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NH-D15 Performing worse than expected? (possible airflow issue)

Gary7
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Hey guys,

 

I've been running my CPU at stock to keep noise levels down but the temps seem a bit high for 3.4GHz 

 

Usually Im hitting about 52c max on the CPU and the GPU will usually cap at the normal 75c @ 1316Mhz 

 

I feel like the CPU temps are high for running stock, and when I run OC Genie pushing it to 4Ghz the NH-D15 gets a bit whooshy (I have extremely sensitive hearing) yet I've seen people go as far as 4.4 on this chip.

 

Do you think my airflow is the problem with my case fans running at 70%? Or are these temps normal? 

 

The Rig
4670k(Stock) w/ NH-D15
MSI GTX 980 Gaming

Silencio 652S (Case fans on 70%)

 

 

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52 is really nice, can't see the problem. And the woosh you hear is air flowing through the fins

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Seems quite fine, if anything really good.

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52C is a really low load temp. Seems perfectly normal for an NH-D15 to me.

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Thanks for the info guys. It's around 60ish at 4ghz so I'm assuming that's fine too.

 

Good to know it's not an airflow issue 

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I hit 70-80 on my 4790k @ 4.7 with one fan spinning at around 500-600 rpm, you're good and you will have more head room. 
 

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9 hours ago, Gary7 said:

Thanks for the info guys. It's around 60ish at 4ghz so I'm assuming that's fine too.

Good to know it's not an airflow issue 

52c is very low. Keep in mind that you're experiencing diminishing returns at lower temps.

In other words: The difference between 55c and 56c is more significant than the difference between 80 and 80c. 

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18 hours ago, Gary7 said:

Thanks for the info guys. It's around 60ish at 4ghz so I'm assuming that's fine too.

 

Good to know it's not an airflow issue 

What software you use to get that temp? Some game/encoding software or stress test? Also have you checked how stock volts go when you see those temps? Many Intel CPUs use way higher volts than needed for the Jigaherts.

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