Max sustained safe temperature for 4770k i7 ?

[mtb_mike]

I have a 4770k i7 with the stock cooler running at 90ºC on all cores. This will be a sustained load (3D rendering) for days on end. This may be too hot I'm finding out? It's in a Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced case so cooler options are limited. Of course I can always get a larger case.

Question is, what temps should I aim for and what kind of a cooler will get me there? No over clocking (yet anyway).

Thanks from a pc building newbie.

 

[markaflias]

Defenitely too hot either on stock cooler and heatsink liquid cooling . 60-70 is far way better . All temps under that is superb

 

[Benevolence]

You are pretty close to that magical temperature where your CPU just melts (TJ MAX is 98C). I would recommend at the very least replacing your thermal grease, if not upgrading to a better cooler. It's an expensive CPU, and given the load it's under you should definitely spend a little cash to protect your investment. I'm running an i7 870 overclocked to 4GHz and my H80 waterloop keeps it under 70C when burn-testing.
Also worth noting is that while temperatures up to 90C won't fry your CPU, anything over 80C definitely shortens the expected life span.

 

[mtb_mike]

Pretty much what I thought. I wonder if a small low profile cooler will do much to lower temps? Cooler Master makes one actually. There is only 65mm of head room in that case. Thanks.

 

[John Byrne]

I have a 4770k i7 with the stock cooler running at 90ºC on all cores. This will be a sustained load (3D rendering) for days on end. This may be too hot I'm finding out? It's in a Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced case so cooler options are limited. Of course I can always get a larger case.

Question is, what temps should I aim for and what kind of a cooler will get me there? No over clocking (yet anyway).

Thanks from a pc building newbie.

Definitely should consider liquid cooling. I have a standard atx case that had knock-outs for mounting a radiator externally to the case. I built a custom bracket to mount it to the outside of my tower. Under heavy load with the i7 4770K at 4.6 GHz it hovers around 60 - 70 C and cools off to 25 -30 C as soon as the load is removed. Granted I spent over $200 on a custom liquid cooling kit. It does take experience to install a custom water cooling system or at least knowledge of how to terminate fittings and avoid leaks and fabrication ability if it will not fit. I try and stay away from the closed loop all in one liquid cooling systems but some are better then trying to run intense tasks on an overclocked cpu with a stock air cooler.

 

[Swerazer]

I have a 4770k i7 with the stock cooler running at 90ºC on all cores. This will be a sustained load (3D rendering) for days on end. This may be too hot I'm finding out? It's in a Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced case so cooler options are limited. Of course I can always get a larger case.

Question is, what temps should I aim for and what kind of a cooler will get me there? No over clocking (yet anyway).

Thanks from a pc building newbie.

Too hot, Try getting a liquid cooling system like Corsair Hydro H100i, i got the same processor & H100i and im running at 4.0Ghz at max 50degrees celcius max load.

 

[oneway7]

I have a 4770k i7 with the stock cooler running at 90ºC on all cores. This will be a sustained load (3D rendering) for days on end. This may be too hot I'm finding out? It's in a Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced case so cooler options are limited. Of course I can always get a larger case.

Question is, what temps should I aim for and what kind of a cooler will get me there? No over clocking (yet anyway).

Thanks from a pc building newbie.

This is late coming but you need a water cooling system.

CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030

 

[oneway7]

btw...I also have a 4770 i7 and my temp with that water cooler I referenced runs 30-32 C.