Question 95 degree CPU i7 8700

[Hilldo]

Hi guys,

First post here and new to pc's.

A couple months back I bought a new rig after taking 10 years away from pc's. I have a i7 8700 cpu, a gigabyte rtx 2080 gpu, 16gb ram and gigabyte Z370P D3 motherboard, with a 500w psu (which i also feel is not enough for the 2080).

I pretty much purely game on the computer at the moment, although looking to do some video editing soon.

Only today after my computer switched off completely during a game of Battlefield v i got a bit concerned. When checking the temps when i am ingame, according to speccy my CPU was running at 95 degrees celcius at times, which i feel is way too much.
I have the stock fan cooler on the cpu and 2 case fans (1 front and 1 back). After seeing the computer switch off on its own which i dont know the reason for, I am pretty much conceded to purchasing some new fans/coolers.

Do you guys think these temps are too high for my current specs? Or is it ok to be running at these temps?

I am looking at the Corsair H115i cooling system and i'm pretty unsure if this will be a waste of money and wont lower cpu temps?

Any help from you experienced folk here at toms hardware forums would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

New cooler and PSU should help.

 

[ElectrO_90]

The h115i is fantastic! I highly recommend it.
It keeps my 4790k really cool and its so silent!
Silence is what I was after and that is it.

 

[PC Tailor]

Yes that is too high really. Don't want to be running above 80 degrees tops if you can help it. Stock intel coolers have always been poorer.

Just remember though - you don't HAVE to jump straight to water cooling. The best air coolers can be just as effective as the best AIO. And IMO, I wouldn't invest in high end water cooling if I wasn't overclocking anyway.

 

[Hilldo]

Yes that is too high really. Don't want to be running above 80 degrees tops if you can help it. Stock intel coolers have always been poorer.

Just remember though - you don't HAVE to jump straight to water cooling. The best air coolers can be just as effective as the best AIO. And IMO, I wouldn't invest in high end water cooling if I wasn't overclocking anyway.

Thanks everyone for the quick replys.

Is there a particular air cooler that you'd recommend to be as good as the H115i?

 

[ElectrO_90]

Read some of Guru3d's reviews they are really quite indepth - but here is a short cut to one of them
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/be_quiet_dark_rock_pro_4_review,7.html

 

[PC Tailor]

Noctua NH-D15 is one of the best.
Cryorig H7 or something would potentially satisfy your needs.

Up to you - water coolers can look nicer and run quieter, but depends on what you want.

 

[geofelt]

Intel will throttle or shut down if it detects a dangerous temperature.
That is around 100c.

Because your 8700 is not overclocked, it is supplied with a stock intel cooler.

What is the make/model of your case?
The first thing to check is to see if your cpu cooler is getting enough fresh air to do it's job.
Take the case covers off and direct a house fan at the innards.
If that fixes the problem, look to case cooling solutions.
Particularly getting more fresh air into the case.

What is your temperature at idle?
If it is much more than 10-15c. over ambient, the cooler might have become dislodged.

----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.

Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.

When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
Clean off old paste with alcohol and a lint free paper like a coffee filter.
Apply new paste sparingly. A small rice sized drop in the center will spread our under heat and pressure.
Too much paste is bad, it will act as an insulator.
It is hard to use too little.

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The 8700 is one of the strongest of non K processors.

If your case has 160mm available for a modest air cooler, replacing the cooler is a good idea.
$35 buys you a cooler like the popular cm hyper212.
I found that particular cooler nasty to install and would suggest that the scythe kotetsu would be quieter, more efficient and easier to install.

There is absolutely no justification for liquid cooling of a i7-8700 if you have a decent sized case.
If you want the best cooler around, I suggest the noctua NH-D15s which is about $85.
It will cool just as well as any aio cooler, be easier to install, be more reliable, be quieter, require no maintenance and..... it will not leak.

 

[ElectrO_90]

There is absolutely no justification for liquid cooling of a i7-8700 if you have a decent sized case.

That's an arrogant thing to say.
He may want some flash RGB's he may just want a efficient quiet cooler. Not everyone wants a huge hunk of metal stuck on their cpu. Asthetics, noise, cooling effiency, whatever the reason he has, there is always justification.
AIO's simple, easy to fit. As you just said in your own message - you found one of the coolers nasty to install. I've never seen a nasty AIO to be installed.

 

[TJ Hooker]

A water cooler isn't necessarily going to be any quieter than a decent air cooler. Could even be louder.

 

[Hilldo]

I just want to thank everyone for their input and help.

I ended up purchasing the Corsair H115i which I installed tonight. My idle temp is now running at 27 degrees (was 45 degrees before). And has yet to go over 40 degrees while gaming. That is pretty much half the temperature it was running at.

Thanks again guys, much appreciated!