I7-10700k (non oc) thermals

[tolstoy234]

Hey all. I was able to get my graphics card temps sorted out to an area where I am comfortable, so now I am taking a look at my cpu temps.

I was gaming and saw a couple cores spike to 100ish c but go back down to high 80s low 90s. 

I pulled a cinebench test with core temp up and 4 cores ended up spiking to 90ish while others went to the high 80s, but stayed mostly in the high 70s low 80s during the test.

My question, how can I improve the thermals? I am still new and this is my first build (thank you tax return)

 

CPU cooling solution: CyberPowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 120mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate

Case: Nzxt H510

I attached the image of my cinebench results and my core temp program.
thank you all!

[bellabichon]

That's not super unexpected on that cooler. It's a CyberPower-branded Cooler Master 120mm AIO, which is somewhat underpowered when it comes to cooling the 10700k. What's the current fan configuration in your case? If you don't want to replace the AIO, getting some more airflow going could help with temps. 

[tolstoy234]

Just now, bellabichon said:

That's not super unexpected on that cooler. It's a CyberPower-branded Cooler Master 120mm AIO, which is somewhat underpowered when it comes to cooling the 10700k. What's the current fan configuration in your case? If you don't want to replace the AIO, getting some more airflow going could help with temps. 

I have 3 intake (2 front, 1 back) and 1 exhaust (out the top) with the power supply fan acting as another exhaust. I am open to replacing the aio. Do you have any recommendations?
 

I was also wondering if it was strictly necessary? Are these temps dangerous to my cpu? I was looking and on core temp my Tjmax was 115c, which I never got near and if I broke 90 it was due to spikes on one core. 

[bellabichon]

16 minutes ago, tolstoy234 said:

I was also wondering if it was strictly necessary? Are these temps dangerous to my cpu? I was looking and on core temp my Tjmax was 115c, which I never got near and if I broke 90 it was due to spikes on one core. 

That's up to you. 90C is definitely at the high-end of what I'd consider normal, but if you're not noticing any difference in performance (or if you don't care), then it's not a big deal. I wouldn't expect your CPU's lifespan to be greatly reduced by spending time at those temps. 

[Light-Yagami]

37 minutes ago, tolstoy234 said:

CPU cooling solution: CyberPowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 120mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate

10700k pulls 125W stock. And you're doing around 4.2-4.3ghz all core. Cooling 125W with that tiny cooler is a stretch. You can try under volting the CPU with a voltage offset, I believe you can get it to around 100W, if the bin is good enough. But I expect you bought a "K" CPU to overclock.. So in that case, I suggest a better CPU cooler, or really good fans in push pull config. And crank the RPM. But I wouldn't expect this tiny thing to cool more than 150W, even under best available conditions.

 

I got my mobile i7-10875H, also an 8-core, to undervolt to 95W with 4.2ghz allcore turbo. 

[Mister Woof]

Undervolt it