Thermal paste HELP!

Hi

So I just replaced my thermal paste after about 3 years of using the old stuff (I know I'm bad)

The temps before I replaced it using fur-marks and core temp to measure the 4 cores were between 85-87 degrees Celsius at 100% load.

I cleaned the CPU and cooler with a microfibre towel and isopropyl alcohol

after I replaced it using Logan's 'Pea' method the temps were between 79-83 degrees Celsius

is this still too hot?? did I mess it up?

oh and its the stock intel cooler

Other PS spec's

  • Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz
  • Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 660ti GPU
  • Asus P8Z77-V lx Motherboard
  • 8GB G.Skills ARES DDR3-1600 RAM
  • Corsair RM 750 Gold Rated PSU
  • Western Digital Black 1TB 7200rpm HHD
  • Samsung 840 Evo (250gb) Boot SSD
  • Cooler master Scout 2 case

Thanks in advance

As far as thermal paste goes, unless you seated the heatsink poorly there isn't really much more you can do to get lower temps.

You should definitely consider upgrading your heatsink if you want to see lower temps.

hmm... ok, would it be worth giving it another go?

They are ok for Intel CPU, as in they will not damage it. However it should not be that hot you should be more around 60c.

What cooler are you using?

its an older stock Intel cooler from 2012

That's your problem right there. Get something even a slamm one like the HTPC Noctus or a Hyper 212 (not sure if a new bang for buck cooler is around).

Those stock coolers are just not suitable for 100% load. Fine other wise but you need a better one. All will be fine after that.