AMD Phenom 2 is idling at 50°C, can I get it cooler?
- by liam
Is it possible to damage a CPU so that it works, but only at high temperatures?
My Phenom 2 1090T is idling at 50°C and I have tried everything to get it down. I can play Deus Ex HR, Arkham City, or Dirt 3 and it hovers around 60.
I have cleaned out all my fans: 2 intake (front and side), 1 exhaust (Arctic Freezer). My machine is a brand new Antec 520 high current gamer. Also:
Extreme3 770
8 GB Kingston DDR3 (2x4 GB)
750 GB Seagate Barracuda
ASUS Xonar DG
Radeon HD 5670
New Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 2 (days old and mounted properly with Arctic Silver 5).
I also dropped an Athlon 250 dual core into my rig and that ran at under 30. Is the CPU dying? I know that 50°C idle for an AMD is not normal.