i5-3570K temperature a bit high?

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swchoi89

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Hi guys,

Just finished assembling my system. I added a CM Hyper 212 on top of i5-3570K. My idle is at 31 degrees celcius. I hear how people achieve around 28 to 29. Did I do something wrong here or am I acting paranoid?

I'm at stock frequency atm.

Thanks,
 
swchoi89 said:
Hi guys,

Just finished assembling my system. I added a CM Hyper 212 on top of i5-3570K. My idle is at 31 degrees celcius. I hear how people achieve around 28 to 29. Did I do something wrong here or am I acting paranoid?

I'm at stock frequency atm.

Thanks,
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That should not be a problem at all.

Have you tried putting the CPU to some stress? Like a game or a stress test.
 
swchoi89 said:
Hi guys,

Just finished assembling my system. I added a CM Hyper 212 on top of i5-3570K. My idle is at 31 degrees celcius. I hear how people achieve around 28 to 29. Did I do something wrong here or am I acting paranoid?

I'm at stock frequency atm.

Thanks,
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That's perfectly normal, the only option to see the real cooling power is looking for the temps when you stress your cpu 100% for 15 min. Like kasper said above^^.
 
SmileMan said:
That's perfectly normal, the only option to see the real cooling power is looking for the temps when you stress your cpu 100% for 15 min. Like kasper said above^^.
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Yea, I'm going to wait until my GPU arrives and give it a try.

Thanks man
 
it can take a few days for the thermal paste to fully sure and give optimal heat transfer which afterward can drop the temps 1 or 2 degrees. Also if you used the thermal paste that came with the 212 it isn't the best, it will do the job but a good 10 buck tube of arctic silver would lower the temp a couple degrees too.
 
jonnyp11 said:
it can take a few days for the thermal paste to fully sure and give optimal heat transfer which afterward can drop the temps 1 or 2 degrees. Also if you used the thermal paste that came with the 212 it isn't the best, it will do the job but a good 10 buck tube of arctic silver would lower the temp a couple degrees too.
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ah! I tihnk you're right, temp is beginning to drop, thanks (Y):good:
 
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