Hi there, and sorry for the newbie question --
My system is:
i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8Ghz LGA 1156 95W
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6GB/s USB 3.0 ATX
GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N470SO-13I GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi)
G.SKILL PI 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
SILVERSTONE ST75F-P 750W ATX 12V
It's the first system I've built (I haven't overclocked the CPU or even touched BIOS settings), and the cpu has always run hot (50-65C idling, 80C if I'm doing something more processor-intensive), but I just ignored it because it didn't seem dangerously high. Now it's idling around 75C and breaching 90C if I, say, run a chess engine.
The cooler that came with the i5 seems to be running fine (although the cheap plastic pins that lock it in to the motherboard are frustrating, it seems to be secure) and the thermal paste seems to be applied correctly (pea-sized amount, spread evenly with a credit card over the CPU). Any ideas? Should I upgrade coolers?
Thanks.
My system is:
i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8Ghz LGA 1156 95W
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6GB/s USB 3.0 ATX
GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N470SO-13I GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi)
G.SKILL PI 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
SILVERSTONE ST75F-P 750W ATX 12V
It's the first system I've built (I haven't overclocked the CPU or even touched BIOS settings), and the cpu has always run hot (50-65C idling, 80C if I'm doing something more processor-intensive), but I just ignored it because it didn't seem dangerously high. Now it's idling around 75C and breaching 90C if I, say, run a chess engine.
The cooler that came with the i5 seems to be running fine (although the cheap plastic pins that lock it in to the motherboard are frustrating, it seems to be secure) and the thermal paste seems to be applied correctly (pea-sized amount, spread evenly with a credit card over the CPU). Any ideas? Should I upgrade coolers?
Thanks.