C2D running EXTREMELY hot

[tendstofortytwo]

Hey.

 

I have with me right now a machine with the following specs:

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

ASUS P5-GCMX (the 1066 MHz one, not the 1333 one)

ZOTAC GeForce 210

3GB DDR2

160GB hard drive, Corsair VS450, random case

 

I can't help but notice that the CPU always runs very, very hot. I have nothing but four tabs in Google Chrome open right now, and Speccy reports 72-74 degrees Celsius.The GPU is around 55-60 degrees, which I think is okay because the card is passively cooled - no fan, just heatsink.

 

 

I've underclocked the CPU to 1.2 GHz right now, but there seems to be no improvement. Help?

PS: I also have a Pentium E2140 as a last resort if this chip doesn't run cool.

 

[TheWoollyMammoth]

I presume you are running a stock cooler, which for c2d was a piece of crap. Also, the stock thermal compound could have dried up starting to work as insulation rather than dispersing heat.

[WarWeeny]

Replace thermal compound and the problem is no more.

[flibberdipper]

I would do a good dusting and thermal paste replacement, as I was using a low-profile heatsink which was about on-par with a C2D's stock heatsink on a Q6600 and it barely passed 67C.

[tendstofortytwo]

3 minutes ago, TheWoollyMammoth said:

I presume you are running a stock cooler, which for c2d was a piece of crap. Also, the stock thermal compound could have dried up starting to work as insulation rather than dispersing heat.

 

3 minutes ago, WarWeeny said:

Replace thermal compound and the problem is no more.

 

3 minutes ago, tmcclelland455 said:

I would do a good dusting and thermal paste replacement, as I was using a low-profile heatsink which was about on-par with a C2D's stock heatsink on a Q6600 and it barely passed 67C.

 

Just now, gFrenken97 said:

It's a C2D, what do you expect?

Replacing the thermal paste or buying a better coole ris all you can do.

 

I am on a stock low-profile cooler, but I have cleaned the CPU and replaced the thermal compound with Cooler Master IC Value V1. I realize this may not be the best, but I had it lying around and it worked well on my i5, or at least as good as new stock compound anyway.

 

I have very recently rebuilt this entire PC from scratch, clearing out all the dust I possibly could.

 

Buying a cooler isn't currently an option. Since many of you seem to suggest the C2D has had heat problems with the stock cooler, the E2140 should work fine, right?

[tendstofortytwo]

Changed to E2140. I'm at a much more reasonable 35 degrees now. Thanks to all who replied.