HELP i7 8700k temps!

[CrippledROBOT]

Just got new i7 8700k to replace my i5 8600k. I am using a Cryorig C1 cooler. I have read about other builds using similar or worse coolers and I figured this would be fine. After about an hour of putting my machine together, I load up windows and HWMonitor to see that my temps are easily 85-95-100c just from basic windows loading. Obviously this is not acceptable and even using my overclocked i5 8600k I did not see such horrible temperatures. 

 

What is going wrong here? The TDP of the chips is the same.. Did I miss something?

 

 

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Update. In my rush to get this build completed and in my exhausted state, I didn't want to apply too much pressure to the board via the CPU mounting. I have since screwed the cooler down tighter and my max CPU temp is below 80c after running ASUS Realbench (a GPU and CPU stress tester). I am undervolted to 1.1v on an all core 4.3ghz overclock). Things are looking good!

[Skiiwee29]

did you remove the protective covering from the cooler base plate before mounting it?

[CrippledROBOT]

Just now, legacy99 said:

did you remove the protective covering from the cooler base plate before mounting it?

Yes

[Skiiwee29]

then it sounds like either A) bad mounting, or B) Bad software reading. I would put my money on bad mounting of the cooler. 

[AresKrieger]

Could be the thermal paste application/mount, if there is an air bubble or not enough paste the transfer would be bad enough to spike temps simply from booting

[CrippledROBOT]

Just now, legacy99 said:

then it sounds like either A) bad mounting, or B) Bad software reading. I would put my money on bad mounting of the cooler. 

It seems to be mounted properly. If I press down on the cooler with my hands and watch the temps, it seems the same. 

[CrippledROBOT]

1 minute ago, AresKrieger said:

Could be the thermal paste application/mount, if there is an air bubble or not enough paste the transfer would be bad enough to spike temps simply from booting

There is a tad bit more than a pea sized amount on the IHS

[Skiiwee29]

4 minutes ago, CrippledROBOT said:

There is a tad bit more than a pea sized amount on the IHS

 

5 minutes ago, CrippledROBOT said:

It seems to be mounted properly. If I press down on the cooler with my hands and watch the temps, it seems the same. 

is the BIOS up to date on the board? 

[CrippledROBOT]

Just now, legacy99 said:

 

is the BIOS up to date on the board? 

Yes

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, CrippledROBOT said:

Yes

based on the information provided my conclusion is that A) the protection for the base plate is still on or B) bad mounting. Take it off and re-mount it. 

[CrippledROBOT]

Just now, legacy99 said:

based on the information provided my conclusion is that A) the protection for the base plate is still on or B) bad mounting. Take it off and re-mount it. 

I had used this cooler for 5 months on my i5 8600k with no problems. I have long since removed it.

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, CrippledROBOT said:

I had used this cooler for 5 months on my i5 8600k with no problems. I have long since removed it.

alright, then remove it and remount it. 

[CrippledROBOT]

UPDATE. This is going to sound extremely stupid, but I removed my fan from the CPU cooler and re-tightened it. I am now getting better temperatures than I did on my i5 8600k. I am not sure why this is, but perhaps the cooler was never quite mounted properly

[AresKrieger]

2 minutes ago, CrippledROBOT said:

UPDATE. This is going to sound extremely stupid, but I removed my fan from the CPU cooler and re-tightened it. I am now getting better temperatures than I did on my i5 8600k. I am not sure why this is, but perhaps the cooler was never quite mounted properly

Yeah things often are looser than people realize, at least it works now

[CrippledROBOT]

3 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

Yeah things often are looser than people realize, at least it works now

I think I must have screwed something up (no pun intended) when I initially mounted this cooler. Now that it is much tighter, I have shaved off about 8c from my i5 8600k at the very same stress test... Thank YOU and thank you @legacy99. Been a long day at work and freaked out when I saw that my incredibly tightly packed PC wasn't working!

 

So far it is working very well!

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, CrippledROBOT said:

I think I must have screwed something up (no pun intended) when I initially mounted this cooler. Now that it is much tighter, I have shaved off about 8c from my i5 8600k at the very same stress test... Thank YOU and thank you @legacy99. Been a long day at work and freaked out when I saw that my incredibly tightly packed PC wasn't working!

 

So far it is working very well!

No problems  Wasn't trying to sound confrontational or anything. Sorry if I came across that way, but glad you were able to fix it with the remount! 

[CrippledROBOT]

11 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

No problems  Wasn't trying to sound confrontational or anything. Sorry if I came across that way, but glad you were able to fix it with the remount! 

Absolutely not! I needed that!