Cpu Temps to high

GamingElephant

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Hi, i have an h80i with corsair sp120 quiet edition in pp. When i got it i had some trouble installing it and i ended up with way to high temps like 70C on idle. So i ordered new thermal paste (Arctic silver 5) and when i installed it i saw that the termalpaste used before had terrible contact so i was happy and thought "this is going to fix it" so after i cleaned and installed the new thermal paste and turned on the computer, i ran prime95 and core temp and my temps reached 96C on a 4.2 ghz overclock with 1.28v. On a 3570k. Alot of people with heat issue says to remove the IHS is this smart?

System Spec:
I5 3570k
HD7950
Gigabyte ga-z77x-d3h
Corsair h80i
Phantom 410 (1inntake, 1roof exhaust, 1 bottom inntake)
 
Tom's Hardware instructions for properly applying thermal grease:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooling-air-pressure-heatsink,3058-9.html

You need to be sure the pump is doing it's job and circulating the water, and you also need to be careful you don't fatigue the hoses from your temperatures becoming too high.

Have you ever opened the cooling loop? If you have, perhaps the coolant has become contaminated. You don't want stuff growing in there, or you'll clog the block and perhaps the radiator too.

Removing the IHS is not the solution, and you can destroy your processor if you're not careful.
 

womble

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I'd be tempted to go through and check the installation thoroughly, it would only take something to be slightly off. I don't know what the internal temperatures are like but you could also try reversing the airflow, drawing the colder outside air over the radiator into the case (the radiator is the cooling point).
 

GamingElephant

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I havent tinkered with anything :) but is it possible is just got a bad chip wich produces an insane amount of heat? or my h80i just sucks?.
 

GamingElephant

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My motherboard has an auto voltage feature that raises the voltage as the cpy needs more :)