100% CPU Temperature

[fishstix]

when applying paste, dont just randomly do it, look up different methods on youtube to see how to properly apply

[Katlan]

yeah paste only needs to cover the core, you don't want to smother it. "pea" method is better then the "line" method imo

[Amele]

Research your processor's TJMax and as long as you're not touching it, you'll be fine.

I had a massive wall of text in here about TJMax but basically in new intel chips what I was going to say* doesn't matter.

if you absolutely don't want to risk overheating the chip, I'd just aim for about 20C short of TJmax under load, though; if you have a temp sensor like realtemp or others that can show you 'relative' temp or 'distance from TJmax' temps, you may not even need to know what your chips TJmax is.

(and many absolute readouts have the programmed TJmax's wrong - every one I've looked at for the QX9650 I have is a different TJmax and none has been the 'correct' TJmax published by intel.)

[Milks]

i have a question that doesn't really warrant its own thread. to those of you with pcs that you run 24/7, and especially those of you who are overclocked, what do you do about room ambient temperatures in the room that your PC is located in? my room is currently 26C right now and my CPU temp is about 38C right now at stock clocks. My system itself is probably in the 40-45C area. what in the world can i do to keep my PC from absolutely heating my room in hot, humid alabama summer?

[Reality]

i have a question that doesn't really warrant its own thread. to those of you with pcs that you run 24/7, and especially those of you who are overclocked, what do you do about room ambient temperatures in the room that your PC is located in? my room is currently 26C right now and my CPU temp is about 38C right now at stock clocks. My system itself is probably in the 40-45C area. what in the world can i do to keep my PC from absolutely heating my room in hot, humid alabama summer?

nothing other than running your AC, or open the windows and turn on an attic fan (those fans that pull air through the house and up through the roof)

[Akiyama]

i have a question that doesn't really warrant its own thread. to those of you with pcs that you run 24/7, and especially those of you who are overclocked, what do you do about room ambient temperatures in the room that your PC is located in? my room is currently 26C right now and my CPU temp is about 38C right now at stock clocks. My system itself is probably in the 40-45C area. what in the world can i do to keep my PC from absolutely heating my room in hot, humid alabama summer?

I feel I'm best for answering this as I'm in Alabama and deal with this terrible shit too.

At the moment, it's about uh.. 22-24C in my room (AC going, doors open) and my cores are running at 32-33C, and fluctuating. Not sure what my acual system itself is running at as one of the sensors is bugged out in the bios, but it's probably around 35C or so, give or take.

Basically during the day, if I keep the AC going (set on 67 so it'll drop the temps in here to about 77-79F for the most part) and doors open, I find it's okay. Obviously don't leave windows open with the AC on, Haha. Also, maybe a fan that oscillates will help as well. Not sure what sort of system you run, but I'm on a Phenom II X3 720 OC'd from 2.8GHz to 3.2GHz (minor, but I'm a newb), 4GB RAM, a 520W Modular Corsair, PSU, etc.. so the system puts off some heat underneath my desk, but the room overall isn't bad at all.

Just keep the AC on full blast and leave bedroom doors open. Best I can say.

[Milks]

I have a Corsair TX750w, an i5-750 that was OCed to 3.4ghz but I reset to stock trying to keep the heat in my room down (dropped CPU temp from 41C or so to roughy 34C idle) with a Sapphire Vapor-X HD 5770. It sucks ass. Also, isn't your power bill high as fuck if you keep your AC at 67? Jesus dude. It's like a constant 96F outside where I live (about 20 minutes east of downtown Birmingham) and I leave my AC at 76-78 to keep the bill down.

[Olo401]

You are fine. My i7 980X reaches 81C at full load and i've been running this thing 24/7 for the past 3-4 months. Its maximum threshold 100C but you want to keep it under 85C at full load.

Even with a heat threshold that high it's really not a good idea to have the CPU running more than say 75C for a prolonged amount of time. Constant heat like that will slowly degrade the silicon circuitry in the CPU, especially in these newer processors where the circuits themselves are so small.

BTW I'm wondering which cooler you're using with your 980X. Did Intel include at least include their "extreme"/Core i9 rifle heatsink or does it have the normal one?