5820k and H100i GTX potential cooling issues?

[98Redbird]

I'm using a corsair 100i gtx and am currently overclocked at 4.4 1.300V. Idle temps per core seem to stay in the mid to upper 30's and will trickle over 40C regularly before dipping back down into the 30's. During firestrike extreme CPU temps will rise up and hit a max temp of 71C but not generally go above that. I've noticed that my physics score has been dropping for some reason, it was always in the 17,500 range but now is largely in the 16,700 range on the same overclock. 

 

I recently switched cases from an air 540 to a define r5 and installed a G1 1070 (instead of 980 ti), so really, the physics scores should not have changed right? Just wondering potential reasons for this. Also kind of bothered by the fact that the CPU is idling up over 40C now... seems a bit warm. 

 

Maybe switching H100i out with different AIO? Have heard not so great things about it.

 

Thanks!

[suchamoneypit]

Hmm, is it mounted properly; enough thermal paste? My 5820k @ 1.35V cooled by a H100i idles around 30-35C and during cinebench or AIDA64 goes to around 65C.

[Curufinwe_wins]

Ehh seems about right. Nothing too bad. It is possible (esp if using stock thermal paste) that the paste has just dried up a bit and now is performing a bit worse. It isn't anything I'd worry about.

 

That said 1.3V at 4.4 is a pretty poor overclock. You should be able to dial down the voltage a little bit (even to 1.25V should be easy) and still be stable. That might drop load temps by 3-4C.

[98Redbird]

Thanks, I'll dial the voltage back a bit to see if it'll hold stable. I just did a down and dirty OC on it, didn't fiddle with it too much. Will give that a try thanks!