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Just now, stewzzz said:

Just curious if anyone could help me figure out if i need a new cpu cooler or if I should grab some thermal paste and reapply some first
 

I have a Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler 
 

forgot to mention im hitting 89c max some times on cold war and warzone

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1 minute ago, stewzzz said:

Just curious if anyone could help me figure out if i need a new cpu cooler or if I should grab some thermal paste and reapply some first
 

I have a Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler 
 

  • CPU
    i7 4770k 4.2 ghz oc
  • Motherboard
    Asus z87 Sabertooth ATX LGA 1150
  • RAM
    Corsair Vengeance LP 16BG - 16000mhz ddr3 (8gb x2)
  • GPU
    MSI Gaming X 1080 ti
  • Case
    Cougar MX 330-X ATX Case
  • Storage
    Western Digital 1tb ssd (games)
    Samsung 8600 Evo 500gb ssd (os and other files)
  • PSU
    Gigabyte superb 720w 80+ PSU
  • Display(s)
    Asus VG279 144hz monitor
  • Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler
  • Keyboard
    Razer Huntsman mini w/ hyper x pudding keycaps
  • Mouse
    Razer Viper Ultimate Wireless
  • Sound
    Logitech G635
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 pro fully licensed
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4 minutes ago, stewzzz said:

forgot to mention im hitting 89c max some times on cold war and warzone

Nah. That's fine. Both of those are very cpu heavy.

I could use some help with this!

please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding)

Bios database

My beautiful, but not that powerful, main PC:

prior build:

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Eh, given the cooler you're using with a modestly OC'd 4770K I'd say you're right on the edge of normal-to-slightly-high. Haswell isn't exactly the greatest for temps.

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VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

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Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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