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30 min of gaming and temp is 60+

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pulkitpopli2004
pulkitpopli2004 Original post #1
Apr 14, 2011 at 6:54 PM
While playing Dragon age2 or NFSHP jst for 30 min.. temp reaches 60+ very easily...
here is the attachment of speedFan readings..

what to do now guyz? i think this much temp will definately gonna hurt my rig..
ma room is on top floor.. so generally room temp is not as low as expected in normal case.

and 5 min after gameplay.. temperature reaches this much(normtemp.png)..

Fans in cabby-
REAR- 1 X 120mm
SIDE-2 x 120mm,
TOP- 1 X 200mm
Piyush
Piyush #2
Apr 14, 2011 at 7:13 PM
well its somehow ok
because its delhi and summers

and if you want to curb the temperature a little bit then remove your HSF ,clean it and apply new thermal paste and then see the difference
A
Apr 14, 2011 at 7:20 PM
thats normal.......... no need to worry,
pulkitpopli2004
Apr 14, 2011 at 7:27 PM
if its normal then no problem...
its not have been a long tym i purchased new PC..whether applying new thermal paste would be recommendable??
asingh
asingh #5
Apr 14, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Post with RealTEMP. That is more reliable.
pulkitpopli2004
Apr 14, 2011 at 8:31 PM
this happen before gaming and after 25min of NFSHP
Piyush
Piyush #7
Apr 14, 2011 at 8:40 PM
well your idle temps are are not that cool
just do a thorough cleaning and apply new thermal compound
funkysourav
Apr 14, 2011 at 8:56 PM
My temps are

Athlon II X4 CPU 35C(Idle) 48C(Load)-----------Heatsink has some dust needs to be cleaned
HD6850 GPU 43C(Idle) 67C(Load)-----------New
under maximum possible settings for Bioshock 2007
so it goes to say everyone must be having these temps
i guess its just summer
mitraark
Apr 14, 2011 at 9:41 PM
60-70 is fine i think at that load, don;t worry much.
A
Apr 14, 2011 at 11:08 PM
when I game my cpu temps would be around 65-75 and gpu always above 85...........
asingh
asingh #11
Apr 14, 2011 at 11:41 PM
^^
That is fine.
ithehappy
ithehappy #12
Apr 15, 2011 at 12:10 AM
when I game my cpu temps would be around 65-75 and gpu always above 85...........

May I know what CPU and GPU you have? and your ambient temp also?
pulkitpopli2004
Apr 15, 2011 at 12:16 AM
My temps are

Athlon II X4 CPU 35C(Idle) 48C(Load)-----------Heatsink has some dust needs to be cleaned
HD6850 GPU 43C(Idle) 67C(Load)-----------New
under maximum possible settings for Bioshock 2007
so it goes to say everyone must be having these temps
i guess its just summer

my rig is also almost new.. i wonder how much dust must be accumulated there..

anyways since its now that serious as you guyz are saying.. i think cleaning once would be enough
A
Apr 15, 2011 at 7:50 AM
May I know what CPU and GPU you have? and your ambient temp also?

i7 930 and sapphire hd 5850, ambient temp always 35 C plus......... afternoons around 40C.
ithehappy
ithehappy #15
Apr 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM
i7 930 and sapphire hd 5850, ambient temp always 35 C plus......... afternoons around 40C.

Well that's a HT CPU and I think the temps are more or less okay, in my case when I game, temp hovers around 70-71°C, ambient same as you, but not 40°C coz I turn the AC before it hits 40°C :). My GPU temp stays at 78-80°C, though your card might have higher temp as it's an older card, and also so powerful.
BTW- What cabby are you using and make sure fans are installed properly. I have installed 2 top, 1 front and back and 2 cooler fans, still can't hold it under 70°C.
Do you have any Cooler installed or the Intel stock one?
rchi84
rchi84 #16
Apr 15, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Could be related to any number of things. Have you checked if your CPU fans speed up properly? Sometimes, dust accumulates on the fan fins so you have to clean the CPU, GPU and cabinet fans once a month.

Also, have you tied up all the cables in your cabinet? Good cable management can make a difference to system temps. maybe you need to reapply thermal paste on your CPU..

try installing additional fans in your cabinet as well.

and i maybe wrong, but I think TJMax for i5 CPUs is around 100 degrees, right? So you don't have much to be worried about.
ithehappy
ithehappy #17
Apr 15, 2011 at 5:41 PM
and i maybe wrong, but I think TJMax for i5 CPUs is around 100 degrees, right? So you don't have much to be worried about.

He has a i7.
A
Apr 15, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Well that's a HT CPU and I think the temps are more or less okay, in my case when I game, temp hovers around 70-71°C, ambient same as you, but not 40°C coz I turn the AC before it hits 40°C :). My GPU temp stays at 78-80°C, though your card might have higher temp as it's an older card, and also so powerful.
BTW- What cabby are you using and make sure fans are installed properly. I have installed 2 top, 1 front and back and 2 cooler fans, still can't hold it under 70°C.
Do you have any Cooler installed or the Intel stock one?

am on stock cooler, as as of now not going to over clock and cabby is HAF 932- a full tower.
shruti
shruti #19
Apr 15, 2011 at 9:26 PM
temperature is normal. nothing to worry about.
ithehappy
ithehappy #20
Apr 15, 2011 at 9:28 PM
That's very nice cabby you have there. Make sure all the fans are installed, try to get the best airflow fans(they will be noisy, but they do their job very well), and also try to do some cable management as others mentioned. Also try to apply a new thermal paste. If those things keep your temperature around 70°C then it's okay, otherwise you may try to install an Air Cooler. I don't have a lot if ideas about this PC stuff but frankly I don't like my CPU temp going above 70°C and I simply won't allow it :)
If your room has AC then turn it on when temp reaches max high especially when gaming for long.

temperature is normal. nothing to worry about.

Welcome lady :), are you the one who posts regularly on Gsmarena?
shruti
shruti #21
Apr 15, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Welcome lady :), are you the one who posts regularly on Gsmarena?
thx for the welcome. i do post on Gsmarena, but not regularly. :)
A
Apr 15, 2011 at 10:54 PM
That's very nice cabby you have there. Make sure all the fans are installed, try to get the best airflow fans(they will be noisy, but they do their job very well), and also try to do some cable management as others mentioned. Also try to apply a new thermal paste. If those things keep your temperature around 70°C then it's okay, otherwise you may try to install an Air Cooler. I don't have a lot if ideas about this PC stuff but frankly I don't like my CPU temp going above 70°C and I simply won't allow it :)
If your room has AC then turn it on when temp reaches max high especially when gaming for long.



Welcome lady :), are you the one who posts regularly on Gsmarena?


yep I do keep check of temps............... and yes the room has AC.............

thx for the welcome. i do post on Gsmarena, but not regularly. :)

wow a techie girl...................... Welcome to our forum........:smile:
pulkitpopli2004
Apr 16, 2011 at 2:06 AM
Could be related to any number of things. Have you checked if your CPU fans speed up properly? Sometimes, dust accumulates on the fan fins so you have to clean the CPU, GPU and cabinet fans once a month.

Also, have you tied up all the cables in your cabinet? Good cable management can make a difference to system temps. maybe you need to reapply thermal paste on your CPU..

try installing additional fans in your cabinet as well.

and i maybe wrong, but I think TJMax for i5 CPUs is around 100 degrees, right? So you don't have much to be worried about.

yeah you are right.. i think i should try this now..

and what does that "distance to TJMax signifies?
funkysourav
Apr 16, 2011 at 10:44 AM
TjMax is the maximum permissible temp for a specific model of an Intel Proccy
when your temps are well distanced from the TJMax, you shouldn't have to worry about the temp affecting your proccy
Note
TJmax differs from model to model
it is not known how they are calculated by intel engineers
pulkitpopli2004
Apr 16, 2011 at 1:08 PM
^^ohk thats y Distance to TJMax decreases when proccy temp increases...
thanks ...
shruti
shruti #27
Apr 16, 2011 at 4:06 PM
in laptops when you hit TjMax, they switch off automatically.
pulkitpopli2004
Apr 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM
^^ that happens in PC too if power management software are installed in PC IMO..
Piyush
Piyush #29
Apr 16, 2011 at 6:39 PM
^^ that happens in PC too if power management software are installed in PC IMO..

this feature is available in almost all processors/motherboards that were launched last couple of years