Windows 7: Windows 7 & OVERHEATING

Hi,

I recently updated to Windows 7 and I have noticed that my system is overheating whenever I put my CPU under pressure.



In XP my CPU temperature never exceeds 40C but on Windows 7 it's usually between 40-60C (even when it's not under load)

Does anyone know what I could do to improve my temperatures? Especially of the CPU since it can be damaging it.

Best regards,

Teemu

Hi Teem. 40-60 is not really that bad and nothing to be worried about. I mean 60 is a little on the high end of normal. Honestly, there really isn't anything you can do to reduce temps except get a new cooling fan or adjust to the cpu for speed stepping. I see you have an Antec 900, so your airflow is pretty good. DO you have the stock intel fan or a 3rd party one?

I've noticed on my laptop that the CPU is working a little harder under Windows 7 than it did under WinXP so the higher temps with the same cooling solution would stand to reason.

Lately, with the larger CPUs, I've not been real impressed with the stock cooling solutions. They seem to be an almost afterthought. The stock solution that came with my i7 is a good case in point (see attached)



The black plastic shows the size of the integrated heatsink of the CPU chip. Compare that to the size of the heat transfer surface on the stock cooler - it's clear that about 30% of the cpu will NOT be in contact with the cooler.

Using this cooler (with an appropriate 120mm fan) I have yet to see temperatures go above 109°F/43°C even while ambient temperatures are hovering around 80°F/27°C:

Hey Teemu.

First thing is to find Tmax for your cpu/mobo.
40C is cool by comparison. My dell laptop runs at a toaster 65C under 30% load. I have a utility for dells that runs fans for a specific profile but heat in a laptop especially is a problem. I would love 40c.

Hope this helps

Ken

Hmmm, my CPU never goes over 46c, even under 100% load!

my s939 x2 cores are @ 62°/71° @ prime no problem when its still stable.

Hello and thank you for the replies all

I'm using a Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler for my CPU by the way. I recently realized that I had a game running while I checked my temps so that's probably why they were so high. Another thing may be that I overclocked my CPU from 2.4 to 3.0 so of course it will get a bit hotter hehe

At the moment it's on 38C and after increasing the fan speeds inside my case my whole PC is colder

Running around 40°C here with near 60°C when I run the CPU at 100%.

That is the thermalright ultra heatsink is it not? That thing rocks. Thats exactly what I have.
i usually runat 35C and then when cpu is stressed I hit 60C but note I am running at 3.8 ghz.

I justed posted a good way to cool down your CPU:
guess it's time