i7 930 CPU seems to be running VERY hot

[WWill13]

I've had this PC since 2011 or so and have never really bothered to check the temperatures of my PC hardware till now. Below is some info I have on my PC. If there is anything else I should add, please let me know. I've searched around and it seems like my CPU is running very hot. I do a lot of gaming and can usually hear my PC's fans working a lot harder during these times. I recently applied some new thermal paste (arctic silver ceramic) to see if it would help lower the temperature of my CPU. I'm not sure if it really helped and I heard there was a break in period, but even then, it seems like my CPU is running very hot. Currently it seems like the 4 cores are idling around 70c. When I'm gaming it's maxed out around 100c. It seems like when idle it should be at 40c or so? I'm not sure if my heatsink may not be working propery or what's going on. When restarting my PC at times, I do get an error that my CPU temperatures is high and that I need to press F1 to continue. Just looking for any help as it seems like my PC is running much slower compared to when I had first build it 5 years ago.

Time of this report: 9/17/2016, 02:38:20

Machine name: WILL-PC

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release.160906-1759)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: System manufacturer

System Model: System Product Name

BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/25/10 14:39:27 Ver: 08.00.15

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz

Memory: 6144MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM

Page File: 8686MB used, 4617MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: 11.2

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

Miracast: Not Available

Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported

DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode

[AlHill]

This is your processor: http://ark.intel.com/products/41447/Intel-Core-i7-930-Processor-8M-Cache-2_80-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI Intel® Core™ i7-930 Processor (8M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI) Specifications

Before we go too far, your processor is not supported on Windows 10: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/processors/000006105.html Intel® Processor Support for Microsoft Windows® 10

Is there adequate air flow?

Is the air intake blocked (by dust)?

Did you clean the heat sink?

Is the power supply fan working?

Did all of this happen after you went to Windows 10?

Doc

[WWill13]

Yes I believe there is adequate air flow.

I'm not sure what the air intake is, but I'm assuming it's what's connected to the heatsink? If so, yes I cleaned all of the dust.

Yes I cleaned the heatsink when reapplying the arctic silver onto it with some alcohol wipes.

Yes the power supply fan is working

I'm not entirely sure if this happened after I went to windows 10. I've been using windows 10 for a while now and it seems like my computer has been running hot for quite a while now. I use to think it was because it's been a while since I reformatted or some other issue, but after installing a program to monitor my CPU temperature, I'm starting to think I'm getting lower performance out of my PC now because of my CPU temperature.

[WWill13]

desperately looking for help still

[AlHill]

Not sure there is anything that can be done, considering that there is no support for Windows 10, and the processor is no longer supported.

You can explore other cooling solutions.

Doc

[WWill13]

Do you think going back to windows 7 would fix the issue? Even with the arctic silver thermal grease, it doesn't seem to be helping at all and runs very hot still.

I'm not sure how much an after market heatsink/fan would really help.

[AlHill]

I cannot say that it would. As long as you applied the thermal paste as directed (http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/processors/000005576.html How to Apply Thermal Interface Material (TIM) ), and you have a good cpu fan and heat sink, and your exhaust fan is working, and there is nothing blocking air from being pulled into the case, or exhausted from the case, then your temps should be ok.

Doc

[WWill13]

running at 100c degrees should be okay? That sounds really hot and when doing a quick google search, most people with my cpu say that their cpu never goes above 60c. Infact it seems like it usually in the 40c range.

[AlHill]

No, as long as you have a good cpu fan and heat sink, and your exhaust fan is working, and there is nothing blocking air from being pulled into the case, or exhausted from the case, then your temps should be ok. That means "within the proper range". 100C is high.

Doc

[ssote]

How is your CPU fan speed, does it ramp up when it is hot?

[idata]

Hi wyuen82,

I suggest you reset motherboard BIOS setting to default, verify memories (RAM) are running at 800 or 1066Mhz at 1.5V. Regards,Mike C

[idata]

Hi wyuen82,

I am following up on your case. Let me know if I can help you with anything else. Mike C