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February 20th, 2015 02:00
CPU heating problem, low usage, high temperatures
I originally posted this in the laptop forums thinking I would get help there but haven't, I posted it there because I thought because an AIO uses mostly uses laptop hardware that's were it was best. Anyways below is my problem quoted from there :)
hey,
I have a Inspiron 2350, I know that its an All-in-One but I feel this forum is the best to post it in as it uses laptop hardware.
Over the last month my PC has been running at about 70C at idle - idle being that the cpu doesn't rise above 5% usage and no programs are open - when playing graphics intense games or high workload it doesn't overheat however and sits at about 95 as it has always done, but never cools below 70C this.
I can always hear the fan working hard and it almost never made a sound before.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Specs
- i7-4700MQ
- Radeon HD 8690A
- 12GB Ram
- 1Tb 5400rpm HDD with 30GB SSD as cache
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RoHe
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February 20th, 2015 10:00
Always include version of Windows in your posts.
For starters, reboot and press F12 before Windows starts to load. Go to Utilities partition and run the fan diagnostics.
Do you have the add-in Radeon HD 8690A video card? I don't know if it has its own fan, but you may want to see if it's working.
Also possible the thermal paste dried out, meaning the heatsink will have to be removed, cleaned and fresh thermal paste (eg, Arctic Silver) applied. And use canned air to blow out the dust bunnies.
Working inside an AIO can be complicated so be sure to read and follow the manual if you attempt to work inside the case yourself.
kirkiboi
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February 20th, 2015 21:00
Yes i do have the 8690A, i believe I said so in my post? however it does not have its own fan. What could of caused the device to of this age to already run dry up the thermal past?
Thanks heaps :)
RoHe
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February 21st, 2015 17:00
I don't know for certain the thermal paste is dried out or not. Just something to consider when there are thermal issues.
As to why the paste might have dried out, things happen. Could be they didn't apply enough, it wasn't the best quality paste, system got jarred and that broke the seal between heat sink and CPU...
You can think up as many explanations as you want, but the issue is whether replacing the thermal paste solves the problem - or not...