i-4770K BIOS running temperatures?

[SSekh]

I am putting together a rig with the i4770K CPU on an DZ87KLT-75K motherboard. I am currently running with no overclocking and stock cooling. After about 30 minutes of BIOS activity I observe the following temperatures:

CPU Core : 58.00 C

VR Temp : 45.00 C

Memory : 36.00 C

These seem high to me considering that it only in BIOS and not running any application. Has anybody else observed these or have any thoughts? Did I just get stuck with a bad part or are these numbers normal?

[Silvia_L_Intel1 · Accepted solution]

Hi Noobie Assembler,

Your processor has a TCase value of 72.72 °C; anything from the Tcase and below will be the expected temperature of the processor in normal use.

When the processor is stressed out meaning that you are running heavy processor applications that take control of the CPU or uses it at 100% the temperature will go beyond the Tcase.

If during stress your processors temperatures do not overpass the 90°C degrees; it means that your processor is working as expected.

If the processor temperature reaches 100 degrees or more it will send a signal to the motherboard to shut down to prevent mayor damages and most likely it will not be possible to turn the computer back in until it cools down.

The following link will provide more information about the http://Processor operation temperature Processors — Processor operation temperature FAQ Processor operation temperature Processors — Processor operation temperature FAQ

However, you might want to run the Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool. http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-031726.htm http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-031726.htm

Regards,