i7 7700k - 35-40 idle, spiking up to 50-60. Normal?

Evanswachtz

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Hello all!

Have a i7 7700k with a NZXT x62, with idle temps at around 35c to 40c, and spiking up to 50c to 60c for a few seconds. Is there a way to fix this? At load I am getting 60c MAX. Thanks!
 

rainmaker

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Hi,

I just built i7 7700k rig with Noctua NH U9S cooler and idle temps on stock clock are around 40c, at load around 73c.
What do you think about that? Is it within limits?

Thanks.
 

johnyfalco

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Yes I just built a i7 7700k setup for Video recoding, with Noctua DH15 air cooling. Ambient temps around 22° and the cpu idles at about 40° and when its under load, which for me is all cores at 100% its running between 80° to 85°
I was originally concerned about those temps, but googling shows about 80° c is around normal for this cpu on full load. My machine is going to be running 24/7 at this temp, so I hope it can handle it.