Ok, so I have recently made my first computer (still in the process)
I have a Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz and it came with the heat-sink, my case has a temp probe and I had already applied the head-sink to the CPU and then removed it for the probe to go in, the gel on the heat-sink has 'melted' to the CPU (guessing its meant to do this tho?) after reading that its a BAD idea to put the probe ON the CPU I removed it. Should I get a new pad/gel and start over so the transfer is good and there is no 'hot spot'?
The processor runs around 45-50 °C under average load (surfing the net, d'loading and installing updates etc...) is this a good temp or a bad temp to run at?
about 30 °C idel
I have 4 case fans and the heat-sink fan on at all times as I'm way to scared to over heat and kill the computer, am I being over paranoid?
I got the temp reading from Speccy.
Cheers - Toshax
I have a Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz and it came with the heat-sink, my case has a temp probe and I had already applied the head-sink to the CPU and then removed it for the probe to go in, the gel on the heat-sink has 'melted' to the CPU (guessing its meant to do this tho?) after reading that its a BAD idea to put the probe ON the CPU I removed it. Should I get a new pad/gel and start over so the transfer is good and there is no 'hot spot'?
The processor runs around 45-50 °C under average load (surfing the net, d'loading and installing updates etc...) is this a good temp or a bad temp to run at?
about 30 °C idel
I have 4 case fans and the heat-sink fan on at all times as I'm way to scared to over heat and kill the computer, am I being over paranoid?
I got the temp reading from Speccy.
Cheers - Toshax