Cooling for i7700k

[Le_Swag]

Is a cryorig h7 universal enough to cool an i7700k? i will not be overclocking it, dont know how to and i dont want to break it.

 

[Rexper]

For not overclocking the H7 is more than enough. The Cryorig m9i would be enough. If you don't want to overclock, go with the I7 7700 non k to save money.

No one is born knowing how to overclock a CPU, there are plenty of guides on the internet and as long as you casually follow them you will highly unlikely break anything.

 

[amtseung]

You'd be on the cusp of thermal throttling if you tried to run super-CPU-heavy stuff or torture-test it. Mine already barely kept my 4790k at like 95C on the hottest core, although that may also have been partly due to user error.

Just a heads up, the included fan, although extremely quiet during operation, is kinda crap at being... a fan. Mine also had some kind of manufacturing defect, so the faster it spun, the more out of true it spun, resulting in this horrible oscillating noise, kind of like leaving the window down while driving down the highway, from the imbalance/imperfection that I couldn't find. Replaced the stock fan with a Darksider GT, temps dropped by about 5-10C under load.

At $40~ish, it's not bad to have on hand should your water cooling solution fail for some reason *hint hint*.

 

[Le_Swag]

For not overclocking the H7 is more than enough. The Cryorig m9i would be enough. If you don't want to overclock, go with the I7 7700 non k to save money.

No one is born knowing how to overclock a CPU, there are plenty of guides on the internet and as long as you casually follow them you will highly unlikely break anything.

i want to buy the 7700k because i would to like overclock it sometime in the future. ive been thinking about learning how to overclock for a while now aswell

 

[Rexper]

For not overclocking the H7 is more than enough. The Cryorig m9i would be enough. If you don't want to overclock, go with the I7 7700 non k to save money.

No one is born knowing how to overclock a CPU, there are plenty of guides on the internet and as long as you casually follow them you will highly unlikely break anything.

i want to buy the 7700k because i would to like overclock it sometime in the future. ive been thinking about learning how to overclock for a while now aswell

It will be fine for mild - intermediate overclocking.

 

[Barney6262]

As someone who already has a 7700k overclocked. It would be just enough for stock clock speeds. But only just.

If you want to overclock at all you will need something more beefy. The 7700k is known to have issues with heat. Mainly originating from IHS contact with the die and cheap thermal paste. The solution to this is deliding, but if you are unsure about overclocking I would strongly advise against delidding. There is very little risk to overclocking, while deliding there is a very real risk of destroying your cpu.

Overclocking is relatively simple, it just requires a bit of research into what the limits are for voltage and stuff like that.

 

[Le_Swag]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

 

[disinformatique]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

Cryorig H7 and Cooler Master Hyper 212x are both best budget air coolers and they look good too. For Overclocking a 7700K I would however go with a much beefier water cooling AIO or a Water loop.

 

[Le_Swag]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

Cryorig H7 and Cooler Master Hyper 212x are both best budget air coolers and they look good too. For Overclocking a 7700K I would however go with a much beefier water cooling AIO or a Water loop.

I probably wont overclock it until i get a new graphics card anyway so will probably go for the h7 for now

 

[envy14tpe]

I have the H5 Universal, which is pretty much the same as H7. My 7700k at stock would get toasty...hit low 80C in gaming. I will probably try an overclock on it one day. I just delidded it and now my temps dropped by 15-20C, so if you want to overclock I'd suggest doing that first. Now games hit mid 60C.

At stock any Cryorig cooler will be enough at stock 7700k.

 

[Le_Swag]

The i7700k is a bit overkill for my GPU anyway but it doesnt really matter that much

 

[Le_Swag]

I have the H5 Universal, which is pretty much the same as H7. My 7700k at stock would get toasty...hit low 80C in gaming. I will probably try an overclock on it one day. I just delidded it and now my temps dropped by 15-20C, so if you want to overclock I'd suggest doing that first. Now games hit mid 60C.

At stock any Cryorig cooler will be enough at stock 7700k.

I dont think i will delid it, i feel like i would probably break it and you also void your warranty if you do that

 

[Rexper]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

The H7 out performs the Hyper 212 EVO considerately.

The 212 EVO performs on par with a Cryorig M9I which is smaller and cheaper.

Also, you don't need an AIO or custom loop to overclock. That is nonsense. Firstly, most 120/140mm AIO are outperformed by HSFs at the ~$45 range. Secondly, great overclocking results (also depends on luck) have been achieved on beefy HSFs.

 

[Le_Swag]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

The H7 out performs the Hyper 212 EVO considerately.

The 212 EVO performs on par with a Cryorig M9I which is smaller and cheaper.

Also, you don't need an AIO or custom loop to overclock. That is nonsense. Firstly, most 120/140mm AIO are outperformed by HSFs at the ~$45 range. Secondly, great overclocking results (also depends on luck) have been achieved on beefy HSFs.

If i want to overclock, wouldnt a noctua dh14 be enough?

 

[Rexper]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

The H7 out performs the Hyper 212 EVO considerately.

The 212 EVO performs on par with a Cryorig M9I which is smaller and cheaper.

Also, you don't need an AIO or custom loop to overclock. That is nonsense. Firstly, most 120/140mm AIO are outperformed by HSFs at the ~$45 range. Secondly, great overclocking results (also depends on luck) have been achieved on beefy HSFs.

If i want to overclock, wouldnt a noctua dh14 be enough?

D14 would achieve high overclocks. 240mm AIOs would achieve very high overclocking. The D14 ATM is really good value. You can find a Scythe Mugen 5 or Thermalright Macho Direct for ~$45 which perform similarly to the D14/D15.

 

[Le_Swag]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

The H7 out performs the Hyper 212 EVO considerately.

The 212 EVO performs on par with a Cryorig M9I which is smaller and cheaper.

Also, you don't need an AIO or custom loop to overclock. That is nonsense. Firstly, most 120/140mm AIO are outperformed by HSFs at the ~$45 range. Secondly, great overclocking results (also depends on luck) have been achieved on beefy HSFs.

If i want to overclock, wouldnt a noctua dh14 be enough?

D14 would achieve high overclocks. 240mm AIOs would achieve very high overclocking. The D14 ATM is really good value. You can find a Scythe Mugen 5 or Thermalright Macho Direct for ~$45 which perform similarly to the D14/D15.

Not sure if those coolers would fit in my case. ive got a phantek p400s with tempered glass and its not so big

 

[envy14tpe]

I have the H5 Universal, which is pretty much the same as H7. My 7700k at stock would get toasty...hit low 80C in gaming. I will probably try an overclock on it one day. I just delidded it and now my temps dropped by 15-20C, so if you want to overclock I'd suggest doing that first. Now games hit mid 60C.

At stock any Cryorig cooler will be enough at stock 7700k.

I dont think i will delid it, i feel like i would probably break it and you also void your warranty if you do that

To each his own...I was nervous about delidding, but so happy I did it now. The 7700k is such a terrible thermally designed chip. Only real way to put temp in normal range is to delid it. There are many tools out there like Rockit 88 that are designed well and do the job precisely.

 

[Le_Swag]

I have the H5 Universal, which is pretty much the same as H7. My 7700k at stock would get toasty...hit low 80C in gaming. I will probably try an overclock on it one day. I just delidded it and now my temps dropped by 15-20C, so if you want to overclock I'd suggest doing that first. Now games hit mid 60C.

At stock any Cryorig cooler will be enough at stock 7700k.

I dont think i will delid it, i feel like i would probably break it and you also void your warranty if you do that

To each his own...I was nervous about delidding, but so happy I did it now. The 7700k is such a terrible thermally designed chip. Only real way to put temp in normal range is to delid it. There are many tools out there like Rockit 88 that are designed well and do the job precisely.

If my temps are that bad i may delid or just get a better cooler. will probably just get the cooler because then i still have my warranty

 

[Barney6262]

Just for a bit of context, before I delidded my 7700k I got about 40 degrees idle at 1.280v with a H110 GT.

 

[disinformatique]

I have the H5 Universal, which is pretty much the same as H7. My 7700k at stock would get toasty...hit low 80C in gaming. I will probably try an overclock on it one day. I just delidded it and now my temps dropped by 15-20C, so if you want to overclock I'd suggest doing that first. Now games hit mid 60C.

At stock any Cryorig cooler will be enough at stock 7700k.

I dont think i will delid it, i feel like i would probably break it and you also void your warranty if you do that

To each his own...I was nervous about delidding, but so happy I did it now. The 7700k is such a terrible thermally designed chip. Only real way to put temp in normal range is to delid it. There are many tools out there like Rockit 88 that are designed well and do the job precisely.

If my temps are that bad i may delid or just get a better cooler. will probably just get the cooler because then i still have my warranty

If you are having toasty temps (80C+) at stock with a 7700K, I dont think putting a budget air cooler would help it that much. Just my two cents but why buy an unlocked CPU if you won't overclock it?

 

[disinformatique]

Is the 212 evo better or is this one better? would like to get the best budget aircooler

The H7 out performs the Hyper 212 EVO considerately.

The 212 EVO performs on par with a Cryorig M9I which is smaller and cheaper.

Also, you don't need an AIO or custom loop to overclock. That is nonsense. Firstly, most 120/140mm AIO are outperformed by HSFs at the ~$45 range. Secondly, great overclocking results (also depends on luck) have been achieved on beefy HSFs.

Needing a beefier AIO or a Waterloop is not nonsense for overclocking a 7700k. I am pretty sure a 120/140mm radiators dont come under the "beefier" category. No one will use a Hyper 212X or a H7 for a $329 chip. Noctua DH14 isnt a budget air cooler either. It's my personal opinion, not a universal truth,

 

[Le_Swag]

Are there any temp differences between 7700k and 6700k?

 

[Barney6262]

A quick google and you would have found this:

The 7700k is utterly terrible for temperatures.

 

[Le_Swag]

A quick google and you would have found this:

The 7700k is utterly terrible for temperatures.

So i could just get the 6700k as it has pretty much the same performance?

 

[envy14tpe]

One advantage to 7700k is that it can use Optane. Optane could be a product, like SSDs were, that become the norm. That's one advantage to 7700k. Another is, at stock the 7700k hits 4.5GHz whereas the 6700k only hits 4.2GHz. (but you can overclock it). If you really want to hit 5.0Ghz then 7700k is better.

@disinformatique. I will overclock the 7700k one day, but it isn't required for my needs now. 4.5GHz on single fan air cooler(quiet too) isn't bad. I'm also giving the delid some time to see if any changes occur or improvements to get a better baseline.