i7 4790K temperatures

[Kishore Kamal]

I have just purchased i7 4790K and Asus z97 sabertooth mark 2. At ambient temp (31 C), In idle CPU reads 41C and at 100% load it is 84 C. Is this temps OK? I am using CM Hyper TX 3 cooler. Is this OK. In next summer I will buy Nactua D15 or NZXT liquid cooler.

 

[CompuTronix]

Very nice! Glad to help. Try P95 26.6 Small FFT's - http://windows-downloads-center.blogspot.com/2011/04/prime95-266.html

This is the proper version to use for thermal testing. You'll be even happier with your Core temperatures.

CT

 

[Hello man]

Very nice! Glad to help. Try P95 26.6 Small FFT's - http://windows-downloads-center.blogspot.com/2011/04/prime95-266.html

This is the proper version to use for thermal testing. You'll be even happier with your Core temperatures.

CT

I use arctic 5 myself. Works great.

 

[hapkiman]

Darkbreeze is right. That cooler is very low end for an aftermarket cooler, and is only a baby step better than the Intel stock cooler. We've now seen that Devils Canyon procs don't run that much cooler than regular Haswell 4770k's so I would start saving now, and invest in a better cooler. If you like air coolers, fine, but I would invest in a little better than the Hyper 212 EVO (which is a fine cooler, but there are certainly better choices).

Personally I've been very pleased with the results of my Corsair H80i on my i7 4790k. I idle in the mid 20's (C), and hit mid 40's (C) under load (I'm talking gaming, etc..., not XTU or PRIME95).

I like Artic Silver 5 TIM too, as well as MX-4. MX-4 is actually my favorite. Remember less is more with thermal paste. Don't over do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ody2xNGA0C4

 

[Darkbreeze]

I have applied silver arctic 5 now, in the same way as i did for default thermal paste with hyper tx 3 cooler. Now my idle temp is 35C and at full load with Prime 95 small FFT 79C, and with MSI Intel extreme utility at 100% load it is 77C............................I am happy.

Not trying to be lame about it, really, but isn't that what I asked about in the beginning?