4690k + corsair 100i high temps

[luismi123]

hello i think im having temps problems with my 4690k and corsair 100i ( idle 35-40 and gaming -50 and 70 max ) at stock, i want to overclock but i dont know if im able with this temps, should i get a better water cooling system



Pc:
Asus Z97-AR
i5 4690k (stock)
Corsair 100i
16gb ddr3 1866
Gtx 970 g1 gaming
corsair cx750m

 

[rmark45matsu]

How is the thermal paste, you should get lower temps.

 

[luismi123]

the thermal paste i use was Arctic Silver 5

 

[rmark45matsu]

Did you apply it correctly?

 

[luismi123]

yup im sure i apply correctly, to make i ask on a local store and they told me how to apply it

 

[rmark45matsu]

What is your ambient air temperature?

 

[luismi123]

room 75-80

 

[rmark45matsu]

Are your fans blowing on your radiator the right way and aren't backwards?

 

[geofelt]

Your temperatures are not far out of line depending on what your ambient temperature is.
At idle, I would expect 10-15c. over ambient.

I have become a bit jaded on the subject of haswell cooling for overclocking.
How high you can OC is firstly determined by your luck in the bin lottery.
I had high expectations from the Devil's canyon parts and their better thermals.
I found out that the thermals really do not matter unless, perhaps, you are a competitive overclocker.
Haswell runs quite cool, that is, until you raise the voltage past 1.25v or so.
Once you go past 1.3v, then you really do need very good cooling to keep stress loads under say 85c.
But, voltages higher than 1.30 are not a good thing for 24/7 usage.
Even if you can handle the heat, how much do you really need that extra multiplier from say 4.4 to 4.6?

 

[luismi123]

yup everything its ok with the radiator and the case i just want to overclock beacuse im getting another 970 and i want extra cpu speed, but i dont want high temps

 

[geofelt]

The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard. This is a particular bother for sli.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.