Solve : CPU temp too high??

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Answer» I just got myself a few new upgrades--motherboard, video card, CPU heatsink. But I notice that now my CPU (and GPU) TEMPS are REALLY up and down with their reading, and getting a bit too high for comfort (at least I think). I'm running a GIGABYTE P55A-UD3 motherboard, 2.8ghz i7 860, with a GTX 470 video card. I know that this particular card is known to run hot, and I have a monster heatsink (COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus) on my CPU to help out, in addition to the 120mm fan on the rear of the case, an 80mm side fan, not to mention the built in fans to the PSU and the vid card itself. I'm running on average around 50C at idle on the GTX 470, and around 35-40 on the CPU. But when I do anything that requires system effort--most notably, World of Warcraft--my GPU temp jumps to 80C and my CPU temp to anywhere from 60-77. The heatsink is mounted properly, and I used the Arctic Silver cleaning solutions to prep and AS5 for the thermal paste. The heatsink is making perfect contact, it's not loose in any way. I expect it to be a little warm in there due to the close proximity of the GTX, but is it normal to have not only that much deviance, but also that degree of heat on the CPU?It is normal. Questions: What is your elevation? Ambient temperature? Humidity? Size of computer room? How many people in the room? Uh, well, I live in Florida on the Gulf Coast. So I'm not too high up in elevation, and with the AC on in here when it is the ambient temp is usually around 76F. Usually not too humid inside either (although outside can be another story altogether of course.) My computer room is big, like 15x15, and I'm the only one ever in here. I even have my desk intentionally caddy-cornered in here despite all the room specifically so that the exhaust fan on the back of the machine isn't close to a wall, etc. You are safe. Both the CPU and the graphic chip are inside the safe zone. With your environmental conditions, nothing bad will happen. As far a s heat is concerned. Here is a quote from a knowledgeable user o Tom;s Hardware. Quote The CPU will automatically throttle back when it hits 100 degrees Celsius to prevent damage, but the general CONSENSUS is to never let your CPU go above 70. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283442-28-maximum-temperature-core If you AC ever goes out and the room temp gets to 115 F, the graphics chip will likely fail before the i7 would. It is an i7? Aye, it's an i7. I was just concerned that it was going as high as it was, when I've seen others talk about similar setups with the same chip and heat-sink that don't RISE over around 55-60C under load. Then again I recognize that I have an older and not so good i7 and that my video card will automatically raise the ambient temperature by a bit due to it's high operating temperature.Side note: If your video card ever goes above 100C, then I would reccomend taking the video card heatsink off and re-apply your own thermal grease. This does void your warenty and it may be hard to take off of some cards, but if it is going over 100, then it's worth the risk. I did this to a card that was running at 105 and started to glitch. After re-applying the thermal grease, it dropped to 80 and saved the card. Sometimes those manufactures are lazy and don't put the grease on right and that's why that happens.Yeah I plan to keep an eye on it. This particular model has a reputation of running hot with the stock heatsink and fan. I'm sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place--a new heatsink for it would run around $65. But it's new--I could have just bought the 570 GTX if I was going to invest that much money in it. So it warrants a bit of observation.Thank goodness it wasn't the elevation or an overcrowded room...Well yeah, with all those HERDS of people in there at high elevation there is a risk the computer could pass out from oxygen deprivation....

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I just got myself a few new upgrades--motherboard, video card, CPU heatsink. But I notice that now my CPU (and GPU) TEMPS are REALLY up and down with their reading, and getting a bit too high for comfort (at least I think).

I'm running a GIGABYTE P55A-UD3 motherboard, 2.8ghz i7 860, with a GTX 470 video card. I know that this particular card is known to run hot, and I have a monster heatsink (COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus) on my CPU to help out, in addition to the 120mm fan on the rear of the case, an 80mm side fan, not to mention the built in fans to the PSU and the vid card itself.

I'm running on average around 50C at idle on the GTX 470, and around 35-40 on the CPU. But when I do anything that requires system effort--most notably, World of Warcraft--my GPU temp jumps to 80C and my CPU temp to anywhere from 60-77.

The heatsink is mounted properly, and I used the Arctic Silver cleaning solutions to prep and AS5 for the thermal paste. The heatsink is making perfect contact, it's not loose in any way. I expect it to be a little warm in there due to the close proximity of the GTX, but is it normal to have not only that much deviance, but also that degree of heat on the CPU?It is normal.
Questions:
What is your elevation? Ambient temperature? Humidity? Size of computer room? How many people in the room? Uh, well, I live in Florida on the Gulf Coast. So I'm not too high up in elevation, and with the AC on in here when it is the ambient temp is usually around 76F. Usually not too humid inside either (although outside can be another story altogether of course.) My computer room is big, like 15x15, and I'm the only one ever in here. I even have my desk intentionally caddy-cornered in here despite all the room specifically so that the exhaust fan on the back of the machine isn't close to a wall, etc.

You are safe. Both the CPU and the graphic chip are inside the safe zone. With your environmental conditions, nothing bad will happen. As far a s heat is concerned.

Here is a quote from a knowledgeable user o Tom;s Hardware.
Quote

The CPU will automatically throttle back when it hits 100 degrees Celsius to prevent damage, but the general CONSENSUS is to never let your CPU go above 70.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283442-28-maximum-temperature-core

If you AC ever goes out and the room temp gets to 115 F, the graphics chip will likely fail before the i7 would. It is an i7?

Aye, it's an i7. I was just concerned that it was going as high as it was, when I've seen others talk about similar setups with the same chip and heat-sink that don't RISE over around 55-60C under load. Then again I recognize that I have an older and not so good i7 and that my video card will automatically raise the ambient temperature by a bit due to it's high operating temperature.Side note: If your video card ever goes above 100C, then I would reccomend taking the video card heatsink off and re-apply your own thermal grease. This does void your warenty and it may be hard to take off of some cards, but if it is going over 100, then it's worth the risk. I did this to a card that was running at 105 and started to glitch. After re-applying the thermal grease, it dropped to 80 and saved the card. Sometimes those manufactures are lazy and don't put the grease on right and that's why that happens.Yeah I plan to keep an eye on it. This particular model has a reputation of running hot with the stock heatsink and fan. I'm sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place--a new heatsink for it would run around $65. But it's new--I could have just bought the 570 GTX if I was going to invest that much money in it. So it warrants a bit of observation.Thank goodness it wasn't the elevation or an overcrowded room...Well yeah, with all those HERDS of people in there at high elevation there is a risk the computer could pass out from oxygen deprivation....

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