Higher than average temps CM212 EVO

[Dunkan77]

Hello guys,

 

I have just watched Awesome Sauce network's video on the Hyper 212X and he said something that made me worry about what I have... His test bench is running a 5960X oc'ed to 4.4 GHz and he got max 65 C with a 212 EVO and lets you hear what it sounds like during the benchmark. However, I have a core i7-2600 non K that I pushed to the max multiplier of 42 which gives me 4.2 GHz and with the fans at the same noise range, I get in average 70C on the CPU. Why is that?

 

I know he has an open test bench and I have a closed system however 2 exhaust fans right above the cooler but this doesn't account for 5 C does it? And even if it does, does this mean that my 2nd gen i7 is as thermally efficient as a 5th gen i7 with double the cores? I have tried several times cleaning the base of the cooler as best I could, dusting the hell out of it and cleaning my fan but no matter what I do, the temperatures are the same. This time I actually got lucky because cleaning the thing really well made the temps fall from 73-74C average to 70C but what the hell? I promise I can't make my cooler any cleaner. And I'm using Arctic Silver 5 with the line method which is as Luke showed in a workshop video, as effective as the X or pea methods.

 

I also noticed that my CPU apparently went up to 4.33 GHz but that might have been polling error or for a split second. 

 

Does anyone have a suggestion as to what may be happening?

[Dunkan77]

Just now, Dunkan77 said:

Hello guys,

 

I have just watched Awesome Sauce network's video on the Hyper 212X and he said something that made me worry about what I have... His test bench is running a 5960X oc'ed to 4.4 GHz and he got max 65 C with a 212 EVO and lets you hear what it sounds like during the benchmark. However, I have a core i7-2600 non K that I pushed to the max multiplier of 42 which gives me 4.2 GHz and with the fans at the same noise range, I get in average 70C on the CPU. Why is that?

 

I know he has an open test bench and I have a closed system however 2 exhaust fans right above the cooler but this doesn't account for 5 C does it? And even if it does, does this mean that my 2nd gen i7 is as thermally efficient as a 5th gen i7 with double the cores? I have tried several times cleaning the base of the cooler as best I could, dusting the hell out of it and cleaning my fan but no matter what I do, the temperatures are the same. This time I actually got lucky because cleaning the thing really well made the temps fall from 73-74C average to 70C but what the hell? I promise I can't make my cooler any cleaner. And I'm using Arctic Silver 5 with the line method which is as Luke showed in a workshop video, as effective as the X or pea methods.

 

I also noticed that my CPU apparently went up to 4.33 GHz but that might have been polling error or for a split second. 

 

Does anyone have a suggestion as to what may be happening?

That max VID isn't what the CPU is getting by the way, the Vcore is closer to 1.13V as seen on the VCCIO at the top

[Dunkan77]

sorry, VCCIO is memory controller voltage but the CPU does get 1.13V i'm sure of it

[Moonzy]

several factors

ambient temp and fan speed are the basics

what load was he putting on the cpu? (iirc he didnt mention, or did he?)

 

besides, your cpu is pretty cool anyway, 70-ish isnt considered hot yet especially on a 212x

[Dunkan77]

OKay then... but should I consider upgrading to a Master Air Maker 8?

[littlelegsone]

as its an older cpu its not going to be running as efficiently so could be generating more heat as a result but its still nothing to worry about its nowhere near thermal throttling so no need to upgrade the cooler 

[WoodenMarker]

Yes, an open test bench vs in case can easily account for more than 5 degrees of difference. 

There are also many factors that have been changed that can account for the temps like ambient temperature and fan speed. The 2600k and 5960x are also very different cpus that don't even have the same surface area.