i5 3570 heating problems?

[Blackdog]

Hey folks.Just finished work and came home to my pc (which has been running on), looked up HW monitor and noticed some really odd variations in my CPU (non k version.) On my AMD chip the cores are pretty uniform in how they heat up however on the intel version the temps are as follows and seem to fluctuate a good deal






Is this a thermal paste problem? Presumably if I were to reapply my own I wouldn't void my warranty?

 

[keynes]

You could contact PCS for some feedback but I don't think the range of temps should be a concern.

 

[Blackdog]

Thanks man. Do you have more uniform temps on your i7?

 

[keynes]

Thanks man. Do you have more uniform temps on your i7?

I haven't checked lately but right now it goes between 33-44 degrees.

 

[steaky360]

I get occasional temp fluctuations depending on what the PC is doing, I agree with Keynes in that looking at the temps I wouldn't say you've got anything to worry about. But if you did reapply thermal paste you wouldn't void your warranty (assuming you did it correctly of course )

 

[tom_gr7]

yeah i think its normal for one core to be hotter than the other cores. my core #2 is always a few c higher. I wouldnt worry.

although, a re paste with some top of the range fresh paste probably wouldn't hurt dude.

 

[ubuysa]

Those are pretty cool temps for an i5 aren't they? I just fired up HWMonitor on my i7 and I see around a 7deg difference between the hottest and coolest, my temps are around 10deg C hotter than yours too!

 

[keynes]

The CPU in a laptop should run hotter than a desktop though.

Is this a thermal paste problem? Presumably if I were to reapply my own I wouldn't void my warranty?

I would not worry about your temps but if you are in doubt you could always contact technical support over the phone.