Newly Built PC With High CPU Temperatures

[sashintha2001]

My newly built PC running an i5-7600 with stock cooler and a gtx 1060 get high temperatures of around 80C - 90C while running games. At idle I get around 43C - 50C. A game such as Fortnite, if I limit the fps to 60 I am able to play with 70C - 80C. However if i try to play games with any higher fps such as 100 or 144 my temperatures each around 90C and my cpu cooler get very loud.

I have already tried replacing the thermal paste and have noticed no difference what so ever. Is there any reason why my temps are so high?

 

[dragonstar914]

What kind of cooler are you using?

 

[sashintha2001]

What kind of cooler are you using?

The stock cooler that comes with the CPU as well 2 case fans one intake and one exhaust

 

[geofelt]

Your high idle temperature tells me that either your case has restrictive airflow so cooling air can not reach the cooler, or it is not mounted well.

----------------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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[geofelt]

What kind of cooler are you using?

The stock cooler that comes with the CPU as well 2 case fans one intake and one exhaust

What is the case?
Can you move the exhaust fan to the front as a second intake?

 

[sashintha2001]

Your high idle temperature tells me that either your case has restrictive airflow so cooling air can not reach the cooler, or it is not mounted well.

----------------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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Thank you so much, I just re-intalled it and now I can run games at 200fps with around 70C MAX. Also the CPU fan is no longer screaming when I play games. Thank youu!!!!

 

[geofelt]

made my day.