Delidded + Liquid Metal 7700k, still high temperatures

[Mercay]

Currently sitting in retail WoW with around 40% cpu usage and my delidded and liquid metal-ed 7700k is sitting at 80-85c, stock 4500mhz boost.

 

My cooler is a corsair H110i running at max speeds, both the pump and the fans on the radiator.

 

Seems like a very high temperature for having liquid metal applied. Regarding my liquid metal application, I've tried both a thin and a thicker coat of it on the die, seems to make no difference.

 

Any ideas what I could do different to get temps down?

[Mister Woof]

1. Did u use a bunch of glue on the IHS? that increases distance between IHS and die and reduces thermal conductivity and increases temps.

 

2. Is your cooler attached properly?

 

3. Did you use enough thermal paste?

 

4. Is your pump functioning?

 

WoW doesn't do more than 4 threads really well, even after 8.1/DX12.

 

There's no way your CPU should be hearing up that much from wow.

 

I'm betting on busted pump

[Skiiwee29]

8 minutes ago, Mercay said:

Currently sitting in retail WoW with around 40% cpu usage and my delidded and liquid metal-ed 7700k is sitting at 80-85c, stock 4500mhz boost.

 

My cooler is a corsair H110i running at max speeds, both the pump and the fans on the radiator.

 

Seems like a very high temperature for having liquid metal applied. Regarding my liquid metal application, I've tried both a thin and a thicker coat of it on the die, seems to make no difference.

 

Any ideas what I could do different to get temps down?

You need to place an EXTREMELY thin layer on the die and the ihs. From the sounds, you didnt put any on the IHS. 

[Mercay]

49 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

1. Did u use a bunch of glue on the IHS? that increases distance between IHS and die and reduces thermal conductivity and increases temps.

No glue, just let the retention bracket hold it down. Perhaps there is some residue left from the factory sealant... will have to check.

50 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

2. Is your cooler attached properly?

Solidly mounted.

1 hour ago, Plutosaurus said:

3. Did you use enough thermal paste?

Should be the same regular amount I usually do, going to take it apart to look at it + re-do the metal.

1 hour ago, Plutosaurus said:

4. Is your pump functioning?

Corsair Link shows it running at max speed of 3150-3200 rpm. Could that be a faulty reading?

 

1 hour ago, Skiiwee29 said:

You need to place an EXTREMELY thin layer on the die and the ihs. From the sounds, you didnt put any on the IHS. 

I think I did a pretty thin layer, could perhaps be thinner! I will try. Honestly cant recall if I put any on the IHS itself, is that enough to make the difference if I forgot it?

 

Thank you for the replies.

[Skiiwee29]

Here is a video from Gamers Nexus on how to properly apply Liquid Metal.

 

 

[Mercay]

Fixed it after a small complication! Using a knife I scraped off every little left over fragment of the original headspreader seal to get as close a fit as possible. Also applied as thin a layer of LM as I could to both the die and the IHS.

 

 

Idle temps are now in the low 30s, raiding in wow brings it up to 45c at most, and playing a few rounds of black ops 4 lands at about 55c at most. 

 

Amazing difference! Thank you for your input guys!

 

[Mister Woof]

Now the only thing you need to fix is your choice in games!

[Tristerin]

1 minute ago, Plutosaurus said:

Now the only thing you need to fix is your choice in games!

I never got into WoW, however I am playing WoW Classic and its dope (I played other MMOs at those times)

[Mercay]

2 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

Now the only thing you need to fix is your choice in games!

 

Even retail WoW is fun if you have a good group of people to play it with!

 

1 minute ago, Tristerin said:

I never got into WoW, however I am playing WoW Classic and its dope (I played other MMOs at those times)

 

Classic sure brings me back to simpler times in my life

[Tristerin]

Just now, Mercay said:

 

Even retail WoW is fun if you have a good group of people to play it with!

 

 

Classic sure brings me back to simpler times in my life

I played EQ2 and others never got into WoW (own all the expansions sans the newest atm, literally never played it though Im just a gamer and bought them when they go on sale just in case lol) - but what Im digging is the basicness, yet completeness as an MMO it brings to the table.  I haven't MMOd in years and Im having a blast May need to try retail and use a couple of my lvl 100 advancements lol

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Mercay said:

 

Even retail WoW is fun if you have a good group of people to play it with!

 

 

Classic sure brings me back to simpler times in my life

Haha well, I have played WoW on and off since 2005 (more on from vanilla until cata, more off after) and while classic has its member berries for me, I'm just too spoiled by modern mmo class balance and conveniences.

 

Playing FFXIV RN and it's fun, but as usual suffers from endgame content drought.

 

I would play classic if it was free but...eh. I don't have enough gold to finance free subs anymore.

[Mister Woof]

I almost certainly would be a ret paladin again, and almost certainly would get frustrated with lack of offensive abilities and appreciation in raids outside of buffs.

 

Seal of Casino the memories