My cpu used to run around 154 F all the time. My build is about 2 years old now. It recently starting showing max temps according to Afterburner of 176 F. I decided to delid with Rockit 88 kit. I applied Conductonaut to the die and IHS. I applied Kryonaut between the IHS and Thermaltake water 3.0 Ultimate. I was using a Hyper 212 evo prior to the delid. I was expecting the usual 10 to 20 C drop in temps. My temps actually increased. I have verified the pump on the AIO is running at full speed and the 3 fans are spinning at 50% minimum up to 100% under stress test. I have been running the cpu at a constant 4.5Ghz at 1.20 volts. Testing with OCCT immediately jumped up to the default test shut off of 185 F. Prior to delid I was getting temps around 180 F with OCCT. I have noticed that core 2 reports a temp of approximately 20 to 25 degrees hotter than the other 3. AIDA 64 reports that core 1 is running 20 to 25 degrees hotter. I have a Corsair 780T with 2 140mm intake fans in the front, a 140mm exhaust fan in the rear and the AIO is exhausting through the top of the case with 3 120mm fans. My GPU temp actually decreased since the addition of the AIO so case airflow is not a problem. I was meticulous about the application of Conductonaut and I removed all the old adhesive. I used a drop of Loctite super glue on the OUTSIDE of the 4 corners just to hold everything in place.
I lowered my vcore voltage all the way down to 1.110 and that helped with the temps enough to run OCCT but it still peaks at up to 183 F. I played Farcry 5 for a few hours and the average temps were around 140 F to 150 F which is about what is was before delid. The max temp recorded by Afterburner was 167 F. Prior to delid I was getting a max temp by Afterburner of 176 F. So I now have a 9 degree F lower temp but had to lower the vcore from 1.20 to 1.110. Running most any stress test at a vcore of 1.20 was resulting in temps of around 200 F.
How can i possibly be getting higher temps after delid along with huge difference on just one core?
I7 7700K
Asus Maximus Code IX
Gigabyte 1080 Ti
Seasonic 850 watt PSU
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD x2
Corsiar Vengeance RAM 32Gb 3000Mhz
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm
Corsiar 780T case
I lowered my vcore voltage all the way down to 1.110 and that helped with the temps enough to run OCCT but it still peaks at up to 183 F. I played Farcry 5 for a few hours and the average temps were around 140 F to 150 F which is about what is was before delid. The max temp recorded by Afterburner was 167 F. Prior to delid I was getting a max temp by Afterburner of 176 F. So I now have a 9 degree F lower temp but had to lower the vcore from 1.20 to 1.110. Running most any stress test at a vcore of 1.20 was resulting in temps of around 200 F.
How can i possibly be getting higher temps after delid along with huge difference on just one core?
I7 7700K
Asus Maximus Code IX
Gigabyte 1080 Ti
Seasonic 850 watt PSU
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD x2
Corsiar Vengeance RAM 32Gb 3000Mhz
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm
Corsiar 780T case