I7 4790k running a bit hot on idle

[Zeus91]

Hello I'm pretty sure this question might of been ask a few times but I'll like to hear your opinions on it, I currently bought a 4790k & Asus b85m-g r2.0 combo off Craigslist. Now the thing is I feel like that the processor is running a bit to warm or to hot (depends how you see it) on idle. It'll be anywhere between 40° to 45° sometimes it'll jump to 50° for a brief second. While playing The Wit her 3 I notice it went to 80°. Could it be my aftermarket cooler that isn't keeping cool enough? I have a Thermaltake gravity i2, even with this cooler it kept my old Xeon 1231v3 at 30° & 50° when gaming. Would appreciate any help.

 

[snadol]

Hello I'm pretty sure this question might of been ask a few times but I'll like to hear your opinions on it, I currently bought a 4790k & Asus b85m-g r2.0 combo off Craigslist. Now the thing is I feel like that the processor is running a bit to warm or to hot (depends how you see it) on idle. It'll be anywhere between 40° to 45° sometimes it'll jump to 50° for a brief second. While playing The Wit her 3 I notice it went to 80°. Could it be my aftermarket cooler that isn't keeping cool enough? I have a Thermaltake gravity i2, even with this cooler it kept my old Xeon 1231v3 at 30° & 50° when gaming. Would appreciate any help.

Did you put new thermal paste on while installing it? Wipe off the old stuff and put on some new paste.

 

[theonerm2]

It's possible that the TIM on the die has dried up and the CPU needs to be delidded.