CPU temperature i7-4770K
currently de-lidding is not something I can handle myself... guess that won't be an option for me...
Will 4790K be any better?(or worse?)
Any suggested CPU (air) cooler if i were to replace the 212x?
One of the issues addressed in the revision/refresh that produced the 4690k and 4790k was the thermal interface between the CPU and heatspreader. It's still not what I'd call a *great* solution, but it generally performs better. The 212 x/EVO is a bit lightweight for the 4770k, but with two fan might perform a bit better. The biggest thing is that you're lacking thermal mass and while the 4770k is rated at ~84w it seems to be quite a bit toastier than that number would generally signify.
I'd probably recommend one of the dual tower dual fan Noctua things if you're going to go for broke. At ~1.25-1.3kg I usually hesitate to advise using them though. If Cooler Master still made the TPC-812 I'd be more comfortable recommending that, but it has gone the way of the dodo. Also check my sig, I have links to some thermal paste roundups (something like 140 pastes) and their performances. If you'd like to cut to the chase though GC-Extreme is very good, quite usable, non-conductive and not too difficult to obtain.
Out of curiosity why are you avoiding de-lidding? It's much easier than people make it out to be and if you're looking at throwing several hundred dollars at your rig anyways it's not much of a gamble by comparison. I did mine with a razor since I didn't like the amount of force involved in the way people were doing it with a vice. I want an i7 so I was rather cavalier though...
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