HELP - Corsair H80i Liquid CPU Cooler, High Temps/Jumps???

[Shibaroo]

My Basic Setup is:

Intel Core i7-3770
16GB RAM
EVGA Nvidia GTX770 Classified
ASUS P8Z77-v LK (Mobo)
Corsair TX850M PSU

I'm worried about the Temperature that my CPU is showing while on the desktop. With minimal things running, my CPU's load is fluctuating between 6% and 30%. That being said, I'm getting a reading of 39-52 Deg C on my CPU Temp.

I just installed the Corsair H80i Liquid CPU cooler and it boasted an idle temp of 25 Deg C at Idle... with a 47 Deg C under max load (aka 100%)... I'm no where near max load and already killing it(negatively, imo) on temperature monitor... Which worries me slightly.

My GPU temp at idle currently sits at an even 34 Deg C, not moving, 0% load. But the CPU temp fluctuates like crazy. One second its 38, the next its 51, shortly followed by 43, 39, 49, 52, 38... Etc. And its all a matter of seconds/upon refresh. Would this be a Thermal Paste issue? Is there reason to be concerned?

The program giving me the readings is the Corsair Link Software.

Fan speed as well sits at 2350 RPM for the thing... It's not really noisy, just not sure if this is normal. All my other fans in the case sit at half the RPMs.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have the Zalman z11 Plus case, it's bit of a tight fit with the hoses in the case. No kinks, but installation felt a bit tight/tricky when seating the Heat sync on to the CPU. The hose wanted to lift on one side while installing so I'm worried that maybe the thermal paste didn't sit right during installation . I kept it as steady as I could. I'm hoping I don't have remove the thing again and Re clean the CPU of thermal paste, and re apply it on my own, only to mess it up even worse. The H80i conveniently came with the paste pre-applied and spread evenly. If I messed that up, could only imagine if I had to put my own dab on. (I had done it before with other Syncs, but this Hose fights against the placement inside the case.)

 

[WildCard999]

Corsair Link is not a program to use for temps, its very buggy, use a program like HWMonitor. If your temps are still bouncing around clean off the old paster and reapply new termal paste then make sure the cooler is seated correctly, also check and make sure the pump is running. Also if you can try to mount the cooler so your not putting alot of pressure on the hoses.

 

[DasHotShot]

No mate..

The temps you posted are completely fine. You are not killing anything.

It is normal for idle to be around 35 and 100% load to be in the 60's to 70.

If you OC aggressively, expect 80 to be the sweetspot between Clock, Voltage and LLC.

 

[DasHotShot]

Use coretemp to determine the values.

If you are still paranoid, remove the cooler, clean it COMPLETELY of thermal paste (using isopropyl) and reapply a very thing layer using a guide online.

However there are no problems here

 

[Shibaroo]

Yeah, I've been getting the same CPU Temp results with HWMonitor and Open Hardware Monitor... Also using those I was getting Temperature readings from the motherboard in the 105 Deg C range and -38 Deg C range... Had me really stumped for a bit. Ruled those out though to compatibility issues(Hopefully...).

I appreciate the response. It seems likely what I'll have to do.

Just hoping to get a few opinions on it though before hand. Cleaning paste off Chips is... Slightly unsettling?

 

[Shibaroo]

Use coretemp to determine the values.

If you are still paranoid, remove the cooler, clean it COMPLETELY of thermal paste (using isopropyl) and reapply a very thing layer using a guide online.

However there are no problems here

Appreciate it! I hate to be that paranoid guy, but I always try to err on the side of caution. So far its been good with staying out of the mid 60s, just the combination of fan speeds and the very frequent fluctuations in Temp had me wondering if there was a contact issue some how. I'll give coretemp a go!

I did boot in to the BIOS at one point and noticed idle temp was 25 and increased to 26 Deg c after a minute or so... Which is great. And Motherboard was 23 Deg C, also great... Its just when I load in to windows, the numbers start throwing me off.

Thank you!

 

[DasHotShot]

The paste thing is very normal.

You would be surprised how many (MOST) temp issues on this forum are paste related.

People don't understand the basic thermal dynamics and with it how to apply the correct amount in the correct fashion.

The slightest mistake will put temps off by several degrees. Do it wrong entirely and you risk real heat problems.

Then people are too lazy to replace it every time they remove the cooler, which in itself is a catastrophic mistake as the paste dries out quickly when uncovered and flakes, allowing hot air through in certain pockets, creating small pockets of HOT air. Not good.

Anyway, babbling on.

 

[Shibaroo]

Yea, always worried to mess it up some how... But I always make sure I clean it as best I can. Generally, I apply a small blob of paste, not much bigger than a tiny Pea. When I drop the heat sync on to it, I try to go straight down with a bit of a quarter twist. Not sure if necessary, but I just hope tightening the Sync down disperses it appropriately. Seeing the paste pre applied to the Cooler was... interesting.

 

[DasHotShot]

Yea, always worried to mess it up some how... But I always make sure I clean it as best I can. Generally, I apply a small blob of paste, not much bigger than a tiny Pea. When I drop the heat sync on to it, I try to go straight down with a bit of a quarter twist. Not sure if necessary, but I just hope tightening the Sync down disperses it appropriately. Seeing the paste pre applied to the Cooler was... interesting.

It's something they do as there are many inexperienced builders out there. I don't like this and remove that junk right away. It has the thermal dispersion capability of Sand...