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post #1 of 64
7/17/12 at 3:22pm
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Here goes my first post!

So I just built up my first PC by myself a week ago, and it runs smoothly. Thermaltake V3, ASRock Z77 Extreme4 + i5-2500k with stock heatsink fan. One 120mm exhaust fan in the upper back and one 120mm intake fan in the lower front, in front of the HDD.

The problem is, if I play Battlefield 3, after let's say 2-3 hours of gaming, the processor's temp becomes 90°C doh.gif (decreased back into 35°C in 5 minutes though, room temperature is about 25°C)

Is that normal? I just bought a new thermalpaste (coolermaster, cheapest one), removed the stock paste, and applied the new one yesterday, but it seems that nothing changed.

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So what should I do? Let it be, change the paste again, or buy a new heatsink fan? Should I buy a new heatsink fan, what should it be?

P.S. GPU is GV-N560OC-1GI, temp never exceeds 60°C.
Edited by HatsuneShiro - 7/17/12 at 3:25pm
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post #2 of 64
7/17/12 at 3:25pm
90c is way to hot max temp should be 75c.... change the heatsink, get a Hyper 212+ they're cheap and pretty effective can pick one up as low as 20 bucks from Microcenter or around 25 online retailer... smile.gif
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post #3 of 64
7/17/12 at 3:27pm
90C = damage to CPU. You want to make sure you tightened the cooler down enough to make good contact. Additionally, I would change out stock thermal paste because it is and performs like garbage.
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7/17/12 at 3:27pm
Definitely replace the stock fan. Is it OCed at all right now? If so, I would put it back to stock speeds until you get a better cooler.
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post #5 of 64
7/17/12 at 3:28pm
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90c is way to hot max temp should be 75c.... change the heatsink, get a Hyper 212+ they're cheap and pretty effective can pick one up as low as 20 bucks from Microcenter or around 25 online retailer... smile.gif

I am pretty confident there is no Microcenter in Nanjing, China.
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7/17/12 at 3:30pm
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90c is way to hot max temp should be 75c.... change the heatsink, get a Hyper 212+ they're cheap and pretty effective can pick one up as low as 20 bucks from Microcenter or around 25 online retailer... smile.gif

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll consider buying it.
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Originally Posted by Odyn View Post

90C = damage to CPU. You want to make sure you tightened the cooler down enough to make good contact. Additionally, I would change out stock thermal paste because it is and performs like garbage.

I think I installed it tight enough. I changed the thermalpaste already.
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Definitely replace the stock fan. Is it OCed at all right now? If so, I would put it back to stock speeds until you get a better cooler.

Nope, I never OCed my rig even once.
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7/17/12 at 3:32pm
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I am pretty confident there is no Microcenter in Nanjing, China.

Don't worry, there's an online shop selling basically everything here.

404

199元 = roughly 30 USD
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post #8 of 64
7/17/12 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by yanks8981 View Post

I am pretty confident there is no Microcenter in Nanjing, China.

thats why i mentioned online retailer biggrin.gif just in case biggrin.gif

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Originally Posted by HatsuneShiro View Post

Don't worry, there's an online shop selling basically everything here.
404
199元 = roughly 30 USD

thats actually not to bad really, good price not much higher then what we in the US have to pay. biggrin.gif i'm going to be replacing my Corsair H50 Water kit with a Hyper 212+ in a few months biggrin.gif
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post #9 of 64
7/17/12 at 3:35pm
Hyper 212+ is the best option without getting crazy expensive. And it allows for nifty OCs.
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7/17/12 at 3:43pm
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What's the difference between 212+ and 212 EVO? Or it's the same?
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