Hyper 212x cooling problem

[Marjana Ricky]

Please help me guys. Following are my specs:
i5 2500k oc 4.3ghz
P8 Z77 VPro mono
8gb sniper g skill ram 1600
Seasonic 620 II bronze PsU
On stock cooler CPU idle temps were around 60 degree C and on load 82 degree max. So I got the cooler master 212x and now on idle temps are between 38 to 50 and on full load it's 60 to 72 max .. Is this normal with such a cooler?

 

[doubletake]

The idle seems a bit high, but the load temps seem kinda reasonable depending on how much voltage you're at with that overclock (I'd assume close to stock though). Are you confident that you applied the thermal paste well enough? It could also be an airflow problem, maybe you need a bit more exhaust near the heatsink to pull that hot air out.

 

[aldan]

id say you brought the temps down dramatically from where they were,but they still arent as good as they could be.look at your case fan layout.do you have an intake fan,exhaust fan setup?how many fans and where are they in your case?

 

[Marjana Ricky]

As this is my first experience with custom cooler I am not sure how much thermal compound is adequate. And I have stock fans in carbide 300r .. 1 front panel intake and 1 back panel exhaust.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

Temps seem fairly close to normal. You might try 1 or 2, 140mm fans in the top vent, drawing air out.

 

[aldan]

thermal paste application is same as for a stock cooler.what size are your intake and exhaust fans?

 

[Marjana Ricky]

Temps seem fairly close to normal. You might try 1 or 2, 140mm fans in the top vent, drawing air out.

Hmmm so there is nothing wrong with the cooler? I was thinking about a replacement.

 

[Marjana Ricky]

thermal paste application is same as for a stock cooler.what size are your intake and exhaust fans?

Hmmmm to be honest i have no idea, but its the stock fans what Corsair carbide 300R offers if that helps?

 

[aldan]

looks like 140mm front and 120mm rear exhaust.if this is right its not a bad fan config.looks like you can add side intake and top exhaust fans as well.that having been said,you should have no issues with what you have.

 

[RobCrezz]

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

 

[Marjana Ricky]

looks like 140mm front and 120mm rear exhaust.if this is right its not a bad fan config.looks like you can add side intake and top exhaust fans as well.that having been said,you should have no issues with what you have.

140mm fans are available where i stay, so adding 120mm fans on side and top will do the job? And according to you there is not problem with the cooler that i need to replace?

 

[Marjana Ricky]

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

around 25-35 degree C

 

[RobCrezz]

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

around 25-35 degree C

Then I would say your temps are fine. Most tests you will see online are run at an ambient of 20'c, so if your ambients are going from 25-35 you will see the same amount increased in your temps.

 

[Marjana Ricky]

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

around 25-35 degree C

Then I would say your temps are fine. Most tests you will see online are run at an ambient of 20'c, so if your ambients are going from 25-35 you will see the same amount increased in your temps.

So max temps at load going almost 75 degree C is Normal? :| I was expecting around 60-65 max with this cooler :/

 

[RobCrezz]

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

around 25-35 degree C

Then I would say your temps are fine. Most tests you will see online are run at an ambient of 20'c, so if your ambients are going from 25-35 you will see the same amount increased in your temps.

So max temps at load going almost 75 degree C is Normal? :| I was expecting around 60-65 max with this cooler :/

Did you read my reply? If you had ambient temps of 20'c you probably would be getting 60-65. If you ambient temp is getting to 30'c then your temps will be higher by 10'c

 

[Marjana Ricky]

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

around 25-35 degree C

Then I would say your temps are fine. Most tests you will see online are run at an ambient of 20'c, so if your ambients are going from 25-35 you will see the same amount increased in your temps.

So max temps at load going almost 75 degree C is Normal? :| I was expecting around 60-65 max with this cooler :/

Did you read my reply? If you had ambient temps of 20'c you probably would be getting 60-65. If you ambient temp is getting to 30'c then your temps will be higher by 10'c

Hmmm yeah got you now, so i have to deal with 70 plus temperatures. :/ Thanks for the help
P.S. i was about to get my hyper 212x replaced lol

 

[Vitric9]

One thing to add is about the P8Z77 V Pro, it by default uses more voltage on auto settings such as Vcore. Mine was hitting 1.26v at stock speed though the Vdroop should compensate for the higher vcore the Default setting is closer to high(50%) LCC then Regular(0%) or medium(25%) . Try a Manual Set voltage that is below 1.2v. LCC you can leave on Auto though I use high myself.

 

[Marjana Ricky]

One thing to add is about the P8Z77 V Pro, it by default uses more voltage on auto settings such as Vcore. Mine was hitting 1.26v at stock speed though the Vdroop should compensate for the higher vcore the Default setting is closer to high(50%) LCC then Regular(0%) or medium(25%) . Try a Manual Set voltage that is below 1.2v. LCC you can leave on Auto though I use high myself.

To be honest i a noob in this, never tried playing with voltages. But i will check and see what Vcore voltage is in the bios.

 

[Vitric9]

Just use CPU-Z from CPUID it will tell you your current voltage. in the UEFI it will not ramp up and down like in Windows. If it is on Auto it would probably read about 1.075v the whole time your in the UEFI BIOS. Also in windows make sure that the Power management set to balanced , Though Performance is best you would have to change the Processor minimum power to 2-5% instead of 100%. That would bring your Idle temps down some.

 

[Marjana Ricky]

Just use CPU-Z from CPUID it will tell you your current voltage. in the UEFI it will not ramp up and down like in Windows. If it is on Auto it would probably read about 1.075v the whole time your in the UEFI BIOS. Also in windows make sure that the Power management set to balanced , Though Performance is best you would have to change the Processor minimum power to 2-5% instead of 100%. That would bring your Idle temps down some.

Hmmmm thanks, i will try that today when i get home and then get back to you

 

[aldan]

looks like 140mm front and 120mm rear exhaust.if this is right its not a bad fan config.looks like you can add side intake and top exhaust fans as well.that having been said,you should have no issues with what you have.

140mm fans are available where i stay, so adding 120mm fans on side and top will do the job? And according to you there is not problem with the cooler that i need to replace?

no,i dont believe you have any problem with the cooler.when we got into the high 30s celsius this summer my temps went up by almost 10 degrees.i would add a fan side and top.

 

[Marjana Ricky]

Thanks everyone for the help, now my idle temps are 35-45 degree C and max at load 50-65 degree C