PC Specifications Help

[JamessyBee]

Hey guys, I’ve recently bought a new build to upgrade for myself. My old PC is going to a friend, but the CPU has a temperature issue hitting 89 Celsius. Her friend is going to put new thermal paste as well as a new CPU fan in for her.

If that doesn’t fix it, it’s looking like replacing the CPU. What would anyone suggest? Buy the same CPU currently in the build or would anyone suggest a newer CPU that is compatible with the current build?

She can’t really afford to change everything up so would need recommendations with just the CPU please.

Specifications:

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
LED Lighting
50cm UV LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

 

[SpyderTracks]

If the CPU is overheating it's because of the cooler or paste drying out, nothing to do with the CPU, those coolers are known to fail early and would never have been recommended.

You can't fit a newer CPU as it's a different socket, so you'd have to replace the motherboard to do so.

In future get some advice when speccing a PC as that one is really poorly designed.

 

[JamessyBee]

If the CPU is overheating it's because of the cooler or paste drying out, nothing to do with the CPU, those coolers are known to fail early and would never have been recommended.

You can't fit a newer CPU as it's a different socket, so you'd have to replace the motherboard to do so.

In future get some advice when speccing a PC as that one is really poorly designed.

The design was my first setup 5 years ago and it was pretty much a prebuilt design from pcspecialist. Added a liquid cooler on top which was pretty much the only change

But thanks for the response

 

[TonyCarter]

I think the 9700K doesn't start to throttle until about 100ºc, so if you're trying to keep it below 90ºc when on full power then it's a bit of a waste of effort. But if the paste application was sub-optimal, then a sheet of Thermal Grizzly Kyrosheet may remove that issue from the equation, and a beefier cooler (if it fits) might help keep temps down a little more.

I don't know that case specifically (or what cooler/fans it fits), but the PCS ones aren't usually the best for airflow, so that could be adding to the inability to get rid of hot air.

As @SpyderTracks has said, there's no modern upgrade path for that CPU (only to an i9 of the same generation, which will heat up even more).

If your friend want's to feel a bit more performance in gaming, then a fast m.2 SSD and an SSD games drive might make everything feel more 'snappy'.