Question i7-14700K is overheating ?

[JavieBruh]

Hello all, I’m kind of at my wits end here trying to figure out my CPU issues before having to spend money and take it to a computer repair shop.

Basically I have an i7-14700K that is overheating and hitting around 70-80c while playing Battlefield 2042, and instantly hitting 100c while running Cinebench.

I have XMP enabled, and I know these cards run hotter than normal, but even undervolting via XTU doesn’t seem to help that much if at all. Does anyone have any does what is happening and how I can fix it? Here are the specs for my PC:

Gigabyte 4080 Gaming OC
i7-14700K
MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI
NZXT Kraken 360 Elite RGB
64gb DDR5 Corsair Vengeance Ram
NZXT H7 Flow
NZXT 850 PSU

If there are any specific details you need I might have left out, please let me know! I made sure to check on the BIOS, and it is the latest version. I also installed a Thermalright CPU Frame to help with temps, but doesn’t seem to have helped. I know it’s installed properly cause windows reads my ram totally fine at a speed of 6400 due to XMP.

 

[TheHerald]

Although 80c in gaming is kinda a lot, it's not a problem whatsoever so...who cares?

 

[35below0]

Temperature is meaningless without power use info, and i guess cinebech scores since you mentioned it.
I hit 80 C when gaming too, with a 13600K and Noctua NH-D15. It's not an unusual temperature.

These intels are going to be as hot as they can, the only difference is how much power they use and the performance.
The CPU will work as hard as it has to and no harder. The limit is max safe temperature. If the CPU reaches this temperature it will limit itself, use less power, perform worse and generate less heat.

Unless you're getting bad performance due to bad cooling, you should not care about temperature at all. Cinebench is a heavy workload designed for maximum performance.

 

[JavieBruh]

Temperature is meaningless without power use info, and i guess cinebech scores since you mentioned it.
I hit 80 C when gaming too, with a 13600K and Noctua NH-D15. It's not an unusual temperature.

These intels are going to be as hot as they can, the only difference is how much power they use and the performance.
The CPU will work as hard as it has to and no harder. The limit is max safe temperature. If the CPU reaches this temperature it will limit itself, use less power, perform worse and generate less heat.

Unless you're getting bad performance due to bad cooling, you should not care about temperature at all. Cinebench is a heavy workload designed for maximum performance.

Got it, that makes sense. What about undervolting via XTU? Whenever I attempt, it seems to do nothing for temps, and in some cases seems to raise them a bit. Just doing a simple -0.050 undervolt

 

[35below0]

That is more @TheHerald 's territory. But your aim should not be lower temperature, but more performance per watt.

 

[TheHerald]

Got it, that makes sense. What about undervolting via XTU? Whenever I attempt, it seems to do nothing for temps, and in some cases seems to raise them a bit. Just doing a simple -0.050 undervolt

I wouldn't recommend XTU, the program is fine but it conflicts with any changes in the bios. If your problem is just the temperatures in heavy workloads then simply set a temperature limit in the bios, something like 85-90or whatever you feel comfortable with.

 

[JavieBruh]

I wouldn't recommend XTU, the program is fine but it conflicts with any changes in the bios. If your problem is just the temperatures in heavy workloads then simply set a temperature limit in the bios, something like 85-90or whatever you feel comfortable with.

Ahh okay and how would I go about doing that?

 

[TheHerald]

Ahh okay and how would I go about doing that?

Get into the bios, press F7 for advanced mode, go to OC settings ---> Advanced CPU configuration and there should be an option called Temperature limit or something, choose your value and then save and exit