if I still get excesive temperature, I will update the thread when I do so. Thanks everyone!
 
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Ahahah I guess so...My bad. I hope this little event won't be damaging for the future, as of now I havent seen any signs of damages.
 
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65C is just fine for that cpu, not dangerous at all. Quite good for the stock cooler actually.
 
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Good then. Problem solved here!
 
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