Intel i5 2500k reaching 80c when downloading game on Origin.

[Deleted member 1579859]

I was downloading a game on Origin, and when checking the temp on my CPU and it had reached 80 and dropped immideatly when I stopped the download. Is this behaviour normal?

 

[Deleted member 1579859]

Remove CPU to clean paste?

I've never done so, and don't recommend it to others. It's pretty easy to clean the CPU heatspreader surface while in-place, and doing so avoids damaging the CPU through removing, touching etc.

After I applied the paste I did lift the fan off the CPU a couple of times to check. Is it necessary to apply it again or am I fine? The CPU is not overclocked. Tempratures seems fine.

 

[timmoseus]

As long as the paste did not dry out before you put the heatsink back on, you should be fine. And as long as the heatsink and fan are secure, your worries should be over. Most CPU coolers have four lock nuts on them. Some just have regular screws. And I have even seen some very annoying ones that have "pop-in" pins, usually cheap plastic at that. Again, as long as everything is secure now, you should be fine. It is not a good idea to remove the heatsink once you apply the thermal paste. This can allow for debris to get in the mix, and once it dries, it will no longer provide adequate transfer of heat from the CPU to the cooler if you have separated it. Again, if you did so while it was fresh, and still moist, you should have nothing to worry about. By now it has most likely set and you would want to replace the thermal paste if you remove the cooler in the future. In the meantime, keep an eye on those temperatures, and operate as normal.

 

[Deleted member 1579859]

As long as the paste did not dry out before you put the heatsink back on, you should be fine. And as long as the heatsink and fan are secure, your worries should be over. Most CPU coolers have four lock nuts on them. Some just have regular screws. And I have even seen some very annoying ones that have "pop-in" pins, usually cheap plastic at that. Again, as long as everything is secure now, you should be fine. It is not a good idea to remove the heatsink once you apply the thermal paste. This can allow for debris to get in the mix, and once it dries, it will no longer provide adequate transfer of heat from the CPU to the cooler if you have separated it. Again, if you did so while it was fresh, and still moist, you should have nothing to worry about. By now it has most likely set and you would want to replace the thermal paste if you remove the cooler in the future. In the meantime, keep an eye on those temperatures, and operate as normal.

Thanks. The paste was just applied when I did it. Everything looks fine and I'm playing games at around 50c at the moment.