Too hot for a non-K CPU?

Laquer Head

Laquer Head

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In our backup machine the i5 4590 we are using has been fine on the stock intel fan for almost a year, but lately its been running hotter, 72-77C

27C at idle and got as warm as 77C maxed running Prime overnight but it didn't shut down.

Is it worth it to upgrade to an aftermarket cooler? or is this kind of temp okay for this non-K i5
 
Hmm, that's a bit over the listed TCASE range of 72C, is that package temp or core temp?

Have you blown it out lately?
 
beers said:
Hmm, that's a bit over the listed TCASE range of 72C, is that package temp or core temp?

Have you blown it out lately?
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Unlike some people, who shall remain nameless, I sacrifice the $5 for a can of air and regularly do minor maintenance so nothing ever builds up.

Package Temp BTW.
 
I'd give it a repaste if you're worried about it. Otherwise a 212 EVO or similar are cheap enough.
 
beers said:
I'd give it a repaste if you're worried about it. Otherwise a 212 EVO or similar are cheap enough.
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okay, I might look into a cheap 30-40 cooler, but if those temps aren't outrageous I can do a quick repaste with some AS5 now and see how that goes, on the really cheap
 
On a side note, this is the machine that has my 9 year old PC Power & Cooling Silencer in it, would it have any adverse affect on temp, if it was starting to fail?
 
If it's running at 72C under load on the stock cooler then that's fine. I know the max temp Intel states this CPU can do is 72C but you can probably run it closer to 85C or even 90C before you get any issues or shut downs and actually 70C or so at load is about normal, sometimes even with aftermarket cooling (depending on CPU, case and cooling of course).

27C at idle is good so unless you are thinking about running this CPU under load for long periods of time I really wouldn't worry. As said above, if you remove any dust or reapply thermal paste that can help too and save you some money. :)

If you're still concerned then a fairly cheap aftermarket cooler will help.
 
Thanks for the input guys!

I'm going to unmount it and hit it with fresh AS5 later today. I'm gonna keep it on the stock fan and just pay attention to it.. I guess if it goes, I'll need to throw in the 4690K and upgrade my rig to Skylake a bit earlier.
 
Yeah try dusting and reapplying thermal paste before you spend money. Both can make a really big difference. The stock thermal paste on the bottom of the cooler which is usually pre-applied isn't the best if you want the lowest temperatures possible.
 
spirit said:
Yeah try dusting and reapplying thermal paste before you spend money. Both can make a really big difference. The stock thermal paste on the bottom of the cooler which is usually pre-applied isn't the best if you want the lowest temperatures possible.
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I definitely scraped off the stock paste when last installed,but its probably "cakey" by now
 
Prime is also absolutely grueling on processors. In my experience it makes it a good amount hotter than other benchmarks/stress tests. It even made my 8320 unstable at stock clocks. CPU-Z has a built in benchmark and stress test that I use now.

AS5 will probably knock you down a good amount too.
 
The chassis its in does suck ass... It's an old Coolermaster Sileo 500 Silent chassis and all the soundproof foam is falling apart..lol
 
For future reference, AS5 sucks. It performs poorly compared to newer cheaper compounds such as MX4 and NTH1. It's also capacitive and harder to clean up.
 
mistersprinkles said:
For future reference, AS5 sucks. It performs poorly compared to newer cheaper compounds such as MX4 and NTH1. It's also capacitive and harder to clean up.
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First off, it doesn't suck. Second its like $4-5 for a tube, hardly expensive.. Thirdly, I've never had to use anything other than a paper towel to clean it off a CPU.

But yah..thanks for the advice!!
 
Harder to clean up? In what way? I've never experienced any problem with cleaning it up. A good ol' bottle of 99% isopropyl and tissue paper is all I need to clean up the IHS.

I could only imagine the cleanup being bad is if you are cleaning it up after you decide to apply the whole tube of AS5 onto your processor and then installing the cooler.
 
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