i7 4790k Stock cooler running really hot on The Witcher 3.

[AlmightyBlight]

Hello,

I am running an i7 4790k completely stock with a stock cooler and when playing The Witcher 3 I'm getting temperatures in the region of 90-95*C. I'm guessing that this isn't right and I would rather not play the game with those temps.

Any help would be appreciated.

Specs:
EVGA GTX 970 SC
i7 4790k Completely Stock with stock cooler
16GB DDR3 RAM 1333MHz Stock
Windows 10 64-bit

 

[kriptkori]

Did you overclock it. if so it is normal, let it run at stock clock speed. when is the last time you replaced termal paste. what is the idle temprature.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

The stock cooler isn't sufficient for the 4790K. They stopped supplying a cooler with K-series CPUs because of that. I'd recommend getting a Cryorig H7. I got it for my 4790K and am very pleased.

Cryorig H7 - http://pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

Installation instructions - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kNF-GHQthro

 

[AlmightyBlight]

Did you overclock it. if so it is normal, let it run at stock clock speed. when is the last time you replaced termal paste. what is the idle temprature.

I've had the CPU for a year. So the initial paste has been there for a year. It's running stock, no OC.

Right now on the desktop talking to you idle is at 34 Degrees Celcius

 

[AlmightyBlight]

The stock cooler isn't sufficient for the 4790K. They stopped supplying a cooler with K-series CPUs because of that. I'd recommend getting a Cryorig H7. I got it for my 4790K and am very pleased.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kNF-GHQthro

Biggest problem is I don't have much to spend right now, so buying a new cooler is pretty much a no go as of right now.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

You can disable turbo boost in BIOS until you can get a better cooler. It will help with temps.

*If temps are still reaching 90C you can lower the multiplier/ratio for an effective underclock until you are satisfied with your temps.

 

[kriptkori]

Did you overclock it. if so it is normal, let it run at stock clock speed. when is the last time you replaced termal paste. what is the idle temprature.

I've had the CPU for a year. So the initial paste has been there for a year. It's running stock, no OC.

Right now on the desktop talking to you idle is at 34 Degrees Celcius

What I reccomend is to replace termal paste if you can. Then let me know about temprature. if it does not solve your issue you need to replace stock fan with better one. I am using same cpu.

 

[AlmightyBlight]

You can disable turbo boost in BIOS until you can get a better cooler. It will help with temps.

*If temps are still reaching 90C you can lower the multiplier/ratio for an effective underclock until you are satisfied with your temps.

Okay, now I'm slightly confused. When you said it would help with temps, it's lowered the temps by 26*C in the same area in the same conditions...

edit: I should also note, my framerate did not take a hit from this change. I still remained at 60fps

With the boost mode on it hit a high of 95*C, with boost mode disabled it hit a high of 69*

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Sounds like it worked. Boost mode allows it to hit 4.4GHz. Boost mode disabled it can only hit 4.0GHz.

*If you're not planning to replace the stock cooler, replacing the thermal paste is still a good idea.

 

[AlmightyBlight]

Sounds like it worked. Boost mode allows it to hit 4.4GHz. Boost mode disabled it can only hit 4.0GHz.

*If you're not planning to replace the stock cooler, replacing the thermal paste is still a good idea.

I am 100% going to get a new cooler and use some fresh thermal paste. I just wanted a solution for short term, so I can still play games. Thanks for the help

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Sounds good. Glad I could help.