Q9300 70C on idle

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 11, 2012

Hi

i have a problem with my cpu i can't seem to get the temperature down i did put a new thermal paste but the temp didn't go down its still the same any idea what to do.

Sir B. Fannybottom · Aug 11, 2012

What are you using to cool it?

AlienIsGOD · Aug 11, 2012

thats def a bit high, my Q9450 never hit more than 60c with an aftermarket cooler ( bought OEM CPU

) and my SB i5 is idle @ 43c as we speak on an Intel stock HSF. i know Q9000s run a bit hotter than SB but that temp is still bothersome.

mstenholm · Aug 11, 2012

and next questions - how was the temperature "before", did it rise from one day to the next, do you ever clean your heat sink (no offence meant), did you move your PC recently, add a new/other GPU, why do you have 13% CPU usage in idle and a lot more for sure?

Aquinus · Aug 11, 2012

That's really hot for that CPU. If you're using a stock cooler, it is possible that the plastic push pins could have been stripped when the cooler was removed. This happened to me in the past when I used a C2D with the stock cooler so the cooler wasn't making good contact with the CPU. Maybe a different cooler is in order? Also how much thermal compound did you use? You shouldn't be using too much either. I also wouldn't run the computer until you get this fixed because that temperature isn't very safe for that CPU, even more so at almost idle.

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 11, 2012

Aquinus said:
plastic push pins could have been stripped

the cooler use screws no push pins.its a packard bell imax x9535 its very small and crowded.i have cleaned ths pc and the heatsinks then put some thermal paste in the middle of the cpu and put the cooler back but temps are still the same.

Bo$$ · Aug 11, 2012

Pics of the inside of the case please

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 11, 2012

i apologize for the bad quality picture i don't have a digital camera.the psu is on top of the cpu cooler.

NdMk2o1o · Aug 11, 2012

Do you have anything better to take a picture with than that potatoe? :laugh:

Could well be that stock packard bell heatsink is just crap, are the mounting holes standard?

Bo$$ · Aug 11, 2012

he has a compact tower.... Oh no! Try look for an Arctic cooler 7 low profile

darkangel0504 · Aug 11, 2012

check your cooler , maybe it was deviated

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 11, 2012

the cooler is cooler master but with no model number so i can't give the exact model but it use screws.i manged to move the psu away from cpu cooler so its not on top of it but it didn't help getting the temps down also i have noticed that the psu fan doesn't always turn.

Bo$$ · Aug 11, 2012

Swap it, it's garbage. if you want good temps get a low profile after market cooler

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 11, 2012

this is weird everything is overheating without doing anything expect for the psu i'm touching it with my hand and its not hot at all.

Crap Daddy · Aug 11, 2012

This is with the case open? Maybe the PSU is on its way out. Can you test another PSU?

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 12, 2012

Crap Daddy said:
This is with the case open? Maybe the PSU is on its way out. Can you test another PSU?

yes the case is open unfortunately i'don't have a spare psu to test it ,right now i have a fan blowing on the pc case and it helps a little with the temps.

micropage7 · Aug 12, 2012

Fatal1ty39 said:
this is weird everything is overheating without doing anything expect for the psu i'm touching it with my hand and its not hot at all.

sensor err like if you touch it but it aint hot at all

Aquinus · Aug 12, 2012

Would you be willing to modify the case? If you can add an intake and exhaust fan, it would help you out a lot. They don't even have to be very big fans, but the extra air movement would probably help a lot if blowing air into the case with a fan is helping.

Is this your primary rig? Would you be willing to take it apart while taking pictures through the process so we can see exactly what you have to work with? Something as simple as an expansion slot fan might help for a case that small but it's hard to tell because the picture you provided was blurry and a little too close.

I'm not sure if anyone has asked this, but how much thermal compound did you use and how did you apply it?

Fatal1ty39 · Aug 12, 2012

Aquinus said:
how much thermal compound did you use and how did you apply it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1e-34G3foo

like this but it could be because i didn't clean the cpu and the heat sinks with alcohol because i didn't have any but i did clean the old thermal paste with microfiber cloth and applied the new thermal paste.

JonathanC · Aug 13, 2012

Well from my experience in situations like this... it may be the following problems...

When touching a piece of hardware you are not going to feel the heat that the sensors detect in your computer, as chip sensors are for internal heat not external.

If you are receiving temps like this as soon as you boot your pc, then there is a problem with your hardware/software.

Make sure that all of your drivers are up to date, sometimes old or faulty drivers for any piece of hardware can put out faulty readings.

Another issue could be that some of your hardware is failing... but I am willing to bet its the sensors on your computer and if that is the case, you can't exactly fix it other than to replace the whole piece of hardware.

I'm pretty much willing to bet thats the problem, because at 70*C you should be frying eggs on that thing... and if the temp was really 70*C you should be receiving a BSOD or RSOD

Either way, I would attach an external temp gauge to monitor the heat leaving the case, after a while it would put off some intense heat, Other than that I wouldn't worry about unless your 100% sure that the readings are accurate.

Aquinus · Aug 13, 2012

JonathanC said:
I'm pretty much willing to bet thats the problem, because at 70*C you should be frying eggs on that thing... and if the temp was really 70*C you should be receiving a BSOD or RSOD

Not true. I had an E6600 that would idle at 55*C and would go up to 67*C under load with the stock cooler and it never BSODed on me for temperatures. He also said that opening the case and having a fan blowing air in was lowering temperatures. It really sounds like poor airflow in the case, and considering how small it is and how close everything is to each other, it makes a lot of sense.

You could try to under-volt the CPU to get temperatures down or to try to add some fans to get some air movement so it isn't stagnent. It really sounds like poor airflow to me.

JonathanC · Aug 13, 2012

Aquinus said:
Not true. I had an E6600 that would idle at 55*C and would go up to 67*C under load with the stock cooler and it never BSODed on me for temperatures. He also said that opening the case and having a fan blowing air in was lowering temperatures. It really sounds like poor airflow in the case, and considering how small it is and how close everything is to each other, it makes a lot of sense.

You could try to under-volt the CPU to get temperatures down or to try to add some fans to get some air movement so it isn't stagnent. It really sounds like poor airflow to me.

Well i know everytime I have gone over 65*c my computer BSOD's.... but it may just be a safety feature... idk. Thanks for pointing out the fan thing though, I missed that earlier. This i why I should sleep at night instead of posting lol! :respect:

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