CPU getting hot in some games.

[elvisjak]

Hi guys, my cpu is an Intel core i7 4690 (not k) and this weekend I've been playing CoD WWII beta and I noticed that the cpu was reaching up to 80°C with V-Sync enabled.
On other games with V-Sync is below 50°C.
Its a game problem or should I change the fan/thermal compound?

 

[PC Tailor]

Your temperatures will be dependant on the load that it endures whilst playing a particular game. So the game in which you are reaching 80 degrees will be a CPU intensive game, and you're likely reaching 90%+ loads, ergo, more heat is generated. Adversely when your reaching 50 degrees, it will be a less CPU intensive game.

Having said that, 80 degrees is very high... I would personally clean my case thoroughly and reapply thermal paste in an attempt to reduce temperatures.

 

[vMax]

As PC Tailor says, temps do look a bit high...Check to make sure airflow is not a problem and it might also be worth re-aplying the CPU cooler with new TIM...What CPU cooler are you using by the way?

 

[Karadjgne]

Contrary to popular belief, you almost never need to change/reapply pastes, unless you've been using Arctic Silver 5 for a few years and gotten it hot @200 times and dried it out. Most pastes, even Intel stock, will last the life of the pc if not messed with.
The answer is simple. OP is using a stock cooler. What amd/Intel doesn't tell you is that the cooler is only designed with enough TDP to cool that cpu (below limits, as in @100°C) under normal usage. Normal usage pertains to light office work, light gaming, websurfing, videos etc. It does not pertain to heavy workloads such as rendering, heavy-extended gaming using HT threads or above @70% cpu usage etc.

Get a better cooler, Cryorig H7, CM hyper212 etc are good budget coolers that'll handle whatever that 4790 can dish out.

 

[vMax]

Had no idea it was a stock cooler...where did you find that out from Karadjgne...your good if you are right..Makes sense though...I always change the stock cooler to something beter..

 

[mdd1963]

It's probably a safe assumption that most folks will try the cooler that comes with the product; who wouldn't?

Problem is that although that factory cooler is adequate for surfing, Youtube videos, editing a 30 second vido, etc., it does not quite have the thermal capacity of competing aftermarket products. Much more of a minimum baseline level of performance... I"d expect a factory cooler to perform about like the results seen, with temps pushing 80C under healthy loads...

That being said, not sure I'd throw much money at it for gaming purposes, save for perhaps something that could be transferred to someone's new 7700K/8600K/8700K-based rig later.

 

[vMax]

I learn something new everyday!!! Thanks mdd1963..Good point on the cooler, buy something decent that can be transfered later...

 

[Karadjgne]

Well that's the tryst of it all. Intel has been real good about compatability, since all their sockets since Lga1156 have had the same pinout size. So any cooler for 1155 will fit 1150 or 1151. I believe that's about to end with CoffeeLake, from what I hear, it's going to be a slightly larger die to accommodate the extra full cores. It will for sure be a different socket. Meaning, it's entirely possible that the pins will have different dimensions and not fit the so far standard Intel layout. Now if you were thinking about a $150 nzxt aio etc, then yes, thinking ahead might be a factor, but for your needs you are looking at $30-$40 aircoolers you'll be running for the next few years. By the time you upgrade the entire pc again, you'll more than have gotten your money's worth from that budget cooler, consider it expendable and replace it in the new build.

 

[elvisjak]

As PC Tailor says, temps do look a bit high...Check to make sure airflow is not a problem and it might also be worth re-aplying the CPU cooler with new TIM...What CPU cooler are you using by the way?

Stock fan :/
Im thinking about changing it, and re-aplying the thermal compound.

 

[vMax]

Sufferin Sucatash....Karadjgne was right!!! You do have a stock fan...

Still, no harm in re-aplying thermal compound. Personally, if you can afford the Hyper 212, then get it as apparantly it is a great low cost cooler and will transfer happily over when you do upgrade...Oh and it will drop temps across the board compared to stock...let us know how re-applying cooler goes.

 

[Karadjgne]

I'll put it in a way most younger ppl can wrap their heads around.
What you got was a Mustang GT cpu. But Intel dropped a 4 cylinder motor in it. That's perfectly fine for cruising about town, goin to the store, driving grandma to the doctors etc. What it's not fine for is the way 18yr old boys drive. Hotrodding, racing, pushing limits etc. Thats what you need the 8 cylinder for. It's an easy swap, not that expensive, takes a few minutes, but the results are markedly different.