i7-8700K Hitting 100 Degrees Gaming

[Dylan98]

Currently having issues dealing with my i7-8700K hitting 100 degrees while gaming, i went out and bought a new cooler cause my old AIO was older but im seeing the same temps. Im using the Corsair H60 AIO with a push/pull set up. My mobo is a Z370-H Gaming With no overclocking! Im seeing 35 Degrees Celsius idle/Using chrome and 95-100 Degrees C while gaming. i just rebuilt my pc today also and i have done so 3 times in the last few months. Lastly i had an Overclock on my CPU for a while and i would sometimes leave my pc on overnight with the OC and sometimes days in a row along with streaming here and there. Did i damage my cpu overtime? or should i invest in a better cooler for my cpu?

[Danioki]

H60 is too small for that  CPU, try to use at least a 240mm radiator.

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, Dylan98 said:

i had an Overclock on my CPU for a while

what voltage and what clock speed?

 

3 minutes ago, Dylan98 said:

i would sometimes leave my pc on overnight with the OC and sometimes days in a row

your PC has to sleep too bro

 

1 minute ago, Danioki said:

H60 is too small for that  CPU, try to use at least a 240mm radiator.

an H60 is fine if he's not pushing it to the max

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

your PC has to sleep too bro

lol no

[nick name]

Sounds like a bad mount.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

lol no

letting programs and processes run can cause all kinds of errors, plus your fans and drives will last longer if they're not on 24/7. Sleep mode is pretty useful, for more than just reducing power consumption.

[Danioki]

5 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

an H60 is fine if he's not pushing it to the max

H60 is recomended with TDPs up to 70w, his CPU is 95w, so yes it's a little small, more if he was doing OC.

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, Danioki said:

H60 is recomended with TDPs up to 70w, his CPU is 95w, so yes it's a little small, more if he was doing OC.

TDP ratings mean basically nothing. The Ryzen 5 2600X is a 95 watt part but it is totally fine under the H60

[Dylan98]

14 minutes ago, Danioki said:

H60 is too small for that  CPU, try to use at least a 240mm radiator.

Any recommendations for 240mm rads?

[Danioki]

4 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

TDP ratings mean basically nothing. The Ryzen 5 2600X is a 95 watt part but it is totally fine under the H60

i have an Ryzen 5 2600 with a 280mm AIO (be quiet silent loop), and under Oc and stress is still toasty.

 

and we don't know the ambient temperatures from where he is, that is important too, in my case they are up to 35°C.

 

and the Oc overnight is fine, i have used many systems with OC leaving them working for months.

 

but something to consider are the voltages you used in the Oc, an the ambient temperatures.

 

consider also posting a photo of your build.

 

[Dylan98]

Just now, Danioki said:

i have an Ryzen 5 2600 with a 280mm AIO (be quiet silent loop), and under Oc and stress is still toasty.

 

and we don't know the ambient temperatures from where he is, that is important too, in my case they are up to 35°C.

 

and the Oc overnight if fine, i have used many systems with OC leaving them working for months.

 

but something to consider are the voltages you used in the Oc, an the ambient temperatures.

 

consider also posting a photo of your build.

 

i let the mobo do an ez tune on the overclock not exactly sure what it set the voltages it had set

 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Dylan98 said:

i let the mobo do an ez tune on the overclock not exactly sure what it set the voltages it had set

 

auto overclocking tools will always go overkill with voltages. It's best to set the voltages manually to avoid any problems. You should disable the EZ tune because it doesn't take cooling into account.

[Danioki]

Just now, Dylan98 said:

i let the mobo do an ez tune on the overclock not exactly sure what it set the voltages it had set

 

uff, the auto OC of some motherboards can be very aggressive on the Voltages, maybe that leave some damage behind.

[Danioki]

maybe you can try undervolt and a better cooling solution.

[Dylan98]

Just now, Danioki said:

uff, the auto OC of some motherboards can be very aggressive on the Voltages, maybe that leave some damage behind.

well so far im not having any issues, and hoping it isnt damaged but like i said im seeing  the same temps as i had with my older cooler so maybe i just need a better AIO!

[Dylan98]

3 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

auto overclocking tools will always go overkill with voltages. It's best to set the voltages manually to avoid any problems. You should disable the EZ tune because it doesn't take cooling into account.

i didnt know what i was getting in to so i thought that was smart but thank yal lfor your responses!

[Danioki]

Just now, Dylan98 said:

well so far im not having any issues, and hoping it isnt damaged but like i said im seeing  the same temps as i had with my older cooler so maybe i just need a better AIO!

first try an reseat you cpu block, also change the thermal compound.

 

but those 120mm AIO hava a very low point of saturation so in a couple of minutes you can have very high temps.

[AlwaysFSX]

22 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

letting programs and processes run can cause all kinds of errors, plus your fans and drives will last longer if they're not on 24/7. Sleep mode is pretty useful, for more than just reducing power consumption.

I've got 15 year old drives and 10 year old fans still running. There's computers older than I am that still work.

You don't need to turn off a computer to 'save' the hardware.

[Dylan98]

3 minutes ago, Danioki said:

first try an reseat you cpu block, also change the thermal compound.

 

but those 120mm AIO hava a very low point of saturation so in a couple of minutes you can have very high temps.

I just reapplied the thermal compound not even a few hours ago and would air cooling be a bad option?

[Danioki]

6 minutes ago, Dylan98 said:

I just reapplied the thermal compound not even a few hours ago and would air cooling be a bad option?

nop, a good aircooler is as good as any AIO

[Constantin]

47 minutes ago, Dylan98 said:

Im using the Corsair H60 AIO

All the single fan 120mm AIO are garbage, you are way better with a decent air cooler

[Letgomyleghoe]

2 minutes ago, Constantin said:

All the single fan 120mm AIO are garbage, you are way better with a decent air cooler

This is why I don’t get the “Xc hybrid” line of EVGA GPUs, they cost more and offer no real cooling benefits, the only use case I could see for this is in a case where the gpu is choked.

[Mister Woof]

Even thought a 120aionsucks, it shouldn't be throttling at stock.

 

I'm with nick on this one. It's not installed correctly.

[nick name]

I mentioned this earlier, but I don't know that you saw it.

 

Sounds like a bad mount.  Have you tried increasing the mounting pressure of the cooler?

[maizenblue]

5 minutes ago, Constantin said:

All the single fan 120mm AIO are garbage, you are way better with a decent air cooler

My h60 did a fine job cooling my 88w tdp 4790k at stock speeds for years, even during long gaming sessions. I had a case with really good airflow though. 
 

Yeah id go with a 240mm for an 8700k, but the h60 is far from garbage.