Need a Fan for cpu , help?

[Mohan69]

So winters are over where i live , I have a stock fan over my I7 4790k.
I was doing some multitasking , I opened speccy and saw my Cpu temp really high.

http://i.imgur.com/H8b7onJ.png
I want you to please help me get a fan for my cpu. A good one which will keep my cpu cool through all summer and while i do other stuff like animation and gaming.
I would like it to be from some mainstream company so that it's available outside US too.
Budget- under $85

Update - I won't be overclocking it.

 

[dudmont]

All sorts of good ones for that price. The Noctua D14 is good(heavy though). Many of the big air systems are rather heavy, Recommended that you don't use one of the big air coolers, if you plan on moving your computer around a lot.
One possible short term fix is to manually take control of your voltage and optimize it for 4.4ghz. You might be able to drop your temps enough to buy a lesser air cooler. Many recommend the Cooler Master 212 Evo(I've not used it).
I'm curious about your pic above. You've got one core that's really cooking. Have you played with your cooler some(have you re-seated it)? A good TIM can help some as well.
For a fuller list of cooler options, check out this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html

 

[Mohan69]

All sorts of good ones for that price. The Noctua D14 is good(heavy though). Many of the big air systems are rather heavy, Recommended that you don't use one of the big air coolers, if you plan on moving your computer around a lot.
One possible short term fix is to manually take control of your voltage and optimize it for 4.4ghz. You might be able to drop your temps enough to buy a lesser air cooler. Many recommend the Cooler Master 212 Evo(I've not used it).
I'm curious about your pic above. You've got one core that's really cooking. Have you played with your cooler some(have you re-seated it)? A good TIM can help some as well.
For a fuller list of cooler options, check out this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html

If by " Re-seated" you mean , taking out the cpu and putting it back again then yes , should i take it out and place it again?

 

[dudmont]

If you're really serious about replacing the cooler, then I don't know if it's worth completely pulling the stock cooler off and re-seating it. Perhaps just double check to make sure all the pins are pushed through. I think you'll get better short term results through voltage(here's something to think about, learning to control the voltage is 80% of overclocking😉).

 

[Mohan69]

If you're really serious about replacing the cooler, then I don't know if it's worth completely pulling the stock cooler off and re-seating it. Perhaps just double check to make sure all the pins are pushed through. I think you'll get better short term results through voltage(here's something to think about, learning to control the voltage is 80% of overclocking😉).

Tbh , this setup is just 1 year old and I don't know any ABCD of overclocking. I am scared i might blow something . If you have any good guides to how to safely overclock then i will sure look into it. I like to know stuff even if i need it or not.

 

[dudmont]

So long as you don't go too high on the voltage, you really can't screw anything up, all that will happen is that the system won't POST, after which, you'll have to clear the CMOS.
First thing you want to do is get a program up and running that will tell you the voltage that the cpu is running at. Then run a benchmark program or stress test(preferably a cpu benchmark, as that pushes the system harder) and see what the voltage is at(this will give you a starting point for when you take manual control). Write the number down. Go into bios, save the current configuration as default or stock or some such name. Then go into the part of your bios(I've not used your mobo, but it is a good mobo for over-clocking). Find the cpu VCore voltage, turn it off auto and set the number to the number you wrote down. Save this bios configuration to a new save spot and title it "test" or some such thing. At this point. Go back to VCore and lower it by a small amount(say .015 volts). Save the config in your test save spot. And re-start the system. If it posts, that's grand. If it doesn't, go back and add some voltage back(it almost certainly will post). Let windows start and run one of you stress test/benchmark programs(a lot of people like prime 95). Run through it for a while(10-20 minutes). Re-start the computer, go into bios, save the configuration to a new spot, call it "Known" or some such thing(this is the spot you use for configurations that you've tested and that pass). Lower your voltage again(say by .01volts this time). Save the config to the test spot in your bios saves. Go back to windows and re-test. Keep doing this until your system either doesn't POST or your system crashed doing the stress test. You'll need to clear the CMOS after this, and then re-load your last configuration that passed the stress test. After you do this, go into windows and run much more extensive tests. Run a bunch of bench tests and stress tests, and run something for a while(an hour maybe). If it passes, then go back to the bios, and save a final configuration and call it "optimized" or some such thing. If after doing this, you get any crashes of the system, you'll need to go into bios and add a touch more voltage(say .01volts).

 

[Mohan69]

So long as you don't go too high on the voltage, you really can't screw anything up, all that will happen is that the system won't POST, after which, you'll have to clear the CMOS.
First thing you want to do is get a program up and running that will tell you the voltage that the cpu is running at. Then run a benchmark program or stress test(preferably a cpu benchmark, as that pushes the system harder) and see what the voltage is at(this will give you a starting point for when you take manual control). Write the number down. Go into bios, save the current configuration as default or stock or some such name. Then go into the part of your bios(I've not used your mobo, but it is a good mobo for over-clocking). Find the cpu VCore voltage, turn it off auto and set the number to the number you wrote down. Save this bios configuration to a new save spot and title it "test" or some such thing. At this point. Go back to VCore and lower it by a small amount(say .015 volts). Save the config in your test save spot. And re-start the system. If it posts, that's grand. If it doesn't, go back and add some voltage back(it almost certainly will post). Let windows start and run one of you stress test/benchmark programs(a lot of people like prime 95). Run through it for a while(10-20 minutes). Re-start the computer, go into bios, save the configuration to a new spot, call it "Known" or some such thing(this is the spot you use for configurations that you've tested and that pass). Lower your voltage again(say by .01volts this time). Save the config to the test spot in your bios saves. Go back to windows and re-test. Keep doing this until your system either doesn't POST or your system crashed doing the stress test. You'll need to clear the CMOS after this, and then re-load your last configuration that passed the stress test. After you do this, go into windows and run much more extensive tests. Run a bunch of bench tests and stress tests, and run something for a while(an hour maybe). If it passes, then go back to the bios, and save a final configuration and call it "optimized" or some such thing. If after doing this, you get any crashes of the system, you'll need to go into bios and add a touch more voltage(say .01volts).

Hmm, Sounds interesting , this is underclocking right?. I will try it and i hope i don't do anything harmful. Also what do you mean by POST and CMOS? I not really up with these terms. Sorry

 

[dudmont]

Ok, POST means power on system test. Before you get the option of going into bios, you'll see the little letter and number combos at the bottom of the screen, like "A2" for instance, that occurs after the POST. If your system doesn't post, there's many reasons why, but none of them good. Many can solved though, by clearing the CMOS. This has the effect of reseting bios settings to a default state(which should allow the system to POST and boot). Your mobo, should have a tiny button on either board, or the back panel, that with a pen, can clear the CMOS. Turn the computer off, then push a pen into the button for a few moments. Your motherboard light will go blank, at that point, you load a working bios profile.
Following the instructions above, will get you to your lowest stable voltage for the given cpu clockspeed. It can used with any cpu clockspeed that the system will post with. Don't run your voltage above 1.3 and you'll be safe with the 4790k. BTW, running prime 95 is going to give you numbers that will cause your system to throttle, simply cause they are so high. I have a good cooling system, and I get temps in the high 70s to mid 80s running prime 95. OTH, when I'm running games, I rarely hit 60, and normal non-taxing usage I rarely hit 30.