I7 4790 heat with stock fan

[SerHoneyBadger]

My i7 4790 runs at 70 Celsius when idle and at 82 when i am playing games that ask a lot of my system. is this potentially dangerous for my system?

I currently am considering buying a new cpu cooler but that costs money that might be spend on other things.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Eh...very high idle temp. Load temps aren't too bad.....ish..

 

You might want to reapply some thermal paste and re-seat the heatsink.

[SerHoneyBadger]

What temps should i be aiming for?

 

[MrMcMuffinJr]

if it is 70c idle, get a water cooler of big air cooler.

[socks&sandals]

2 minutes ago, SerHoneyBadger said:

What temps should i be aiming for?

 

55 at idle and 75 under load

[Synawke]

thats high. reapply thermal paste. but not high enough to actually damage anything. you are just getting less performance and its probably annoying 

[SerHoneyBadger]

I have 80 euros for an air cooler whould you guys reccomend any specific brands?

 

[Synawke]

2 minutes ago, SerHoneyBadger said:

I have 80 euros for an air cooler whould you guys reccomend any specific brands?

 

you dont want a water cooler?

[SerHoneyBadger]

Just now, Synawke said:

you dont want a water cooler?

I find water cooling risky and the water dissipates over time. i play to use my pc for a very long time so i prefer air cooling C: 

[Synawke]

3 minutes ago, SerHoneyBadger said:

I find water cooling risky and the water dissipates over time. i play to use my pc for a very long time so i prefer air cooling C: 

if you want air cooling thats fine. Watercooling is not risky really any more so than air cooling  though. the original kinks like leaking, evaporating water, etc doesnt really exist much anymore. its perfectly safe. But if you want an air cooler id go with this. good cooler, well made, good reviews and cheap

[Thony]

Yea that idle temp is not right, can u check if u installed the cooler roperly (all 4 corners are fully pushed in) ?

 

Your CPU gets hotter than my old GTX 760 under load.

 

I have same CPU but with 212 evo and I get 35-45 idle / 68 under load. The cooler is cheap $25 with decent performance so I can only recommend it.

[SerHoneyBadger]

Evo 212 it is! 35 when idle sounds like a wet dream for longevity!

[PlayStation 2]

19 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

if it is 70c idle, get a water cooler of big air cooler.

That's just ridiculous.

 

4 minutes ago, SerHoneyBadger said:

Evo 212 it is! 35 when idle sounds like a wet dream for longevity!

I would look into something like the Scythe FUMA. The mounting system isn't great on the 212 EVO, not to mention it just gets bitch slapped by the FUMA.

[SerHoneyBadger]

Thank you for not making me waste more money

[PlayStation 2]

If you don't want to buy the FUMA, the Cryorig H7 is a good choice for the cash too.

[SerHoneyBadger]

Will the 212 evo fit in my case though? its really big i have a Antec gx300 computer case.