4790k h110i gt temps

[Scorpionking20]

I'll try to keep this short. Here's facts:

4970k stock (4.4 boost) seated in
Asus Hero VII m/b
H110igt with aftermarket Phanteks fans (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709036&cm_re=phanteks_140mm-_-35-709-036-_-Product) high pressure fans (Corsair fans are SO noisy) set as exhaust with 2 970s in sli, blower style fans
Phanteks Primo Case

Anyways...I left the original paste on the h110igt when I got it. I haven't bothered overclocking yet because of temps. In push configuration, as stated above, during games I'd hit around 55-60c, and Aida stress would hit 65ish.

I wanted to play around with running the cooler as an intake, and during this I cleaned out the time to reseat with some Arctic Silver paste. Anyways...It ran maybe 2-5c hotter, and my gpus were warmer a few degrees.

So today I decided to reseat the cooler and I now have the fans set as exhaust, and they are pulling through the rad. I reseated with this paste a few times, as I hit 80c on Aida once. I've now got the cpu idling around 35-38c, and during a recent game (gta5) I hit 67 on the hottest core, sitting around 60c for the most part.

These temps seem really high to me. I'm only running 1.2v on the stock 4.4 boost. I've built a few dozen machines and haven't had this issue creep up before where I just couldn't get decent temps.

My kid's machine in the same house (usually 27c in the summer with ac on) has a stock 2500k on a h100, and their idle is 29 with peaks of near 50-55c.

Any advice? I'm not liking this Arctic Silver I'm using...it's very liquidy. Should I get a thicker paste? The stock paste that came with this h110i gt was pretty thick.

Thanks for any advice!

BTW: I use the "pea to half pea" method to mount the cpu plate.

 

[corndog1836]

Put another way... •1) Arctic Silver 5 requires at least 200 hours (of uptime) and several thermal cycles (extended downtime) to burn-in.
•2) This will take longer on systems with low speed fans on their CPU/GPU heatsinks (or passive heatsinks).
•3) On systems that measure temps via the CPU's internal diode, you will SOMETIMES SEE temps drop 2C to 5C during burn-in, e.g. systems that measure temps with thermistors (on the pins -- under the sockets, or whatever) won't experience any MEASURABLE drop during burn-in.
•4) Burn-in will occur as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool to room temperature, e.g. burn-in will take forever, if you leave your computer on 24/7 after applying AS5

1 did you clean with alcohol to get the old stuff off COMPLETELY??
2 use a coffee filter or lint free cloth with the alcoh to clean???
3 did you prime the heasink and cpu lid by wiping extremely small amout on them and removing all excess??
4 did you twist the heatsink in a rotating fashion after application of paste???
5 very very very small half of pea is needed... did you put too much
6 finally ... 200hour break in period.. did you wait that out???
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246577/how_to_install_a_cpu_cooler.html

 

[Scorpionking20]

Put another way... •1) Arctic Silver 5 requires at least 200 hours (of uptime) and several thermal cycles (extended downtime) to burn-in.
•2) This will take longer on systems with low speed fans on their CPU/GPU heatsinks (or passive heatsinks).
•3) On systems that measure temps via the CPU's internal diode, you will SOMETIMES SEE temps drop 2C to 5C during burn-in, e.g. systems that measure temps with thermistors (on the pins -- under the sockets, or whatever) won't experience any MEASURABLE drop during burn-in.
•4) Burn-in will occur as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool to room temperature, e.g. burn-in will take forever, if you leave your computer on 24/7 after applying AS5

1 did you clean with alcohol to get the old stuff off COMPLETELY??
2 use a coffee filter or lint free cloth with the alcoh to clean???
3 did you prime the heasink and cpu lid by wiping extremely small amout on them and removing all excess??
4 did you twist the heatsink in a rotating fashion after application of paste???
5 very very very small half of pea is needed... did you put too much
6 finally ... 200hour break in period.. did you wait that out???
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246577/how_to_install_a_cpu_cooler.html

Thanks for the feedback. I guess 10'ish c above ambient isn't bad for idle with this chip?

I'm going to have to wait a week or two to check the "burn" in with this paste.

I've changed some fan settings, and so far Aida is pushing no more than 65c, hovering low 60s. I did clean the tim properly between each reseating as well. I did NOT twist the cpu plate after the application. I've never heard of this. Wouldn't it create air bubbles? I've never heard of that before.

 

[corndog1836]

Put another way... •1) Arctic Silver 5 requires at least 200 hours (of uptime) and several thermal cycles (extended downtime) to burn-in.
•2) This will take longer on systems with low speed fans on their CPU/GPU heatsinks (or passive heatsinks).
•3) On systems that measure temps via the CPU's internal diode, you will SOMETIMES SEE temps drop 2C to 5C during burn-in, e.g. systems that measure temps with thermistors (on the pins -- under the sockets, or whatever) won't experience any MEASURABLE drop during burn-in.
•4) Burn-in will occur as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool to room temperature, e.g. burn-in will take forever, if you leave your computer on 24/7 after applying AS5

1 did you clean with alcohol to get the old stuff off COMPLETELY??
2 use a coffee filter or lint free cloth with the alcoh to clean???
3 did you prime the heasink and cpu lid by wiping extremely small amout on them and removing all excess??
4 did you twist the heatsink in a rotating fashion after application of paste???
5 very very very small half of pea is needed... did you put too much
6 finally ... 200hour break in period.. did you wait that out???
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246577/how_to_install_a_cpu_cooler.html

Thanks for the feedback. I guess 10'ish c above ambient isn't bad for idle with this chip?

I'm going to have to wait a week or two to check the "burn" in with this paste.

I've changed some fan settings, and so far Aida is pushing no more than 65c, hovering low 60s. I did clean the tim properly between each reseating as well. I did NOT twist the cpu plate after the application. I've never heard of this. Wouldn't it create air bubbles? I've never heard of that before.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/246577/how_to_install_a_cpu_cooler.html
on step 5 of this "how to" you can GENTLY and SLIGHTLY twist the heatsink alttile bit by pressing firmly and turning clockwise and counterclockwise from 11 oclock to 2 oclock to help seat heatsink and paste... IF YOU PULL UP ON THE HEATSINK <<<<THEN YOU GET BUBBLES