- Feb 21, 2017
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I am using an I7-3930k (no overclock I think) with a corsair H60 cooler. I have in the past week, cleaned out the dust from the radiator and applied a new portion of Arctic silver 5 paste. The cooler and cpu have been used for ~6 years now. I have several case fans and two fans directly on the CPU radiator (with flow going the same direction out of the case).
The room temp is usually 18-19C. The CPU temps at idle (using RealTemp) are in the mid 40s. If I am running any task like CAD or games, the temps rise to high 70s. If I run Prime95, the temps skyrocket with one core being ~91 and the rest between 83-88. i can physically feel the radiator be warm on one line and relatively cool on the other line, indicating the pump still works somewhat.
I understand it being an old chip with high power consumption, but these temps still feel really high with a water cooler. If this is normal, i'd be really relieved to know so. If this is far too high, are there suggestions for how to remedy this? I don't plan on making a new system for at least another two years, so buying a new radiator is not out of the question. If I need to, I will prefer a liquid solution over a heatpipe or static solution.
Thanks for any help
The room temp is usually 18-19C. The CPU temps at idle (using RealTemp) are in the mid 40s. If I am running any task like CAD or games, the temps rise to high 70s. If I run Prime95, the temps skyrocket with one core being ~91 and the rest between 83-88. i can physically feel the radiator be warm on one line and relatively cool on the other line, indicating the pump still works somewhat.
I understand it being an old chip with high power consumption, but these temps still feel really high with a water cooler. If this is normal, i'd be really relieved to know so. If this is far too high, are there suggestions for how to remedy this? I don't plan on making a new system for at least another two years, so buying a new radiator is not out of the question. If I need to, I will prefer a liquid solution over a heatpipe or static solution.
Thanks for any help
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