Check your CPU Coolers

[Bullets]

Bought a prebuilt Motherboard bundle (MB/CPU/Cooler/Ram) from judging from the reviews a respectable company.. Only to recently have issues with high CPU temps under load. 

After some investigation I found the source of the trouble, the "tech" (probably / hopefully just someone helping out) used copious amounts of thermal paste...   

So if you have bought a bundle or a custom PC it might be worth your while to check the amount of paste between your CPU and heatsink 

 

[Gambit21]

I built mine myself

[Bullets]

I built mine myself

 

I was going too but it was actually cheaper to buy the motherboard bundle 

[BeastyBaiter]

I bought my new R5 1600x as part of a cpu/mobo/ram bundle, but it was all in separate boxes. Had to buy a CPU cooler separately. On the bright side, you know they didn't cheap out on the paste. Gave ya at least 3 servings!

Edited June 15, 2017 by BeastyBaiter

[=TBAS=Sshadow14]

never bought a pre-built or second had PC so never had this problem.
 

[Jade_Monkey]

That's quite a bit of TIM. I'm glad I build my own closed loop.

[Bullets]

Bought a new watercooler and cleaned off all the old paste! Temps are all good now! Doesn't go above 60! 

[=TBAS=Sshadow14]

You lot need to get a basic cheap closed loop liquid cooler.

Hard to beat these temps on a fan (granted only idling at server screen)
FX8350 @ 4.4Ghz (Idle 22*C load 40*C)

Edited June 17, 2017 by =R4T=Sshadow14

[LLv24_SukkaVR]

My previous CPU cooler had these plastic fasteners and few months after use i had some problems with game performance, i then noticed that my CPU temperature was about 99-100c while playing and when i opened the  computer case 3 out of 4 fasteners were broken. I replaced it with Thermalright HR-02 cooler which has steel fasteners. Not gonna buy coolers with plastic fasteners anymore.

[CanadaOne]

I admit to wanting the Corsair H80i V2.

 

I just need the 6600K that goes with it.

[Jaws2002]

I have this three pounds Noctua NH-14 I got six years ago.

It's a heavy beast and takes all the space in my full tower, but I didn't see the temperature go over fifty degrees Celsius.

[Jade_Monkey]

I have this three pounds Noctua NH-14 I got six years ago.

It's a heavy beast and takes all the space in my full tower, but I didn't see the temperature go over fifty degrees Celsius.

Its a classic. Great cooler if you have the room for it!

[Guest deleted@30725]

I think it needed more paste, not less.

[Gambit21]

Well if the cooler is seated properly then there's only room for a micro-thin layer.

[SCG_Space_Ghost]

I think it needed more paste, not less.

 

Too much paste reduces thermal wicking.

[Guest deleted@30725]

Too much paste reduces thermal wicking.

 

Yep, when I was a kid I used to spread the paste over the CPU like a right idiot and then soon after I learned to just use one small blob and the compression from the cooler clips moves that small blob all over the cpu without mess