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My i3 is running at 65c now, the kids have been playing games on it for a couple of hours, is this normal, just got a message pop up from speed fan saying it is over 70c now, getting slightly worried about this?.
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Is this a laptop or desktop?
What model of the i3 and those temps under load or idle?
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It is on a desktop, the cpu is a i3 2120, idle temps seem to be around 40c right now, but as soon as i run prime95 they jump to around 90c.
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40 is about normal 90 under load isnt.. is it near a heat source or is the fans clogged up with dust
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Brand new fan for the cpu, and not near a heat source, what is a normal load temp for this cpu?.
Edited by tomxlisa (Thu 01-Nov-12 07:55:43)
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Did you remove the protective foil when you fitted the heatsink?
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It is on a desktop, the cpu is a i3 2120, idle temps seem to be around 40c right now, but as soon as i run prime95 they jump to around 90c.
Are these temps at stock speeds and voltage settings?
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There's a big difference between case temperature and core temperature, which often causes confusion. But 90 C is too high for either; are you sure that you fitted the heatsink correctly?
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I don't think there was anything on the bottom of the heatsink, only the thermal paste
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Yeah.
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I think i have solved this now, looks like the heatsink wasn't attached securely, took it back off, wiped off the thermal paste that was on there and put some arctic silver 5 on instead, put the heatsink back on and the idle temps seem to be as follows now, is this about normal for my cpu now or is the load still too high?.
Idle 35c
Load (using prime95) 65c
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Far better.
Run Prime 95 for a night and see how things work out.
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I always remove the thermal pads and put arctic silver on. The less you use, the better it works.
'Sir, please,' she said ... 'Will you not share your wisdom with us?'
'I have no wisdom,' he told her.
'Your experiences, then?'
'They have been trivial, uninteresting, and full of error.'
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I always remove the thermal pads and put arctic silver on. The less you use, the better it works.
Take that to the extreme, less and less and less until it is almost none ... that will not work too well!
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If the surfaces were perfectly flat, you wouldn't need any at all. 
Actually, I don't use arctic silver. Any thermally conductive paste will do, just not the putty that the cooler manufacturers use. 
'Sir, please,' she said ... 'Will you not share your wisdom with us?'
'I have no wisdom,' he told her.
'Your experiences, then?'
'They have been trivial, uninteresting, and full of error.'
Ian M. Banks - Feersum Endjinn
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It Ought to be Easy | Greasemonkey scriptsEdited by micksharpe (Fri 02-Nov-12 18:36:11)
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