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Message 106300 - Posted: 4 Dec 2021, 19:24:59 UTC

I was running 60 and 70 percent of cores and cpu times and temps of system was in 80's. It started to get hot with fans roaring and found that there were various cores that flashed hot....even running at 20 per cent cores and 20 percent cpu....cpu temp bounces from 50 to 98 degrees.....any ideas
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Message 106301 - Posted: 4 Dec 2021, 20:00:52 UTC - in response to Message 106300.  
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Well, there's the obvious one: Clean out the dust.

But some more info would help:
Is it a laptop, or desktop, is it out in the open, or in a closet, etc.

Worst case: the thermal paste may need replacing.
Or the fan may need reseating.

Also: which project is causing this?
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Message 106302 - Posted: 4 Dec 2021, 20:05:22 UTC - in response to Message 106300.  
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I was running 60 and 70 percent of cores and cpu times and temps of system was in 80's. It started to get hot with fans roaring and found that there were various cores that flashed hot....even running at 20 per cent cores and 20 percent cpu....cpu temp bounces from 50 to 98 degrees.....any ideas

Yes, please begin with reading the posts in the below included thread, and then come back with the requested details:
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Message 106346 - Posted: 7 Dec 2021, 20:39:41 UTC - in response to Message 106300.  

I was running 60 and 70 percent of cores and cpu times and temps of system was in 80's. It started to get hot with fans roaring and found that there were various cores that flashed hot....even running at 20 per cent cores and 20 percent cpu....cpu temp bounces from 50 to 98 degrees.....any ideas


Look and see if there is a gap between the CPU heat spreader and the bottom of the heat sink. That actually happened to me and a copper shim fixit the problem until I found the correct cooler. I had the exact symptoms you mention.
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