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New installations are running smoothly but experiencing unusually high idle temperatures.

New installations are running smoothly but experiencing unusually high idle temperatures.

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zTh3Gia07430
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02-01-2025, 09:15 AM
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Good morning, yesterday I performed a new Windows 7 installation on my computer.
While visiting the website to download drivers and similar updates, I observed several issues.
It seems my overclocking was removed and my idle temperatures increased significantly.
My current overclock is not very high; it's an i7 2600k running at 4.5 with a core voltage around 1.280 vcore.
This morning the overclock disappeared, the Vcore spiked, and the temperatures were much higher (about 38 idle with a Noctua fan).
I suspect the Vcore issue is the problem, as it reached 1.4 idle at some point. I also noticed that some users reported better temperatures after updating their BIOS.
Could a fresh Windows install reset the BIOS or are these two components not connected?
The rest of the setup:
i7 2600k @ 4.5
Asus P8p67 LE
16 gigabytes RAM Kingston
GTX 770
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zTh3Gia07430
02-01-2025, 09:15 AM #1

Good morning, yesterday I performed a new Windows 7 installation on my computer.
While visiting the website to download drivers and similar updates, I observed several issues.
It seems my overclocking was removed and my idle temperatures increased significantly.
My current overclock is not very high; it's an i7 2600k running at 4.5 with a core voltage around 1.280 vcore.
This morning the overclock disappeared, the Vcore spiked, and the temperatures were much higher (about 38 idle with a Noctua fan).
I suspect the Vcore issue is the problem, as it reached 1.4 idle at some point. I also noticed that some users reported better temperatures after updating their BIOS.
Could a fresh Windows install reset the BIOS or are these two components not connected?
The rest of the setup:
i7 2600k @ 4.5
Asus P8p67 LE
16 gigabytes RAM Kingston
GTX 770

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02-01-2025, 09:15 AM
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try installing fresh windows but it doesn't fix the BIOS issue. Make sure your heat sink is properly seated and consider applying fresh paste.
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ItsAge
02-01-2025, 09:15 AM #2

try installing fresh windows but it doesn't fix the BIOS issue. Make sure your heat sink is properly seated and consider applying fresh paste.

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02-01-2025, 09:15 AM
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try installing fresh windows but it doesn't fix the BIOS issue. Make sure your heat sink is properly seated and consider applying fresh paste.
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Yones
02-01-2025, 09:15 AM #3

try installing fresh windows but it doesn't fix the BIOS issue. Make sure your heat sink is properly seated and consider applying fresh paste.

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02-01-2025, 09:15 AM
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The fresh installation doesn't resolve the BIOS issue. Make sure you re-seat the heat sink and consider applying fresh paste. I'll handle that later today, though it's unclear if a new setup would actually improve temperatures.
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uyR_
02-01-2025, 09:15 AM #4

The fresh installation doesn't resolve the BIOS issue. Make sure you re-seat the heat sink and consider applying fresh paste. I'll handle that later today, though it's unclear if a new setup would actually improve temperatures.

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