Installed new Cpu today and Im worried its overheating

[phclyde]

So I just got a used Intel Core 2 duo e8600 today and it had some scratches on it but the ebay listing said that is was working perfect and it was a trusted seller that had multiple. So I installed the processor and cleaned the heat sync with rubbing alcohol and the cpu. I put a tiny grain of rice of thermal paste on the cpu and I then proceeded to put the heat sync on. When I was inserting the heat sync I kind of didnt put it straight down and so I think that it kind of made contact with the heat sync and then I moved it forwards a little more and inserted the cpu. I am using coretemp to see my temps and they are getting up to around 60 degrees celcius just using chrome and fraps.

Is this normal. I read that my cpus max temp is 72 C. As I was running far cry 3 it was getting up to 67 C. Can anybody help me? Should I clean the cpu and start again?

 

[drkatz42]

So I just got a used Intel Core 2 duo e8600 today and it had some scratches on it but the ebay listing said that is was working perfect and it was a trusted seller that had multiple. So I installed the processor and cleaned the heat sync with rubbing alcohol and the cpu. I put a tiny grain of rice of thermal paste on the cpu and I then proceeded to put the heat sync on. When I was inserting the heat sync I kind of didnt put it straight down and so I think that it kind of made contact with the heat sync and then I moved it forwards a little more and inserted the cpu. I am using coretemp to see my temps and they are getting up to around 60 degrees celcius just using chrome and fraps.

Is this normal. I read that my cpus max temp is 72 C. As I was running far cry 3 it was getting up to 67 C. Can anybody help me? Should I clean the cpu and start again?

i would reinstall(start fresh)

 

[phclyde]

So I just got a used Intel Core 2 duo e8600 today and it had some scratches on it but the ebay listing said that is was working perfect and it was a trusted seller that had multiple. So I installed the processor and cleaned the heat sync with rubbing alcohol and the cpu. I put a tiny grain of rice of thermal paste on the cpu and I then proceeded to put the heat sync on. When I was inserting the heat sync I kind of didnt put it straight down and so I think that it kind of made contact with the heat sync and then I moved it forwards a little more and inserted the cpu. I am using coretemp to see my temps and they are getting up to around 60 degrees celcius just using chrome and fraps.

Is this normal. I read that my cpus max temp is 72 C. As I was running far cry 3 it was getting up to 67 C. Can anybody help me? Should I clean the cpu and start again?

i would reinstall(start fresh)

Do you think that my cpu is overheating?

 

[i7Baby]

Yes - try putting the cooler on again properly.

 

[phclyde]

Yes - try putting the cooler on again properly.

Should I clean it off with rubbing alcohol again?

 

[drkatz42]

Yes - try putting the cooler on again properly.

Should I clean it off with rubbing alcohol again?

i would

 

[i7Baby]

Yes - do everything again.

 

[phclyde]

Okay I will update when I am done.

 

[Delroy Monjo]

"Grain of rice" sized spot of TIM seems a bit small, IMO. Try pea sized.

 

[bmacsys]

"Grain of rice" sized spot of TIM seems a bit small, IMO. Try pea sized.

With a grain of rice sized TIM it would just about be base of heatsink on naked heat spreader. Not good.

 

[phclyde]

I just booted up and it is still around 60 C. Is this normal for this processor? Should I try again just to make sure?

 

[i7Baby]

Unless its long grain

 

[phclyde]

Should I update my bios? I havent done that yet. They are from 2009. Does that have anything to do with it?

 

[i7Baby]

No

 

[phclyde]

No

Should I try to install it again?

 

[Joe Yahchouchi]

Yes try to install again. 60 degrees on just chrome is not good, it will easily go up to 80+ when you are in a game or something. Try installing again, a normal cpu temp on near idling should be 37 to 40 degrees not more...

 

[bmacsys]

Unless its long grain

Lol!

 

[phclyde]

Yes try to install again. 60 degrees on just chrome is not good, it will easily go up to 80+ when you are in a game or something. Try installing again, a normal cpu temp on near idling should be 37 to 40 degrees not more...

Every time that I install it and open it back up it seems that it isnt covering the entire processor. Would it be bad to put a dot in the midddle of each quadrant? I feel like that would really spread it through the entire processor. If not then I will put a straight line that will spread out.

 

[Delroy Monjo]

Have you checked your CPU fan speed? Maybe you can increase that to help you out.