High CPU temperature warning for Core i5 6600K at 100°C. Thermal throttling may occur under full load.
High CPU temperature warning for Core i5 6600K at 100°C. Thermal throttling may occur under full load.
Hello All, My i5 6600k temp idles around 44° C to 49° C and with load (playing game-cs go, using video editing tool-filmora) it shoots to 100° C within 30 seconds. Also when I did a stress test with intel extreme tuning utility same thing 30 seconds into the test it shoots to 100°C. Also my CPU usage idles at 1-5% while 100% under the same load as above. After a lot of research I finally figured that I might need to change my thermal paste and I have ordered it. As I am waiting for it I would like to know what are the other optimizations that I could do within my BIOS and windows setting to reduce this extreme temperature and usage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. *background apps while doing the test: Nvidia graphics software, AI suite 3 (asus motherboard software), Bitdefender (Total Security software), Volume Controller, My Specs: CPU : Intel i5 6600k 3.5 Ghz - currently running at base clock ------ Motherboard: Asus z170 pro gaming ---------------- RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz RGB Series Memory - F43200C16D16GTZR - AMP enabled ------ GPU : Zotac RTX 2060 Super 8 GB ------ PSU: Corsair RM1000X ------ CPU Cooler: CM liquid lite 120 --------------- Storage: ---------- Primary: Samsung Evo 850 Plus 250GB M.2 Nvme (PCIE) Other: Samsung Evo 850 250GB SSD Other: Samsung Evo 850 1TB SSD ======================== Monitor: Benq XL2430T ---------- Mid Tower: NZXT Noctis 450 CPU-Z- Image: CPU-Z Info Speccy Image : Speccy Info Extreme Tuning Utility : Info (cpu fan at full speed while stress test) AIDA System Stability Test : Info (cpu fan at full speed while stress test) AIDA Statistics after test: Info
Consider removing any overclocking you've done and lower the voltage as much as possible to ensure stability. This approach is unlikely to completely fix the issue, but poor thermal paste often leads to failure.
You're welcome for the helpful details. I'll keep it simple—what's the best voltage setting for this chip? If lowering it is necessary, I should check the BIOS manual for guidance on optimization.
you can find helpful overclocking tutorials on YouTube, but try the opposite: lower the voltage instead of raising it. since each processor behaves differently, the best approach is to run several tests and discover the lowest safe setting before your PC fails. unlike overclocking, reducing voltage doesn’t risk damaging your CPU, making this a much safer method.
It must be this severe that AIO seems to be functioning improperly.
That is a brilliant idea. I would do that and check the results and update here soon. Thank you
@Kilrah Thank you for helping me here with your suggestion. I happened to try identifying if the AIO is faulty but me with below average pc knowledge I couldn't come up with a conclusive answer to it. As there is no software for this AIO model I wouldn't know any fault with it, all I know is the fan is working fine with 2300 RPM in standard mode. Setup of AIO is something like this: Rear fan(1*140)<<motherboard<<AIO Fan(1*120)<< Radiator<<Front Panel Fans (3*120). << is the indicative of the airflow. no other fans apart from the mentioned. Also AIO pipes are attached at the bottom of the radiator in the vertical mode. Is there a way to find out identify issues with AIO? Thank you.