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Hey guys, my cpu usually hits 71c while playing video games but once I play a game that's very demanding the temperatures just start rising. it goes up to like 75c-85c.

Do you guys know any air coolers that would help me out? And are these alright temperatures for the i7-7700k Kaby Lake?

 

PC SPECS:

Case:Corseair Carbide Spec Alpha case

GPU:GTX 1060 OC 3GB

RAM:CORSEAIR 16GB VENGENCE

MOTHERBOARD:ASUS ROGSTRIX B250H

POWERSUPPLY:EVGA 850W BRONZE

 

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I'm personally a fan of the Noctua NH-U14S or the NH-D15 (if you're a baller).  They're easy to mount and have some of the best performance available in air coolers.

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The Dark Rock Pro 4 is a good option because it's a high end air cooler and it's really silent.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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2 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

The Dark Rock Pro 4 is a good option because it's a high end air cooler and it's really silent.

Will it fit in my case?

 

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2 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

Will it fit in my case?

 

I don't think so. The DRP4 is 162mm high while your case can only support a 156mm air cooler. 

 

I guess you'll have to find other options :(

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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2 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

I don't think so. The DRP4 is 162mm high while your case can only support a 156mm air cooler. 

 

I guess you'll have to find other options :(

Well, Do you know any good cpu air coolers that will fit?

 

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10 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

Well, Do you know any good cpu air coolers that will fit?

 

The Cryorig H7 49.0 CFM air cooler fits in your case and it's a pretty decent air cooler.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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2 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

The Cryorig H7 49.0 CFM air cooler fits in your case and it's a pretty decent air cooler.

Alright! Sounds good. Thank you for the help!

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3 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

Alright! Sounds good. Thank you for the help!

No problem!

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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35 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

And are these alright temperatures for the i7-7700k Kaby Lake?

I dont know what you're using atm so I cant answer that

 

35 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

Do you guys know any air coolers that would help me out?

The best performance one that can fit will be the Scythe Fuma Rev.B, though having more fans (3 for this one) means more noise

 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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52 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I dont know what you're using atm so I cant answer that

 

The best performance one that can fit will be the Scythe Fuma Rev.B, though having more fans (3 for this one) means more noise

 

I honestly don't mind fan noise at all, it never really bothered me. Ill take the sound of the fighter jet if it means my cpu stays cool all the time xD.

 

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1 minute ago, MrMoonTM said:

I honestly don't mind fan noise at all, it never really bothered me. Ill take the sound of the fighter jet if it means my cpu stays cool all the time xD.

 

And another thing. Will The fan cover my ram slots?

 

 

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8 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

And another thing. Will The fan cover my ram slots?

 

 

One of them will. Corsair Vengeance (the all black ones with yellow words right?) are short enough to stand below it, though 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Its the rgb corseair vengence with the logo ontop of the ram stick and each stick has 8gb

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2 hours ago, MrMoonTM said:

Its the rgb corseair vengence with the logo ontop of the ram stick and each stick has 8gb

 

2 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

One of them will. Corsair Vengeance (the all black ones with yellow words right?) are short enough to stand below it, though 

CORSAIR Vengeance RGB - DIMM 288-pin is the one I have

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On 6/21/2018 at 10:25 AM, r2724r16 said:

your case can only support a 156mm air cooler. 

The case spec doesn't account for the side panel bump. The actual clearance available is ~160mm.

On 6/21/2018 at 12:16 PM, MrMoonTM said:

Its the rgb corseair vengence with the logo ontop of the ram stick and each stick has 8gb

The DRP4 would hang over the first or second dimm slots without the front fan. It might fit the case but I'd suggest avoiding it in case it doesn't.

The ETS-T40F which is just under 162mm fits in the case. https://pcpartpicker.com/b/C3hqqs

The NH-D15 for example also fits. https://pcpartpicker.com/b/Yx29TW

The H7 and NH-U14S completely clears the dimm slots but the latter doesn't fit in the case. 

 

75-85c at load is a bit warm but still safe. Getting a better cooler would help but isn't necessary.

If you would like a better cooler, let us know where you're shopping / located and your budget so we can give better recommendations.

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Well the thing is. It was running at those temperatures while I was playing a 2D game. And the temperatures that high worry me especially since the game isnt that demanding.

the game is called Terraria and it might have had a bunch of mods but its a 2D game y’know. And the longer I play the hotter it gets.

 

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2 hours ago, MrMoonTM said:

Well the thing is. It was running at those temperatures while I was playing a 2D game. And the temperatures that high worry me especially since the game isnt that demanding.

the game is called Terraria and it might have had a bunch of mods but its a 2D game y’know. And the longer I play the hotter it gets.

 

Being a 2D game means low GPU load, but not necessarily low CPU load. From what I know, Terraria can still make dual core laptops cry when they try run it.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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12 hours ago, MrMoonTM said:

Well the thing is. It was running at those temperatures while I was playing a 2D game. And the temperatures that high worry me especially since the game isnt that demanding.

the game is called Terraria and it might have had a bunch of mods but its a 2D game y’know. And the longer I play the hotter it gets.

 

7700K is hot chip, but if you aren't going to OC, you could just set manual voltages to limits power draw and so chip heating. And by manual voltages I don't mean downvolting or downclocking. Just limiting motherboards automatic habit of giving way too much voltage when its not really needed.

 

You still haven't said whats the current cooler?

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On 6/22/2018 at 8:03 AM, LoGiCalDrm said:

7700K is hot chip, but if you aren't going to OC, you could just set manual voltages to limits power draw and so chip heating. And by manual voltages I don't mean downvolting or downclocking. Just limiting motherboards automatic habit of giving way too much voltage when its not really needed.

 

You still haven't said whats the current cooler?

The cooler I have is a Thermaltake CL-P0497 92mm Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel 95W Series

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17 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

The cooler I have is the Thermaltake CL-P0497 92mm Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel 95W Series.

That's not much better than Intel's chronically undersized buzzaws.

You don't need the biggest or the most expensive cooler to get lot better performance at lot lower noise.

Besides many of those huge fashion coolers having issues with memory slot clearance, or protruding/touching space of uppermost PCI-e slot.

 

Something like Thermalright Macho 120 would be free of those space issues with good cooling performance at low noise and at reasonable price.

Scythe Mugen 5 should be still better and very reasonably priced.

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12 minutes ago, EsaT said:

That's not much better than Intel's chronically undersized buzzaws.

You don't need the biggest or the most expensive cooler to get lot better performance at lot lower noise.

Besides many of those huge fashion coolers having issues with memory slot clearance, or protruding/touching space of uppermost PCI-e slot.

 

Something like Thermalright Macho 120 would be free of those space issues with good cooling performance at low noise and at reasonable price.

Scythe Mugen 5 should be still better and very reasonably priced.

Both of them sound pretty neat, but how much will they lower the temperatures?

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3 minutes ago, MrMoonTM said:

Both of them sound pretty neat, but how much will they lower the temperatures?

And will they cover my ram slots?

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