Lower the maximum processor state, is it good?

[Gabriel12345]

It might sound like a dumb question, but i'm new to this so be kind😀. What could happen if i lower the processor maximum state to 80-90%? could damage the processor in any way? i want to do this because while gaming, on 20% usage it's getting up to 60C and that's hot. It will decrease the temperature if i do this? My cpu it's a i7 4790k with stock cooler( i don't overclock it)

 

[13thmonkey]

60's fine. What's it doing under full load?

 

[Gabriel12345]

60's fine. What's it doing under full load?

60c it's fine but under just 20% load i don't think it's fine...under full load i dont even tested i'm a little scared..

 

[13thmonkey]

If idle is that high and load is also similarly high then you have a cooler problem, most likely a push pin is not engaged leading to low contact pressure. Dropping to 80% won't harm anything, or have much of an impact.

But we need to see the whole picture, it will throttle before it endangers itself.

 

[Gabriel12345]

If idle is that high and load is also similarly high then you have a cooler problem, most likely a push pin is not engaged leading to low contact pressure. Dropping to 80% won't harm anything, or have much of an impact.

But we need to see the whole picture, it will throttle before it endangers itself.

On idle(5% usage) it's up to 37-38c so i think that's okay right?

 

[13thmonkey]

that's fine, so contact pressure is probably ok. so it'll be down to fan speed and case airflow. What's load temp like.

 

[Gabriel12345]

that's fine, so contact pressure is probably ok. so it'll be down to fan speed and case airflow. What's load temp like.

How can i see fan speed of the cpu? also how fast should it go?
I was having in mind to get a cooler master 212 evo cpu cooler but i have a asrock h97m anniversary which is a micro atx and a nox hummer zs case i don't think the cooler it's gonna fit. What can i do?

 

[13thmonkey]

there are other good coolers, not sure about your case though. In bios there will be quiet/performance options for fan speeds. Using speedfan tell you the actual speed.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I was having in mind to get a cooler master 212 evo cpu cooler but i have nox hummer zs case i don't think the cooler it's gonna fit. What can i do?

It will fit.
Hyper 212 EVO is 159mm and your case supports CPU coolers up to 161mm.

 

[Gabriel12345]

I was having in mind to get a cooler master 212 evo cpu cooler but i have nox hummer zs case i don't think the cooler it's gonna fit. What can i do?

It will fit.
Hyper 212 EVO is 159mm and your case supports CPU coolers up to 161mm.

what about the micro atx board? it will have enough room to fit as well?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yes it will fit onto your motherboard also.
Only possible issue could be with ram clearance. But that can be easily fixed, if you attach fan to the other side of the cooler.

 

[Gabriel12345]

there are other good coolers, not sure about your case though. In bios there will be quiet/performance options for fan speeds. Using speedfan tell you the actual speed.

Ok, thanks but what about lowering cpu's maximum state? is it bad to do it could damage it or it doesn't harm it in any way? I lower it to 90% and now the temps are lower but the usage it a little bit higher

 

[13thmonkey]

it's not going to cause any harm. but what are the load temps, you may be worrying over nothing.

 

[Gabriel12345]

it's not going to cause any harm. but what are the load temps, you may be worrying over nothing.

I played crysis 2 at 1080p. At 16-20% usage it goes up to 60 degrees. (He even peak at 63)
On idle it arount 35-38 degrees. On full load i didnt't try it because im scared of overheating.😀

 

[SkyNetRising]

Modern CPUs have numerous protection technologies build in.
It's really hard to kill them unless you torture them with OC and increased voltage.
If CPU goes above it's thermal limit, it starts throttling by reducing its operating frequency and voltage automatically.

 

[13thmonkey]

If you will not tell the temps at full load then I can help you no more. 75C on stock cooler would not be unexpected.

 

[Gabriel12345]

Modern CPUs have numerous protection technologies build in.
It's really hard to kill them unless you torture them with OC and increased voltage.
If CPU goes above it's thermal limit, it starts throttling by reducing its operating frequency and voltage automatically.

If you will not tell the temps at full load then I can help you no more. 75C on stock cooler would not be unexpected.

i don't oc it and i don't increase the voltage, but sometimes it boost by it self up to 4,4ghz

 

[13thmonkey]

http://ark.intel.com/products/80807/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_40-GHz

http://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html