Hi All Looking for some advice. My system is as below: Motherboard - ASUS P7P55D Deluxe CPU - Intel i7 -860 2.8- GHz GPU - ASUS STRIX-R9 390-DC3 8GB RAM - Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (4 x 2GB) O/S HDD - Sandisk Ultra II 960GB SSD Internal Storage - Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB x 5 PSU - Corsair HX10000W Case - Antec 1200 Logitech G19 Keyboard I undgraded to Windows 10 when the free upgrade happened ages ago. More recently I have been running out of O/S HDD space, so got a 960GB SSD. Installed that this weekend and have been rebuilding. No real problem, but have been experiencing a CPU overheat message when I boot. Doesn't always come up, but looking in the BIOS, the CPU has a temp of 98 degrees C. Thought that's a bit high. I am going to check my motherboard to make sure there is nothing wrong with he CPU fan. In parallel to this, I was also trying to install the software/utilities for the Asus motherboard, and noticed there are no Win10 versions. I know the board is some years old now, but neither of the Win7 or Win 8 versions work either. I was hoping to look at one of the utilities to try to pin point the CPU overheating issue. Does it look like there is an issue with the CPU? Or just that the fan can't be controlled properly? Is it time for a new CPU and motherboard? Thanks.
Bios rarely reports the CPU temp incorrectly I would be worried about those readings. Check the heatsink and remount it if necessary. Download a program called HWmonitor (google it), that will give you all your temperatures.
Thanks. Apart from the heatsink (and fan), is there much else I can do? Is it worth getting some new thermal paste and refitting the CPU?
I had the same fault on a system a while back and it turned out to be the thermal paste. If it were me I'd at least start by removing the cooler, cleaning the old thermal paste off and reapplying fresh before reinstalling the cooler. Its the simplest possibility to eliminate at this point. Let us know how you get on.
Just taken the heat sync off to have a look. Have ordered some new thermal paste (and cleaner to clean the old). Will let you know how I get on. I also updated my bios at the weekend, and replaced the SSD, so wonder if something got 'dislodged'/'loosened'. Didn't feel loose, but as you say a cheap first thing to check. I am wondering if it is the to start looking at new CPU and motherboard. This one must be at least 6-8 years old. Guess I need to see what the latest and greatest is now!! Will let you know how the thermal paste goes....
Yes, I'd definitely go for a reseat and clean of the old cooler. I did the same on an old system last year and my temps dropped significantly. Plus, it was free (except for some new paste). Having said that, I've just built a new system and the difference is phenomenal!
