Are my Cpu temps normal while using onboard graphics?

[Ldr_Chicken]

Hi guys, so i finally bought my new Build and it all works well im just missing the graphics card in which Im still waiting till i get paid and ill go buy it. 

 

Anyway more to the point that means im using onboard graphics right now and Im using an intel stock cooler and my processor is a i7 4770k. 

Now when im in the bios fiddling around or im sitting on my windows desktop my processor is running at 45 degrees celsius and it just seems to sit there and won't move over 45 but wont move below 40. So naturally i think it should be cooler but i have no idea whether my cpu is fucked or that's to blame on the onboard graphics. 

 

Is this normal when running onboard graphics and if not why is it running this hot? and yes i will be upgrading to a Cpu water cooler. 

[Ryan Leech]

It's the stock cooler...

[WoodenMarker]

That's normal. 

[iWearKiltz]

Hi guys, so i finally bought my new Build and it all works well im just missing the graphics card in which Im still waiting till i get paid and ill go buy it. 

 

Anyway more to the point that means im using onboard graphics right now and Im using an intel stock cooler and my processor is a i7 4770k. 

Now when im in the bios fiddling around or im sitting on my windows desktop my processor is running at 45 degrees celsius and it just seems to sit there and won't move over 45 but wont move below 40. So naturally i think it should be cooler but i have no idea whether my cpu is fucked or that's to blame on the onboard graphics. 

 

Is this normal when running onboard graphics and if not why is it running this hot? and yes i will be upgrading to a Cpu water cooler. 

45 degrees is fine. I think you're paying way too much attention to what people brag about when they say what their CPU idles at. The stock cooler wouldn't allow your CPU to get hot, otherwise it's not doing it's job and Intel wouldn't ship the CPU out with it.

 

You're all good mate!

[Altecice]

Also i would like to point out the TIM used in haswell cores is terrible and no matter what you do unless you fancy "de-lidding" your CPU and applying new TIM you wont get it to run very cool

[Ldr_Chicken]

45 degrees is fine. I think you're paying way too much attention to what people brag about when they say what their CPU idles at. The stock cooler wouldn't allow your CPU to get hot, otherwise it's not doing it's job and Intel wouldn't ship the CPU out with it.

 

You're all good mate!

Ah thanks i was worried there for a second that my cpu was going to melt or something, when i decide to boot up battlefield when i get my Gpu installed.

 

Also one more question im not sure if you guys can answer with my case there are 2 fans that are connected to some horrible fan controller. Thing is when i boot up they don't turn on and i'm finding it impossible to find a connecter for them to go to my motherboard. Am i doing something wrong there also or should i be plugging the fan controler into the power supply?

[iWearKiltz]

Ah thanks i was worried there for a second that my cpu was going to melt or something, when i decide to boot up battlefield when i get my Gpu installed.

 

Also one more question im not sure if you guys can answer with my case there are 2 fans that are connected to some horrible fan controller. Thing is when i boot up they don't turn on and i'm finding it impossible to find a connecter for them to go to my motherboard. Am i doing something wrong there also or should i be plugging the fan controler into the power supply?

the fan controller will need power, as this power will then then go to the fans.

on your motherboard there will be fan headers for the fans which will take the power from the motherboard (in case you don't want to use your fan controller). 

 

so to conclude, your fans need power, if you use the fan controller, you need to plug the fan into the controller and then the controller into the appropriate fan cable. If you use your motherboard, just plug your fan cable into an appropriate fan header (fan headers will be mapped and shown in your motherboard manual) 

 

hope this helps!

[Ldr_Chicken]

the fan controller will need power, as this power will then then go to the fans.

on your motherboard there will be fan headers for the fans which will take the power from the motherboard (in case you don't want to use your fan controller). 

 

so to conclude, your fans need power, if you use the fan controller, you need to plug the fan into the controller and then the controller into the appropriate fan cable. If you use your motherboard, just plug your fan cable into an appropriate fan header (fan headers will be mapped and shown in your motherboard manual) 

 

hope this helps!

Ah yep that helped