i5 2500k NH-D14 temperatues - Are they too high?

Punkster said:

Nono, what i meant was:

When did you put the Noctua NH-D14 in your case? because it normally takes up to 200hrs of PC use for the Thermal Paste/Compound to break in correctly.

oh i see... hmm well ive had it runing for a 24 hour test to make sure it was semi stable. The build was done on wednesday so it hasnt been that long i guess.

Yep, you need to let it break in for at least 200hrs of use time.

But don't worry about that. If the Noctua NH-D14 was placed correctly and if the thermal compound was applied correctly, temps should go down a bit. if they don't, you could always check if your Noctua fans have the RPM regulators connected. That could be the reason.

Less RPM = less air flow but more quietness. (this means your rig will be quiet, but less heat will be pulled in/out of the case)
More RPM = more air flow but less quietness. (this means the exact opposite of the stated above)

Punkster said:

Yep, you need to let it break in for at least 200hrs of use time.

But don't worry about that. If the Noctua NH-D14 was placed correctly and if the thermal compound was applied correctly, temps should go down a bit. if they don't, you could always check if your Noctua fans have the RPM regulators connected. That could be the reason.

Less RPM = less air flow but more quietness. (this means your rig will be quiet, but less heat will be pulled in/out of the case)
More RPM = more air flow but less quietness. (this means the exact opposite of the stated above)

Ok i will wait an see how it is after some time. But for now it should be okay right? I didnt use the regulators to drop the sound as i cant really hear the cpu fan over the case ones anyway lol. its plenty quiet enough.

If the temps dont go down a little what should i do? would it be a case of reinstall the sink?

Hmm, i really can't tell...

So far, with the stock HSF on my Intel Dual Core E6500 i have 37ºC idle but i haven't look on full load

But a Noctua NH-D14 should perform a lot better than the stock one from Intel. I guess not too much on the idle side but on the full load side.

You could always check if the HSF wasn't placed properly, or poorly adjusted.

Punkster said:

Hmm, i really can't tell...

So far, with the stock HSF on my Intel Dual Core E6500 i have 37ºC idle but i haven't look on full load

But a Noctua NH-D14 should perform a lot better than the stock one from Intel. I guess not too much on the idle side but on the full load side.

You could always check if the HSF wasn't placed properly, or poorly adjusted.

see thats what i wa thinking, that the performance should be alot better.

it should be placed right, its in the correct fitting and screewed down firmly but not over tightened

im using CPUID hardware monitor