Windows 7 & OVERHEATING

[teemufrosen]

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 WIN7 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

 

[7echno7im]

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?

 

[srq2625]

I've noticed on my laptop that the CPU is working a little harder under Win7 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:

 

[zigzag3143]

win 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 WIN7 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

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

 

[Anjunabeats]

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

 

[royalhunter]

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

 

[teemufrosen]

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

 

[Frostbite]

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

 

[digitalrurouni]

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.

 

[petrossa]

I justed posted a good way to cool down your CPU:
http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/17685-guess-its-time.html#post189392

 

[go away]

your CPU confi is to low.u should change your cabinet. use coolent master. liquid coolnt.

 

[7echno7im]

I use a Noctua Dual 120mm heat sync/fan on my core i7 and it is pure bliss
Newegg.com - Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

 

[Frostbite]

Behold the beauty of the Zalman CNPS9700 LED
::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions :::

 

[Antman]

My CoolIt Eliminator died yesterday. I am now using a stock cooler and my temps are up +20.

 

[go away]

i think your ram not sufficient for working with window7. use XP or vista. for window 7 32bit you need 1 GB minimum & for 64bit 3GB.

 

[petrossa]

Behold the beauty of the Zalman CNPS9700 LED
::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions :::

got it too. Took off 6° C from stockcooler. The blue led in it is nice too.

 

[MrAleX]

i think your ram not sufficient for working with window7. use XP or vista. for window 7 32bit you need 1 GB minimum & for 64bit 3GB.

lolz man nice joke here vista requrements=7 requirements.. so if he doesn't have 1gb ram he has to be poor lil man and use xp

 

[7echno7im]

Behold the beauty of the Zalman CNPS9700 LED
::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions :::

Nice, i had that one on my quad core, then I upgraded to my i7 with a noctua.

 

[teemufrosen]

i think your ram not sufficient for working with window7. use XP or vista. for window 7 32bit you need 1 GB minimum & for 64bit 3GB.

But I have 2GB RAM, and I'm thinking of putting in an extra 2 since my RAM usage is on 60% idle

 

[stevecn70]

Mine is at 37 C right now at idle with Hyperthreading turned off, with it on I'm around 42 idle. Hits about 60-70 under a good load. With hyper-threading on and 100% load on all 8 threads (which never happens) I can hit about 90 C. The only way I can ever get my cpu to run over 50% usage is to run a torture test.

But none the less, Windows 7 and Vista for that matter are more demanding on the CPU that XP so they naturally are going to make your system run a little bit hotter.