Hi all,
First time here, and I'm joining up because my i7 processor consistently idles at 60C degrees, and will jump to 90C degrees at no notice, but especially if i try to do anything other than just surf the web. I noticed the problem when trying to game and I would get fps hiccups with accompanied static. A google search told me overheating was the problem, and it's true. I have reapplied thermal paste to it, being careful to rub off the old stuff with rubbing alcohol, I have downloaded hwmonitor to track temp, I have reattached the heatsink, and have run prime95 for 22 hours with no errors. Everything else in my rig runs fine, the gpu holding at 35C, the SSD at 27C. It's just my processor that runs that high. I'm just not sure what it could be. I'm worried it could be a broken sensor?
All of this too is after a move, and I had it in the closet for several months while trying to find a place to put it. (That small apartment college life.) When I booted it up, I got this problem, although it had run fine for a year and a half prior with no problems.
Anyways, let me know what you think, and if there's anything I can do. (Want to avoid having to pay for a new component if possible. Once again, that college life.)
Here are my specs:
MSI Z97 PC Mate Motherboard
I7 4790k processor
NVidia GTX 970 gpu
120 GB SSD Samsung EVO
Forget the brand but my power supply is 750 watts or whatever
16 GB RAM
Thanks.
First time here, and I'm joining up because my i7 processor consistently idles at 60C degrees, and will jump to 90C degrees at no notice, but especially if i try to do anything other than just surf the web. I noticed the problem when trying to game and I would get fps hiccups with accompanied static. A google search told me overheating was the problem, and it's true. I have reapplied thermal paste to it, being careful to rub off the old stuff with rubbing alcohol, I have downloaded hwmonitor to track temp, I have reattached the heatsink, and have run prime95 for 22 hours with no errors. Everything else in my rig runs fine, the gpu holding at 35C, the SSD at 27C. It's just my processor that runs that high. I'm just not sure what it could be. I'm worried it could be a broken sensor?
All of this too is after a move, and I had it in the closet for several months while trying to find a place to put it. (That small apartment college life.) When I booted it up, I got this problem, although it had run fine for a year and a half prior with no problems.
Anyways, let me know what you think, and if there's anything I can do. (Want to avoid having to pay for a new component if possible. Once again, that college life.)
Here are my specs:
MSI Z97 PC Mate Motherboard
I7 4790k processor
NVidia GTX 970 gpu
120 GB SSD Samsung EVO
Forget the brand but my power supply is 750 watts or whatever
16 GB RAM
Thanks.