I am running an i7 3770K CPU (NOT overclocked) and playing Diablo 3. I regularly checked the core temp, simply because the graphics were running great and perhaps seeing all the fire in the game made me feel I needed to check. For the most part the CPU cores did not seem to run much higher than 37 degrees Celsius. However, after a few hours I signed off and noticed that the cores had peaked at around 55 degrees Celsius!! I understand that the Tcase temperature is around 67 degrees Celsius. My concern is that if my regular running temperature can jump from 35 to near 55 degrees Celsius during game play, whats to keep it from going up another 20 degrees (75)? I have good airflow, 6 fans including a 140mm top vent and a Noctua NH-U9B SE2 CPU Heat Sink With Dual Noctua Fans. Please help! I can't understand how a game that is well within my requirements can potential destroy my computer.
-Mike
-Mike