Intel i5 9600k at 81°C, is that normal?
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Hello,
The temperature of my GPU reached 81°C during a session of Battlefield 1. Considering that I have more demanding games, I am a bit worried.
My setup is as follows:
- i5 9600K
- Aorus RTX 2070 Xtreme
- NZXT Kraken X52 (positioned at the front of the case to expel hot air) + 2 fans (1 at the back and 1 on top to bring in cool air)
- 16GB of RAM
(I specify that everything is well cleaned, so zero dust)
No issues with my GPU, which has a normal temperature (~60-70°C), but the temperature of my CPU concerns me, is it high or rather normal?
The temperature of my GPU reached 81°C during a session of Battlefield 1. Considering that I have more demanding games, I am a bit worried.
My setup is as follows:
- i5 9600K
- Aorus RTX 2070 Xtreme
- NZXT Kraken X52 (positioned at the front of the case to expel hot air) + 2 fans (1 at the back and 1 on top to bring in cool air)
- 16GB of RAM
(I specify that everything is well cleaned, so zero dust)
No issues with my GPU, which has a normal temperature (~60-70°C), but the temperature of my CPU concerns me, is it high or rather normal?
2 answers
Hello,
yes 81 is quite a lot. Have you overclocked your CPU?
Try checking the motherboard software or in the BIOS to configure the speed of the water cooling, although I’m not really sure how to set up the water cooling to make it run at 100% at around 65°C. Otherwise, you could change the thermal paste of the processor, with a minimum of 8W/mK for water cooling, and see if you can even get 11-12W/mK (8€ per gram, though).
Generally, the fans at the front are for intake, and at the back and top for exhaust, but it doesn’t change much as long as the air flows in one direction. It's more to prevent hot air from blowing on you when the front of the PC is facing you.
yes 81 is quite a lot. Have you overclocked your CPU?
Try checking the motherboard software or in the BIOS to configure the speed of the water cooling, although I’m not really sure how to set up the water cooling to make it run at 100% at around 65°C. Otherwise, you could change the thermal paste of the processor, with a minimum of 8W/mK for water cooling, and see if you can even get 11-12W/mK (8€ per gram, though).
Generally, the fans at the front are for intake, and at the back and top for exhaust, but it doesn’t change much as long as the air flows in one direction. It's more to prevent hot air from blowing on you when the front of the PC is facing you.
No not at all and that's precisely the problem...
The water cooling is configured with the software Cam 3.7.7 and I've already set everything to 100%.
The assembly was done by topachat and regarding the thermal paste, they told me that it was already applied by default on the water cooling (which is logically supposed to be placed on the CPU)
So I'm not sure, I've contacted topachat for more information.
Start by replacing the thermal paste; this will eliminate any possibility that it is bad or that the module is not properly secured and/or positioned, resulting in insufficient contact with the CPU.
Otherwise, it’s possible that the fans are not spinning or not at full power, or that the pump in the water cooling system is faulty.
There could also be an air bubble in the circuit... although in principle, since it is sealed... that shouldn't be the case.
I'm still going to buy thermal paste just in case.
Thanks to everyone for your responses :)