In CPU Stress test, HWmonitor shows package temp as 85C Is that correct? AI Suite at 70C. Which one to be considered for OC?

[lokeshclr]

In CPU Stress Test, HWmonitor shows package temp as 85C. Is that correct? where as my Ai suite 3 from Asus shows temperature at 70 C. Which one is the correct one? Which one should be considered for overclocking. Many threads say 80C should be ceiling for overclocking

 

[amtseung]

HWMonitor reads its CPU temps directly from the CPU die itself. Asus Suite must be reading temps on a different sensor which is on the back of the CPU socket. I'd trust the HWMonitor readings. Above all, the core temperature readings on HWMonitor are the most important.

I wonder what VCore you're running for only 4.3ghz. With temps that high, you might be pushing too much voltage, or you lost the silicon lottery pretty badly, or your CPU cooler sucks or is not mounted properly.

 

[lokeshclr]

HWMonitor reads its CPU temps directly from the CPU die itself. Asus Suite must be reading temps on a different sensor which is on the back of the CPU socket. I'd trust the HWMonitor readings. Above all, the core temperature readings on HWMonitor are the most important.

I wonder what VCore you're running for only 4.3ghz. With temps that high, you might be pushing too much voltage, or you lost the silicon lottery pretty badly, or your CPU cooler sucks or is not mounted properly.

I am using cooler master sedion 120 V plus liquid cooler (Not good enough i guess). Temperature seems pretty high. I cleaned the thermal paste and reapplied to reduce the temps. Still no difference. Idle temps are above 40 C. Whereas room temp is 29C.

 

[amtseung]

The Seidon series coolers were never very good. For raw performance, one of NZXT or Corsair's 280mm radiator coolers are the best that can actually fit in most common cases. That EK AIO is the best on the market, but it is an absolute bear to handle, and wouldn't fit in my NZXT S340.

Your idle temps aren't that bad, but from your load temps, I think you've either completely overloaded the thermal dissipation ability of that radiator, or you have too much or too little mounting pressure, preventing proper contact between the CPU and cooler block.

Or maybe your pump is dead.

 

[lokeshclr]

The Seidon series coolers were never very good. For raw performance, one of NZXT or Corsair's 280mm radiator coolers are the best that can actually fit in most common cases. That EK AIO is the best on the market, but it is an absolute bear to handle, and wouldn't fit in my NZXT S340.

Your idle temps aren't that bad, but from your load temps, I think you've either completely overloaded the thermal dissipation ability of that radiator, or you have too much or too little mounting pressure, preventing proper contact between the CPU and cooler block.

Or maybe your pump is dead.

I Have one fan above and below radiator. Both flowing in the same outer direction. Should i remove the outer one?

 

[amtseung]

As long as they're both flowing the same direction and spinning at the same speed, that's the best fan configuration you can put on there. If your AIO is kinda old, and you can hear air bubbles in it when you start up your PC, it's time to retire it and consider a replacement CPU cooler.

 

[lokeshclr]

As long as they're both flowing the same direction and spinning at the same speed, that's the best fan configuration you can put on there. If your AIO is kinda old, and you can hear air bubbles in it when you start up your PC, it's time to retire it and consider a replacement CPU cooler.

Its a new one. I bought it a month before, thinking that it'll be enough for 6700k as my case doesnt have 280mm radiator at the back. It does have a side 280 mm radiator. I should get a new cooler it seems.
Which one is better 100i or 110i, It Seems both cost the same.

 

[amtseung]

I think you should work with Cooler Master, and send them this Seidon back to see if anything's wrong with it. On paper, it should be enough for your 6700k, unless you're overclocking the living balls off it. I would say, get an air cooler like a Cryorig H7 or Hyper212 and just leave it at that. If you want a liquid cooler, I'd get the h100i GTX and replace the fans with something better, like EK Vardars or Gentle Typhoons. 280mm radiator AIO's like the h110 have better surface area, but good 140mm fans are harder to come by, and the Corsairs aren't exactly good. They're decent for temps, but they're damn loud.