The same thing was happening with my GPU so I underclocked and undervolted it to hell using msi afterburner and now instead of getting 85 C during gaming sessions it’s around 70 C. my CPU fan is always loud. i think the thermal paste is gone. I’m not willing to take my computer apart because where my computer is it’s really awkward and if it bricks itself i have the money to buy a new one. rn the package temp is idling at 46-55 C, jumping every second. min temp is 45 C. the max temp is 80 C idling according to hwmonitor. i’m getting spikes in high temperature that last a second or so but when I’m playing a game it can spike to 95-100 C
UPDATE: Disabled Boost and undervolted my CPU, now temp spikes are much more reasonable. Max idle temp after 1 hour according to hwmonitor is 53 C which is a lot better than random spikes to 80 C lol. thx to everyone who commented!
Where your computer is located is too awkward to open, and it’s overheating… you do know that’s likely related?
it’s an open space. it’s awkward because my desk isn’t a proper desk it’s a heavy cabinet, was the only place in my room to put the PC. the plugs are to the side and the gap is really narrow so it’s a pain to unplug it and plug things back in
If you can’t reach the plugs, most likely the air around them is recycling through that space getting hotter. Put a box fan over there and see if your temps improve.
good idea. will give that a try too thx!
At a LAN party (yes I’m that old) a dude came in with a box fan ziptied to the side, like it was a case side.
I didn’t think to ask about orientation though. As in, push or pull for airflow.
Whatever, it worked for him.
I had to open the side of my case and point a fan at it to finish some wow related dungeon stuff like in 2010 in the french summer heat or my E8400 would crash.
Cleaned it out and found a mat of dust under the CPU fan.