What temperature should an i5 3750k be running

[karz97]

Hello,
my i5 3750k is running at around 100 celcius at idle its using stock clock speed (3.4ghz) and the stock cooler

I havent installed any drivers for anything because I dont know where to find them (the i5 ones) and for my motherboard (ASRock Extreme 4) I dont know what one to download

Parts list
CPU: i5 3750k 3.4ghz
Heatsink: stock
Mobo: ASRock extreme 4
Psu: coolermaster silent pro 850w bronze
Case: Coolermaster 912 mid tower (2x120 in the front 1x120 on the side (intake) 1x120 in the back (exhaust))
Video car: Radeon HD 4550 (i dont know if its normal but that is running at 100°F)
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 2x4gb 1600mhz red

 

[hugh117]

Make sure you have applied thermal paste and check that the cpu cooler has been put on correctly.

 

[z7storm7z]

^^
make sure cpu cooler is plugged in and check if it really is that temp manually

 

[karz97]

It is pluged in and spins before it did go in sleep mode and nothign was spinning at all, could that have affected it?

And its the pre applied thermal paste

 

[zdbc13]

Did you remove the plastic film before you put the heatsink on? Are the pins solidly pushed into the motherboard? Can you move it around by hand at all?

 

[karz97]

I have found the problem and fixed it, what happened was the cpu fan cord that wraps around the heatsink was tight and made it so the cpu fan couldn't spin I un-warped the cord and its running at half the temperature

 

[Scott_D_Bowen]

Anything under 72C for a CPU is fine.
- You cannot compare the temperature of your CPU to one in a review as the ambient temperature in the review will be very different to your own system.