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fireberd said:

If you are not using Arctic Silver thermal paste, get some as it will help the CPU cooling. Remove the old from the top of the CPU and bottom of the CPU cooler and apply the Arctic Silver, as directed, to the top of the CPU.

I tried several different coolers for my i7 3770 and finally settled on a Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling system. My CPU is not overclocked and at idle runs around 30 deg C and rarely goes above 40 deg C.

I Do use Arctic Silver 5 Thermal paste.

Snakeyeskm said:

To start,STOP using your computer, unless you want to fry your processor. You have a decent cooling unit and my best guess is, your thermal paste is improperly applied or your cooler is not probably installed. I presume you are not overclocking at this point in time even though you have an unlocked processor.

The thing is i NEVER reach full load, I barely use up 30% of the CPU at a time and no i am not overclocking, and i am 100% sure the thermal paste is applied properly, You apply a pea sized blob of thermal paste, Smooth it out on the top (I used a plastic bag to wipe it on), Make sure there are no bubbles or holes. It cant be the thermal paste.

There was a report about the 3770 having heat issues, and some other ivy bridge processors too....
Ivy Bridge Temperatures – It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here | Overclockers

Ok I don't know what changed BUT i went into the Bios set everything to default ran Prime95 and opened up HWMonitor, On full load its around 65 Degrees, That is much better obviously, But is that Good Temps or are they still to high?

Bearcatrp said:

There was a report about the 3770 having heat issues, and some other ivy bridge processors too....
Ivy Bridge Temperatures – It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here | Overclockers

Thanks for this information.

What are you using to monitor your temps?

kbrady1979 said:

What are you using to monitor your temps?

I am using HWMonitor.