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Hello all, I've noticed that my cpu, a i5-7600k running at stock speeds, is getting hotter than I would expect when gaming (80-81) and idle temps seem to high (38-45). I am using a Cryorig H7 tower cooler with the included fan and thermal paste to cool the CPU and a MasterBow Lite 5 with 3 intake fans and 1 exhaust. My gtx 1080 is a FTW so internal exhaust but it usually stays around 60 even when I play Ghost Recon at maxed settings in 1080p. I am using CPU ID hardware monitor to check the temps. This is my first build so its possible that I don't have the cooler or thermal paste applied properly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Specific case last night I was playing Ghost Recon for few hours and noticed my frame rate was going down to about 50 when its normally 65+ the side of my case was hot and the max CPU temps were 80+ on all 4 cores and the package. Thanks

Thanks for the input, lots of good info to consider.

Hello all, So I built my first gaming PC this summer, prior to that I had always been a PlayStation guy. I am currently using a 1080p monitor that was a second screen for my laptop, it's specs are not quite up to snuff for gaming with a 7ms response time. So my question is should I jump up to a 4k monitor or stick with something lower? I'm running a i5 7600k and gtx 1080 in my PC. I know that most people don't want to play anything less than 60fps but I would be ok with running at lower frame rates in single player games like Tomb Raider as long as it was still playable. Like I said i am accustom to the 30fps from ps4. Thanks for any advice you can give or monitor recommendations, not trying to break the bank on some 144Hz, 4k, g-sync beast though.