Just checked speccy for the first time in a couple of months

the paste has probably gotten poor contact, gone brittle and cracked or something

I'd grab some paste, redo it and see if it helps

>>58053854

I'll do that. I have a locally owned computer shop here in town I can check in the morning instead of having to wait for amazon to ship some out. Is that a pretty common problem?

>>58053893
Yes it is.

>>58053834
especially after four years

>>58056303
Not a speccy thread you retard

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>>58053834
>Built this PC about 4 years ago

anon there are ways to monitor your temps and cpu load from your toolbar

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

>>58053834
supposed to change the paste out every 1~2 years.

It's cheap(under $15) and takes less than 5 minutes to do.

Consider it the same as doing an oil change, except less messy.

>>58056341
Wait, really? My mother's 10 year old pre-built was only ever dusted with compressed air but I've never changed the thermal paste for her and cpu temps still sit below 35 C whenever I come over and make sure her shit works.