i7 2600k too hot?

[brendan76476]

My i7 2600k that I'm running along with a GTX 1050 Ti can heat up to 60-70 degrees under load when playing games like rainbow six and PUBG. I play these on medium/high. The fan has reached speeds of 4,000 RPM recently after installing my new graphics card. I didn't have issues before with my CPU temp, but then again I wasn't running games on higher settings. Should I get a new CPU cooler or look into a new case? Or is everything normal and am I just worried over nothing.

[WoodenMarker]

60-70c is low. You're fine up to 80-90c at load. Turn your fan speeds down if you find it too noisy.

What cooler are you using? 4000rpm is very high.

[brendan76476]

4 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

60-70c is low. You're fine up to 80-90c at load. Turn your fan speeds down if you find it too noisy.

What cooler are you using? 4000rpm is very high.

I'm not actually sure. It's the stock cooler I used with my previous processor which was a Pentium g2030. It came in an OEM I got around five years ago.

[WoodenMarker]

1 minute ago, brendan76476 said:

I'm not actually sure. It's the stock cooler I used with my previous processor which was a Pentium g2030. It came in an OEM I got around five years ago.

Where are you getting the rpm reading? The stock cooler should only go up to 2500rpm. 

[Hugs12343]

7 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

What cooler are you using? 4000rpm is very high.

I think he means for his GPU. 1050tis only have 1 fan (most of them anyway) so they have to spin quite fast

[brendan76476]

Just now, WoodenMarker said:

Where are you getting the rpm reading? The stock cooler should only go up to 2500rpm. 

I'm using Speccy to monitor my hardware.

[brendan76476]

1 minute ago, Hugs12343 said:

I think he means for his GPU. 1050tis only have 1 fan (most of them anyway) so they have to spin quite fast

I don't think it's my GPU. Unless Speccy isn't telling me the right thing

[Hugs12343]

Just now, brendan76476 said:

I don't think it's my GPU. Unless Speccy isn't telling me the right thing

Then 4000rpm is wrong. It would be very loud at that speed.

[WoodenMarker]

1 minute ago, brendan76476 said:

I don't think it's my GPU. Unless Speccy isn't telling me the right thing

Can you post a picture of the Speccy readings?

[Guest]

70°C is perfectly fine. I'd only be worried if I was breaking 85°C.

[Hugs12343]

2 minutes ago, Leinad4400 said:

I'd only be worried if I was breaking 85°C.

Depending on the cpu. but it's still not good to be above 80°C for extended periods of time.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Hugs12343 said:

Depending on the cpu. but it's still not good to be above 80°C for extended periods of time.

I was referring to his one specifically, but yeah, you're right.

[WoodenMarker]

1 minute ago, Hugs12343 said:

Depending on the cpu. but it's still not good to be above 80°C for extended periods of time.

There are plenty of people who feel uncomfortable with temps at 80c+ but I don't think I've heard of a cpu dying due to heat. They're designed to shut down if they get too hot. It's why there are many of cpus still going strong after many years at 90c+.

[Hugs12343]

Just now, WoodenMarker said:

There are plenty of people who feel uncomfortable with temps at 80c+ but I don't think I've heard of a cpu dying due to heat. They're designed to shut down if they get too hot. It's why there are many of cpus still going strong after many years at 90c+.

MMh. but how would you like to be in that environment for all your life. Not plesant.

[WoodenMarker]

2 minutes ago, Hugs12343 said:

MMh. but how would you like to be in that environment for all your life. Not plesant.

It only takes ~60c to irreversibly burn skin after 5s of contact.

[brendan76476]

2 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Can you post a picture of the Speccy readings?

Sure thing, here it is.

[WoodenMarker]

1 minute ago, brendan76476 said:

Sure thing, here it is.

I'm not seeing 4000rpm. Maybe you mistook the cpu frequency right below it for the fan rpm.

[brendan76476]

1 hour ago, WoodenMarker said:

I'm not seeing 4000rpm. Maybe you mistook the cpu frequency right below it for the fan rpm.

The CPU wasn't under load when I took the screenshot. I'll post another one tomorrow that shows it at full load.