Will running a I5 2500k at 80 degrees damage the CPU?

Question

Hello. I run a Minecraft server and play Minecraft at the same time and the CPU runs a 70 - 80 degrees.
Will this damage the CPU or make it unstable?
(Over-clocked to 3.7GHz from 3.3GHz)

Answer 1

Personally, I wouldn't want to run it at 80 under normal load..

Can it handle it? Yes it does, but this will make it degrade over time since it's in risk of going higher under load...



I have few suggestions for you, I can explain them step by step but this would take time, so feel free to make your researches based on my suggestions, and add Additional details if you needed some more details about something specific..



Cooling:

- If you're low on budget, get an aftermarket cheap/efficient cooler such as Hyper212.

- If you're good in budget, you can get a closed loop liquid cooling solution, such as Corsair ( H70 / H80 / and so on )



Underclocking:

Disable the boost in your CPU, running it at 3.3 instead of 3.7 would really matter in temperatures..



Manual Overclocking:

Usually, 'Overclocking' sucks more Voltage than Manual, sometimes way too much that you get high temperatures while you're actually able to run it even at faster clocks with lower temps..

People tend to overclock an i5-2500k to 4.0ghz on Air and still stay safe..

I suggest that you use CPU-Z software, then run Prime95 blend test for few minutes, just to get your CPU under 100% load and read the "Core Voltage" in your CPU-Z Screen, this should give you an idea on how much voltage it's sucking out of your rig.. The higher the voltage, the higher the temperatures will go, and from there you can start lowering your voltage until the safe point..

There's much to explain about this point, do your research and you should be good to go..



- Edit:

Forgot to mention that I personally ran i5-2500k on 4.7Ghz 24/7 so I have had enough experience with it.

Answer 2

3570K, and it truly is why: Smaller shape (22nm vs. the 2500K's 32nm) skill greater instructions carried out consistent with cycle. quicker clock velocity skill greater cycles carried out consistent with 2d. PCIe 3.0 controller on board facilitates you to hire PCIe 3.0 slots and 3.0 speeds (somewhat of them being downclocked to 2.0 speeds by using 2500K's 2.0 controller). It additionally makes use of much less skill, produces much less warmth, and has an effective memory controller (is able to run DDR3 1600 without OCing, the 2500K won't be able to) in comparison to the 2500K. EDIT: consistent with the poster under me. Benchmarks exhibit that the 3570K has a 7-10% overall performance boost over the 2500K, that's no longer trivial, nor basically a "wash" by using OCing distinction. even nevertheless it truly is actual that the 3570K can't be OC as lots because of the fact the 2500K by using warmth. without OCing, the 3570K produces much less warmth than the 2500K. PCIe 3.0 is used by using the main present day pictures playing cards (nvidia's 690, 680, and 670, and a few of AMD's 7xxx playing cards). it is no longer adequate to have a MB with a PCIe 3.0 slot. If the CPU would not have a three.0 controller (IE. 2500K) then it is going to run at 2.0 speeds regardless of what the motherboard helps (surely, 1155 socket motherboards with 3.0 slots somewhat state that they only run at 3.0 speeds with an Ivy Bridge Intel processor). it is truly not something that is patched or fastened with a BIOS replace. The actual PCI controller interior the 2500K is of two.0 layout, it won't be able to, and in no way would be waiting to run at 3.0 speeds. EDIT 2: The 3570K purely suffers from warmth issues above 4.5Ghz, and there is truly no reason to OC that top till you're working 3 or 4 way SLI/CrossFire. it is greater effective to destiny evidence your self. till you're prepared to settle for a overall performance loss on any pictures card you purchase interior the destiny, and having to OC your FSB to run RAM at greater advantageous than 1333 speeds, i might strongly recommend the 3570K. you have gotten a processor that can help cutting-factor GPU's and RAM for the subsequent 2+ years a minimum of. The 2500K is already starting to be to be out dated, why purchase into it now?

Answer 3

I think they can go to 105 degrees before they melt. Also there is not really any point in overclocking nowadays, especially for a Minecraft server seeing as your internet will be the bottleneck before your CPU

Answer 4

80C is pretty hot... i wouldnt recommend running it that high all the time.



3.7ghz is not a very big overclock, so you are doing something wrong lol.



-WAY too much voltage

-Too much, too little, or incorrectly used thermal compound

-Heatsink not correctly installed, and not making proper contact to your cpu

-Stock cpu heatsink.... which id have to slap you if u were using it

-Horrible case airflow

-Bad psu (a generic psu that delivers bad power can cause voltage fluctuation, which can cause things to run hotter, or even possibly damage them)

-Dust build up. dust retains heat, which makes everything run hotter. Also can clog fans, which can cause them to not spin properly and die very quickly.



its likely one of the above things causing the problem. id suggest you remedy it.

Answer 5

It's just not good to run at 80. Yes it can handle it but you don't want to be there.

Answer 6

That is too hot for minor overclocking. Are you using a stock cooler?

Answer 7

Nope, it will be a slight struggle but should be fine :-)