Broadwell-E: Intel Core i7-6950X, 6900K, 6850K & 6800K Review

[German Galvan]

Sorry for this late comment, but I want to point out that in my case, using a NOCTUA NH U14S my 6800K runs @ 4100Mhz (100% stable system) at 64ºC in the stress tests and never exceeds that temperature with an ambient temperature of 31ºC, but I consider it a little high so I use it at 4000Mhz running at 59ºC in the stress tests.
The water cooling systems give me a lot of mistrust, I know some people who have damaged their computer by leaks in the system, one of them ruined his Titan X Pascal so I decided that I will try a NOCTUA NH D15S because I want to push this baby a little more. Has anyone had experience with this combination?
Thanks and apologies for my bad English.

 

[bit_user]

Thanks for posting your data.

my 6800K runs @ 4100Mhz (100% stable system) at 64ºC in the stress tests and never exceeds that temperature with an ambient temperature of 31ºC, but I consider it a little high so I use it at 4000Mhz running at 59ºC in the stress tests.

No, 64 C is not high. These CPUs are designed for sustained operation above 80 C (might be 85, but I don't have a source handy, so let's say 80).

These are based on the E5/E7 series Xeons, which are designed for data centers that save $Millions on air conditioning, annually, by running their CPUs a few degrees hotter.

The 6800K is pretty comparable to the E5-2643, which has a T_case of 75 C:

http://ark.intel.com/products/92989/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2643-v4-20M-Cache-3_40-GHz

Or take the E5-1650 v4, which has a T_case of 69 C:

http://ark.intel.com/products/92994/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1650-v4-15M-Cache-3_60-GHz