Reasons for high core temperatures

[vishalaestro]

my specs are
processor :intel core2duo E8400 3GHZ(running at stock speeds with stock cooler)
motherboard:asus p5v-km
Ram:transcend 2x2gb 800mhz
Hdd:seagate 500gb 3gb\s
Gpu:xfx geforce 9500gt 1gb
Psu:cooler master extreme power plus 460w
Case:A micro-atx case which came with my old pentiumD system(i just changed the mobo,processor,psu and ram)
Airflow fitted:80mmx1 side intake,80mmx1 exhaust
my problem is the cpu temp is 45c at idle but the critical problem is the core temps ,core0 temp is 74c and core1 temp is 72c at idle and my gpu temps at 55c
things i tried to bring temperatures down
1.cleaned the cpu heatsink
2.reapplied the thermal paste
3.cable management was done properly
4.reseated the cpu heatsink
but still i get the same core temps except the gpu which was drastically reduced to 43-45c at idle.what might be the REASON?processor or motherboard or case.
my Room temp is 26c

 

[vishalaestro]

Wow man that is literally the first processor I have ever seen go bad lol. Glad you figured it out. You should be happy with the C2Q, I still run on in one of my rigs and I am perfectly happy with it still.

this is the first case i'm hearing that an intel processor goes wrong had so much faith on this processor served me very well for these years .i asked to a system engineer that he could anything to repair it he said he could take that processor for 50$ and in turn he could give me a core2quad q9550 if i pay him extra 35$ is it worth?

 

[cmi86]

this is the first case i'm hearing that an intel processor goes wrong had so much faith on this processor served me very well for these years .i asked to a system engineer that he could anything to repair it he said he could take that processor for 50$ and in turn he could give me a core2quad q9550 if i pay him extra 35$ is it worth?

Hes going to basically give you $50 for your broken dual and then charge you $35 for a Q9550 ? Hell yeah it's worth it !

 

[vishalaestro]

Hes going to basically give you $50 for your broken dual and then charge you $35 for a Q9550 ? Hell yeah it's worth it !

is it a good enough gaming processor compared to core i3 2100?

 

[cmi86]

I would say it is just as good of a gaming processor as the i3 for the reason that it is a quad vs a dual. Yes the i3 has a better more efficient architecture so clock for clock it will be faster than the C2Q in applications that do not utilize the C2Q's core advantage. However the software market (including game manufacturers) are moving past dual cores coding their software to take advantage of more cores. What this means is that soon the i3's efficiency will mean nothing because it will be crippled by its core count. Also the C2Q is going to be much more capable at muli taking while gaming due to it's core advantage.

 

[vishalaestro]

thank u

 

[vishalaestro]

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