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i5 2500K overheating?
- Thread starter drakioned
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I would definitely try re-seating the cooler, the AC7 should be plenty for the 2500k cpu.
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I agree with RJC, try remounting the cooler again. It might just be that one of the plastic
thumb screws is'nt applying enough pressure on the cooler. I had the same problem
when fitting my artic cooling freezer 13 pro when I changed motherboards.
thumb screws is'nt applying enough pressure on the cooler. I had the same problem
when fitting my artic cooling freezer 13 pro when I changed motherboards.
At the moment, 51, 51, 50, 49C.
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did you apply enough TIM? and as said before try re-seating and re-applying TIM
Or too much TIM?
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indeed
High idle temps too.
Did the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 come with pre applied paste?
If it did, and you didn't apply your own TIM, did you remember to take off the clear plastic protector from the base of the heatsink?
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I've got an i5 overclocked to 4.4Ghz, it idles at mid to high 30s and maxes out under load in the mid 60s with a Corsair A50. I'd suggest following the advice to try reseating the cooler, as that's almost certainly the main problem. You can also help your temperatures by spending time optimising the airflow in your case by making sure your cables are tidy and out the way of the fans, making sure none of your fans oppose each others airflow etc. Tidying up the cables in my case dropped my CPU temperatures by a couple of degrees.
Okay.
I removed the CPU cooler, scraped the thermal paste off the CPU with a tissue (there seemed to be still plenty on the heatsink), and reinstalled the cooler.
Idle: 33, 34, 33, 35
OCCT Linpack for an hour: 52, 55, 55, 53
Is this in line with what everyone else is getting, or should I be aiming further?
I removed the CPU cooler, scraped the thermal paste off the CPU with a tissue (there seemed to be still plenty on the heatsink), and reinstalled the cooler.
Idle: 33, 34, 33, 35
OCCT Linpack for an hour: 52, 55, 55, 53
Is this in line with what everyone else is getting, or should I be aiming further?
Your temps are fine now - your load temps verging on impressive - breathe easy.
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Soldato
20°c has been knocked off. I'd say that was a successful op wouldn't you?
Coolermaster HAF 912+
Yep. Moral of the story. Arctic Freezer 13 Pro comes with too much MX4 pre applied.
i had this 1.6 and beeped like crazy when playing mass effect 2
now go manual all the time
If you want to compare, my temps last night when idle were
28,29,28,27
and on load (h264 encoding for an hour)
41,40,43,42
that's in an Antec 300 case with a CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ (single fan). Since it's a direct contact heatpipe I had to use more MX-4 than I normally would (tried just the "pea" sized blob but upon removing the heatsink to move cases it had hardly spread) - filled the channels between the pipes in, and then put three small lines running down the contact plate.
28,29,28,27
and on load (h264 encoding for an hour)
41,40,43,42
that's in an Antec 300 case with a CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ (single fan). Since it's a direct contact heatpipe I had to use more MX-4 than I normally would (tried just the "pea" sized blob but upon removing the heatsink to move cases it had hardly spread) - filled the channels between the pipes in, and then put three small lines running down the contact plate.