Is my pc overheating?

[edgefrostyy77]

I downloaded realtemp because my fan was loud so i looked on real temp and it said these temperatures

so i would like to know if that is normal and before the temps were about 95+

 

[jesse13williamson]

Is it your CPU that reached 95C+? If so, it's likely that either your heat-sink isn't attached properly, or you need to replace your thermal paste. You should check how it's seated first and if that's not the problem then you'll most likely have to replace your thermal paste. I'm happy to help if you have ny more questions.

 

[geofelt]

Not normal.
You have a problem.
The cpu will slow down or shut off if it reaches a dangerous temperature.
That is about 100c.
If you are using the stock intel cooler, likely it has come loose.
You should see 10-15c. over ambient at idle.

In case you need it,
----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.

Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.

When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
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[edgefrostyy77]

ok thanks i will check if the cooler is loose tommorow well i just closed the game i was playing and now the cpu temp is 60C+ but i still think that it shouldnt be 95C+ when playing a game so i will still check if it loose.
this is my pc and specs: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen-by-hp-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-1tb-hard-drive-brushed-aluminum/5759917.p?skuId=5759917

 

[Karadjgne]

Intel stock paste isn't bad, but like some others it does dry out. This normally isn't an issue as it's what's in the paste that makes thermal conductivity possible, the paste itself just being the medium to hold that stuff. Problems arise when the paste is dried out and suffers shock of some sort, can be as simple as a vibrating fan or a bump while cleaning. This shock can break the seal of the paste, so you don't get a good transference of heat, and temps go way up.

Solution is buy a decent paste, (not AS5) like arctic MX4 or Noctua or Grizzly as those don't dry out and will last longer than the cpu.

An alternate solution, which is the better value overall, is replace the stock Intel cooler with a decent aftermarket cooler. Cryorig m9i is a cheap but excellent substitute but with an i7-7700 it's bigger brother the H7, or a deepcool gammax 400, beQuiet Darkrock 3 or 4 would be better as games can and will tax anything close to the stock cooler in ability, especially if pushing multiple threads.