My cpu is really overheating.

[Calimano]

So im getting in my A8 5600K cpu constant temperatures at around 90-110 celsius as mi HWMonitor says, idk why this is happening. Have any ideas on why?

 

[CropEditPaste]

make sure your heatsink is completely touching the CPU and is super tight, and is your thermal paste ok? Reapply the thermal paste if it has dried up.

 

[Deleted member 1443762]

Bad cooler installation.
Bad airflow

Take off the cooler, clean off the old thermal paste, apply new paste.
Check the fan for dust, clean it off with a can of compressed air.
Correctly re-install the cooler making sure its touching the CPU.
Check temps then fan speed in BIOS or software.

What are the rest of the temps like in the system? If you are running games and your case has bad air circulation your CPU is going to be continuously choked with warm air.

 

[Calimano]

So, i have an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980, 8gb ddr3 ram, a F2A58M-S1 Gigabyte Motherboard and a 650w Power supply. Also, i've got 1 fan in the pc that is attached to the cpu, but i use 2 external big fans that blow cold air inside the case, wich are mostly for the gpu.

 

[Deleted member 1443762]

So, i have an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980, 8gb ddr3 ram, a F2A58M-S1 Gigabyte Motherboard and a 650w Power supply. Also, i've got 1 fan in the pc that is attached to the cpu, but i use 2 external big fans that blow cold air inside the case, wich are mostly for the gpu.

What case do you have?

 

[Calimano]

I actually dont know, its a relatively small one, more office like.

 

[Calimano]

Little update, i cleaned my CPU Fan, and now i've been getting temperatures from 45-65 celsius.

 

[Deleted member 1443762]

Little update, i cleaned my CPU Fan, and now i've been getting temperatures from 45-65 celsius.

Nice.

 

[Calimano]

The problem is, i still think while gaming that 65 celsius is a little too much, and i can notice my game lagging a lot. So, do you happen to know any other way to lower its temperature?

 

[Deleted member 1443762]

The problem is, i still think while gaming that 65 celsius is a little too much, and i can notice my game lagging a lot. So, do you happen to know any other way to lower its temperature?

65 Celsius is fine for gaming. If your are getting lag then its due to your A8 5600K. You have a beefy GTX980 but it's being held back by that CPU.

 

[Calimano]

But the weird thing is, 1 year ago i was able to play with the same specs i have now, the same games at much higher framerate, like a lot higher, i really dont know what happened in between.

 

[Calimano]

Games like Rainbow Six Siege wich i played at 140 fps at highest settings, now lag to 10 fps out of nowhere.

 

[CropEditPaste]

Try reseating the RAM and graphics card, checking for dust or debris in the slot.

 

[Calimano]

Try reseating the RAM and graphics card, checking for dust or debris in the slot.

Could you clarify more? Im not really good with tech, i solve 99% of my problems looking in google.

 

[CropEditPaste]

Try reseating the RAM and graphics card, checking for dust or debris in the slot.

Could you clarify more? Im not really good with tech, i solve 99% of my problems looking in google.

Ah, i see.

First you may want to unplug your computer to prevent shocking the components.

The RAM is usually next to the CPU inside the case, should look like little green sticks, and there may be 2 or 4 slots for them. If you have a GPU, it should be below the CPU, and is in a long slot that may have different sized slots by it. You will have to pull out a tab to remove the card. Blow off the gold plated contacts of the RAM and GPU and check the slots for dust or debris in it.

 

[Calimano]

I just finished doing it, let me tell you, lots of dust. Ill check if there's any change in Rainbow Six Siege.

 

[Calimano]

Try reseating the RAM and graphics card, checking for dust or debris in the slot.

Could you clarify more? Im not really good with tech, i solve 99% of my problems looking in google.

Ah, i see.

First you may want to unplug your computer to prevent shocking the components.

The RAM is usually next to the CPU inside the case, should look like little green sticks, and there may be 2 or 4 slots for them. If you have a GPU, it should be below the CPU, and is in a long slot that may have different sized slots by it. You will have to pull out a tab to remove the card. Blow off the gold plated contacts of the RAM and GPU and check the slots for dust or debris in it.

So... I've noticed an improvement, however, its still laggy, but its a weird kind of lag, its the same for all the textures quality, and my fps are stable and every like, idk 10s i get a big drop to like 10-20 fps.

 

[CropEditPaste]

It could be a graphics card driver conflict. Remove the drivers via device manager and install the latest ones from Nvidia.

 

[Calimano]

It could be a graphics card driver conflict. Remove the drivers via device manager and install the latest ones from Nvidia.

Just tried it. Rainbow Six is still laggy af, even at the lowest settings.

 

[CropEditPaste]

It could be a graphics card driver conflict. Remove the drivers via device manager and install the latest ones from Nvidia.

Just tried it. Rainbow Six is still laggy af, even at the lowest settings.

Try cleaning out the dust. Some components can get quite hot if they are covered by dust and they will begin to thermal throttle, essentially trying to keep the system running without melting themselves. Make sure to unplug and press the power button to drain the remaining system power before beginning work on dusting.

 

[Calimano]

It could be a graphics card driver conflict. Remove the drivers via device manager and install the latest ones from Nvidia.

Just tried it. Rainbow Six is still laggy af, even at the lowest settings.

Try cleaning out the dust. Some components can get quite hot if they are covered by dust and they will begin to thermal throttle, essentially trying to keep the system running without melting themselves. Make sure to unplug and press the power button to drain the remaining system power before beginning work on dusting.

Like i've said, i already cleaned it out of dust. Plus, my gpu even on really intensive games stays at 35-37 degree celsius, and at rest at 31 celsius.