i5 4690K at 80 Celsius what the... is it okayish?

[Kenneth Versoza]

Hey guys, I am rocking an i5 4690K at 4.00 Ghz with a Hyper 212 Evo heatsink cooling fan but my temperature is maxing out at 82 degrees celsius (averages at 74-77 degrees).

 

I know it's too hot but is it okay if I only game like 3-4 hours per day? Well I game for 7 hours during saturdays and sundays but what do you advice? Do I need to get a better cooling solution or is it better to go water cooling? (which I avoid as much as I can). They said that processor is still okay at 90 degrees??!

[YubinTheBunny]

Might be time to replace the thermal paste if you haven't done so yet.

[NTDaws]

Could try thermal paste replacement

[nishank93]

If you're concerned, a heatsink remount with new TIM wouldn't hurt. You could also try bumping up the fan speed for the fan on your heatsink, and maybe even the fans in your case as well.

Your computer will shut itself off closer to 100°C, so you should be fine. I wouldn't be too concerned with 80°C.

[TheKDub]

Seems a bit hot..

 

Did you remove the sticker from the bottom of the heatsink? Did you use thermal paste?

 

I'm running my i5 4690k with the stock cooler around 70c under max load, so 80c with a 212 evo with a mild overclock is pretty toasty.

[Kenneth Versoza]

11 minutes ago, YubinTheBunny said:

Might be time to replace the thermal paste if you haven't done so yet.

This is just a new build. I used the "Dot" method when applying thermal paste.

[nishank93]

What voltage are you running it at? Might be that you set it to a too high fixed voltage, and that's making it run hot.

[Kenneth Versoza]

5 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

Seems a bit hot..

 

Did you remove the sticker from the bottom of the heatsink? Did you use thermal paste?

 

I'm running my i5 4690k with the stock cooler around 70c under max load, so 80c with a 212 evo with a mild overclock is pretty toasty.

Yeah I agree it's freaking hot but I am 100% sure that I removed the sticker and of course used a thermal paste. 70c is perfectly fine and my dream. I will try to get some extra fans for my chassis or replace the fan of my heat sink with a more rpm fan and let's find out what will happen with the temp.

[Kenneth Versoza]

1 minute ago, nishank93 said:

What voltage are you running it at? Might be that you set it to a too high fixed voltage, and that's making it run hot.

I used MSI z87M gaming motherboard and run the OC genie to overclock. not much knowledgeable in overclocking so I rely solely on the features of the board. Did it cause the high temps?

[Ryoku]

46 minutes ago, Kenneth Versoza said:

I used MSI z87M gaming motherboard and run the OC genie to overclock. not much knowledgeable in overclocking so I rely solely on the features of the board. Did it cause the high temps?

Yeah that's not the most efficient means to overclock it tends to add way more voltage then it needs.

[nishank93]

49 minutes ago, Kenneth Versoza said:

I used MSI z87M gaming motherboard and run the OC genie to overclock. not much knowledgeable in overclocking so I rely solely on the features of the board. Did it cause the high temps?

I'm not too sure. Haven't used MSI's overclocking tool before. Run CPU-Z and check what voltage your CPU is at under a gaming load? Should be 1.10 V stock, and not over 1.25 V overclocked (you can push it to 1.30-1.40 V, but I don't recommend it for long term use).

 

Or a simpler test would be to undo the overclock and see if temperatures drastically improve. A 4GHz overclock isn't spectacular anyway.

[Kenneth Versoza]

17 minutes ago, nishank93 said:

I'm not too sure. Haven't used MSI's overclocking tool before. Run CPU-Z and check what voltage your CPU is at under a gaming load? Should be 1.10 V stock, and not over 1.25 V overclocked (you can push it to 1.30-1.40 V, but I don't recommend it for long term use).

 

Or a simpler test would be to undo the overclock and see if temperatures drastically improve. A 4GHz overclock isn't spectacular anyway.

Thank you for your advices nishank93. Really helpful! Excited to try it out later after work haha..

[Kenneth Versoza]

22 minutes ago, Ryoku said:

Yeah that's not the most efficient means to overclock it tends to add way more voltage then it needs.

yeah I agree that's what my instinct says to me haha.

[Kenneth Versoza]

Thank you guys, I achieved 4.4Ghz at a forgiving 75c using manual overclocking. In this experience, the lesson for me is to never rely on any auto overclocking utilities. Period!

[scottyseng]

12 minutes ago, Kenneth Versoza said:

Thank you guys, I achieved 4.4Ghz at a forgiving 75c using manual overclocking. In this experience, the lesson for me is to never rely on any auto overclocking utilities. Period!

Yeah, I remember on my 2500K on my ASUS board...Ai tuner was like...4.9GHz at 1.55v...it wasn't stable either. I just let it do it for the lolz.

 

Ah, I would say thermal paste as well, but your build was new...Yeah, I got a used 2700K a few days ago and wow, it's been 3 years since I installed my 212+ with the 2500K...the thermal paste was dried up.

[Kenneth Versoza]

16 hours ago, scottyseng said:

Yeah, I remember on my 2500K on my ASUS board...Ai tuner was like...4.9GHz at 1.55v...it wasn't stable either. I just let it do it for the lolz.

 

Ah, I would say thermal paste as well, but your build was new...Yeah, I got a used 2700K a few days ago and wow, it's been 3 years since I installed my 212+ with the 2500K...the thermal paste was dried up.

I am not sure but I think the 1.55v is excessive?? well that's sandy bridge platform so maybe it's not that excessive. I set my core voltage at 1.180 to run 4.4Ghz

[scottyseng]

3 minutes ago, Kenneth Versoza said:

I am not sure but I think the 1.55v is excessive?? well that's sandy bridge platform so maybe it's not that excessive. I set my core voltage at 1.180 to run 4.4Ghz

It is way excessive. I'm not sure what AI tuner was trying to get. haha. Also, AI tuner changed the BCLK clock too much and it made it unstable. Somethings you can't trust with software just yet...

 

Usually the safe limit is 1.4v for sandy, with 1.45 being the still safe if you keep it cool limit, but I've seen people running 1.5v (but they're the ones getting like 5.0+ GHz).

[Kenneth Versoza]

Getting a good quality chip is a lottery too I guess the reason why some can get as high as 5.0Ghz at ease.

 

I heard that Z270 chipset made by Asus has a very good/reliable overclocking utilities. Something to look forward too aye?

[Kenneth Versoza]

16 hours ago, scottyseng said:

It is way excessive. I'm not sure what AI tuner was trying to get. haha. Also, AI tuner changed the BCLK clock too much and it made it unstable. Somethings you can't trust with software just yet...

 

Usually the safe limit is 1.4v for sandy, with 1.45 being the still safe if you keep it cool limit, but I've seen people running 1.5v (but they're the ones getting like 5.0+ GHz).

Getting a good quality chip is a lottery too I guess the reason why some can get as high as 5.0Ghz at ease.

 

I heard that Z270 chipset made by Asus has a very good/reliable overclocking utilities. Something to look forward too aye?

[NotTayyeb]

38 minutes ago, Kenneth Versoza said:

Thank you guys, I achieved 4.4Ghz at a forgiving 75c using manual overclocking. In this experience, the lesson for me is to never rely on any auto overclocking utilities. Period!

What voltage are you using? I'm running a stable 4.4ghz on my 4690k @ 1.238V, around 63C under load, albeit with a better air cooler 

 

 

 

[Kenneth Versoza]

16 hours ago, NotTayyeb said:

What voltage are you using? I'm running a stable 4.4ghz on my 4690k @ 1.238V, around 63C under load, albeit with a better air cooler 

 

 

 

I run at 1.180v though my air cooler is just a hyper 212 evo

[scottyseng]

8 minutes ago, Kenneth Versoza said:

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Yeah, I don't know how good the newer ASUS OC utilities are. I personally find manual overclocking funner anyway.

 

I did hear that they improved it to be less crazy.