I52500k Running hot

[Atlgator90]

My Asus mother board software is showing temps on the Intel i5 2500k near 74-75 degrees celcius while playing Diablo 3.Will this harm my CPU in the short or long run? Looking for ideas on how to lower the temp short of buying a new cooler. All my fans work and the computer is basically new and clean and I'm using stock settings on both the asus bios with no overclock. Can post screenshots later but for now I'm at work away from my comp.

Thanks for the help.

Andrew

[jdeb]

I think your o.k. but 75c is about the max you should see. They do tend to run hot under max load. 75 is on the edge for comfortable with me and if it were me, I would get the Cooler Master Hyper212+ EVO. I always put them in gaming builds for the reasons you are experiencing. I think it can handle up to 99c but it is not good for the CPU. I have seen it (that CPU) as high as 84c max load with a stock cooler running Intel or Prime 95 stress test but not always. They usually are 65 max load. It depends on several factors, ambient room temp, case fan configuration, cable management, installation CPU heatsink experience, thermal compound choice, to name a few.

You may also be seeing a false reading so make your your Asus software is up to date. Probably would not hurt to check BIOS updates for thermal issues as well. I am NOT telling you to update your BIOS! I am suggesting you look over the readme files for the update(s) to see if there are any thermal issue, if so, then apply the BIOS update using EZFlash.

[glc]

I'd suspect a heatsink pin not completely snapped in.

[Atlgator90]

Originally Posted by glc I'd suspect a heatsink pin not completely snapped in.

Thanks for the info prob try to reseat it tonight after work. This was my first build so the pin not being snapped is entirely possible. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

Edit: any tips on making sure the heatsink is fully secured?

[glc]

You need to remove the motherboard from the case and carefully look at the underside. You will be able to see if one or more pins are not in all the way. Hold your fingers like a "tent" under the socket and push down hard on each pin, when it's fully seated you should hear a click.

[Atlgator90]

Originally Posted by Atlgator90 Thanks for the info prob try to reseat it tonight after work. This was my first build so the pin not being snapped is entirely possible. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Edit: any tips on making sure the heatsink is fully secured?

That fixed it 100% one of the pins wasn't snapped in all the way, the max it runs while im playing diablo now is about 50 c. Wasn't that hard of a fix since I could see the pins when I took the other side of the case off.

Thanks for the help!