i7-4790k Typical Temps?

[xSean]

I am using an H80i as a rear intake cooler for the CPU (have an exhaust fan on the top), and I am getting these temps:

-95% load = 90C

-idle = 38C

-Game (Warframe) running with enemies and effects on screen = Peaks at about 70C then drops to 50 and stays around that

 

 

This is the full build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/__Sean/saved/QVTj4D

[vlkn´]

90°C is very high for 95% load with a H80i

Did you use prime95? If so, don´t use it again.

[xSean]

90°C is very high for 95% load with a H80i

Did you use prime95? If so, don´t use it again.

 

No.

I have Plex, and it was converting before uploading, and it puts the CPU into heavy load.

[vlkn´]

Did you overclock your cpu?

[Priller]

Plenty of airflow into the case?

 

You using push pull on the rad?

 

Have you tried reseating the CPU block and see if that helps lower temps?

 

CPU Voltage?

[xSean]

Did you overclock your cpu?

No, it's all on stock speeds.

[vlkn´]

No, it's all on stock speeds.

Man those temperatures are higher than usual.

You should be getting 30-35°C Idle and peaking 80-85°C max under full load

[xSean]

Plenty of airflow into the case?

 

You using push pull on the rad?

 

Have you tried reseating the CPU block and see if that helps lower temps?

 

CPU Voltage?

 

 

I just changed the cooling setup within my case, which I honestly will just get a new case.

 

It has one front intake fan (stock).

I changed the top rear H80i to an intake (using push pull).

Messed with the case to move the other stock fan to the top of the case as an exhaust.

 

Airflow seems good, but I will need to replace the stock fan on the GPU (reference R9 290x), so I ordered an Accelero Xtreme III.

[vlkn´]

is the pump/block on the cpu tight or loose and can be shaked a little by hand? (try when pc is turned off)

And do you use any silent profiles?

[xSean]

is the pump/block on the cpu tight or loose and can be shaked a little by hand? (try when pc is turned off)

And do you use any silent profiles?

No, I checked when I reattatched the block.

 

No to the profile question, too.

In Corsair Link I changed it to Performance.

Also, watching the temps now, and it currently is at 35c with some change up to 39c.

[vlkn´]

Ok, this won´t help you.

But maybe consider getting a decent air cooler for your pc. 

Ask in the forum what you should get that fits your needs.

[patrickjp93]

Try tightening down the block after running the thermal paste hot for a bit. If that doesn't help, then wipe off all the paste with isopropyl and reseat. If that does not help, I honestly recommend you delid the chip with the vise and hammer/mallet method (uber safe, just watch a youtube video) and put some Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra under the heat spreader. Those temps are completely ridiculous for an AIO, especially an H80i. God damn Intel putting cheap TIM under the lid. They never should have moved away from solder. I would have rather paid an extra $5 for a soldered version of our 4790K, especially considering it ended up a 99th percentile chip.

[xSean]

Ok, this won´t help you.

But maybe consider getting a decent air cooler for your pc. 

Ask in the forum what you should get that fits your needs.

 

I think I might just go for a brand new case, one that has more areas for fans instead of just the 1 fan for the front and 1 for the back.

[vlkn´]

I don´t think this will help you much. 
But thats just my opinion

[patrickjp93]

I think I might just go for a brand new case, one that has more areas for fans instead of just the 1 fan for the front and 1 for the back.

airflow won't help a CPU under a water block... If your RAM is overheating that's one thing, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Honestly, try reseating with a really good thermal material using the rice method in the direction of the internal die, tighten the block down hard, use a burn in stress test like AIDA64, have the paste melt a bit, tighten down a bit more if you can, and then if temps still do not improve, delid the chip as seen on youtube vids using the vise/hammer method.

[xSean]

Try tightening down the block after running the thermal paste hot for a bit. If that doesn't help, then wipe off all the paste with isopropyl and reseat. If that does not help, I honestly recommend you delid the chip with the vise and hammer/mallet method (uber safe, just watch a youtube video) and put some Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra under the heat spreader. Those temps are completely ridiculous for an AIO, especially an H80i. God damn Intel putting cheap TIM under the lid. They never should have moved away from solder. I would have rather paid an extra $5 for a soldered version of our 4790K, especially considering it ended up a 99th percentile chip.

 

Alright then, I'll try all of that out.

 

I don´t think this will help you much. 

But thats just my opinion

 

ok then, I'll see what happens with everything else first.

[xSean]

airflow won't help a CPU under a water block... If your RAM is overheating that's one thing, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Honestly, try reseating with a really good thermal material using the rice method in the direction of the internal die, tighten the block down hard, use a burn in stress test like AIDA64, have the paste melt a bit, tighten down a bit more if you can, and then if temps still do not improve, delid the chip as seen on youtube vids using the vise/hammer method.

 

Ok, hopefully that's all it will take, and if it comes to having to delid, then so be it.

[vlkn´]

Don´t delid your new i7 for 4°C XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[patrickjp93]

Don´t delid your new i7 for 4°C XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

It made a 16*C difference for us under load, and that was before we added copper filler and lapped the heatspreader. The Haswell and DC line has bad thermal contact internally. Unless you solve that you'll never have a chance to cool it.

 

Sure, idle won't change more than 4 degrees, but there are plenty of Youtube examples and other testimonials of shaving much more than 4 degrees.

 

I'm a former competitive overclocker who took it to the extreme to get idling temps of just 26*C and only 68*C at 4.8 GHz on AIDA64 FPU Stress Test, but I was at 94 before I did what I did. 

[xSean]

Don´t delid your new i7 for 4°C XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

 

Not doing any of this today, but I am pretty sure that just reapplying the thermal paste and making sure that it is all tight after letting it get warm should work....hopefully.

 

Luckily it does seem to cap off at 92C when at max load, and not anything higher.

[Legitsu]

I would start by setting the vcore to manual @ 1.180v

[patrickjp93]

Not doing any of this today, but I am pretty sure that just reapplying the thermal paste and making sure that it is all tight after letting it get warm should work....hopefully.

 

Luckily it does seem to cap off at 92C when at max load, and not anything higher.

That's still damaging temp. I don't know what your upgrade cycle is, but a chip running in the 90s will not last more than 3-4 years, and that's not really full load. AIDA64 FPU stress test is full load. You can get a 30 day trial and see what it does to you. I suspect you'll slam into 100C in moments.

[vlkn´]

It made a 16*C difference for us under load, and that was before we added copper filler and lapped the heatspreader. The Haswell and DC line has bad thermal contact internally. Unless you solve that you'll never have a chance to cool it.

 

Sure, idle won't change more than 4 degrees, but there are plenty of Youtube examples and other testimonials of shaving much more than 4 degrees.

 

I'm a former competitive overclocker who took it to the extreme to get idling temps of just 26*C and only 68*C at 4.8 GHz on AIDA64 FPU Stress Test, but I was at 94 before I did what I did. 

You are telling a person (maybe a newbie) to delid his new 300$+ cpu instead of saying to him to upgrade his cooling for a few $.

WOW...

[patrickjp93]

You are telling a person (maybe a newbie) to delid his new 300$+ cpu instead of saying to him to upgrade his cooling for a few $.

WOW...

1) Delidding is extremely safe since you don't need a razer blade and blowtorch anymore, and it's easy while providing a huge benefit.

2) The H80i is a great AIO that most air coolers can't match. It's not the H100i, but it's up there.

3) I'm experienced with this chip and this architecture. Either it was a mounting mistake or it's the chip.

4) 90s temps on a lightweight version of a full load is more than an air bubble in the paste or a bad contact.

[vlkn´]

5) Upgrade the cooler for 30$ and don´t loose warranty