Hi Folks,
So, I have a 3+ yrs old system with an i7-8700K (non-delided) running at stock speeds with CoolerMaster Hyper 212 LED Turbo (Black).
And I recently decided to clean out the old thermal paste that came with the cooler & used Arctic MX4 to reapply.
After I decided to run some CPU intensive benchmarks like Prime95/ Aida64 Extreme/ Intel XTU/ Cinebench R20, I am getting uncomfortably high temperatures (~80C to 90C). I am listing out the temps for each benchmark below.
Are these temps okay at all for the my cooler at stock speed? If I recall correctly, the max temps for my CPU used to be around 77C to 82C when I got the system almost 3 yrs ago. And I have tried with multiple thermal paste applications (Noctua NT-H2/ Arctic MX4/ CoolerMaster) & each time I get almost similar temps (just ~2-3C differences).
Also, can you folks suggest some better air coolers with a max height of 160mm as my case (CoolerMaster MB500) only supports up to that height? I am kinda paranoid to get an AIO loop due to fear of leaking!
I had a new air cooler in mind: MasterAir MA612 Stealth | Cooler Master but I cannot find any TDP ratings about this cooler anywhere.
System Specs
So, I have a 3+ yrs old system with an i7-8700K (non-delided) running at stock speeds with CoolerMaster Hyper 212 LED Turbo (Black).
And I recently decided to clean out the old thermal paste that came with the cooler & used Arctic MX4 to reapply.
After I decided to run some CPU intensive benchmarks like Prime95/ Aida64 Extreme/ Intel XTU/ Cinebench R20, I am getting uncomfortably high temperatures (~80C to 90C). I am listing out the temps for each benchmark below.
- Prime95: ~80C to 85C with Non-AVX tests || Jumps up to ~95C with AVX stress
- Intel XTU: ~75C to 83C with normal stress test || max ~93-94C with AVX stress
- Cinebench R20: ~86C with multi core run || ~55C-60C with single core run
- Aida64 Extreme: Temps reached 88C during benchmark & the program showed "CPU Throttling - Overheating detected" warning.
Are these temps okay at all for the my cooler at stock speed? If I recall correctly, the max temps for my CPU used to be around 77C to 82C when I got the system almost 3 yrs ago. And I have tried with multiple thermal paste applications (Noctua NT-H2/ Arctic MX4/ CoolerMaster) & each time I get almost similar temps (just ~2-3C differences).
Also, can you folks suggest some better air coolers with a max height of 160mm as my case (CoolerMaster MB500) only supports up to that height? I am kinda paranoid to get an AIO loop due to fear of leaking!
I had a new air cooler in mind: MasterAir MA612 Stealth | Cooler Master but I cannot find any TDP ratings about this cooler anywhere.
System Specs
- Intel i7-8700K (non-delided) at stock speeds
- MSI Z370-A Pro motherboard
- 32GB G-Skill (16x2)TridentZ RGB memory
- MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
- WD Black 500GB SSD
- Cooler Master MB500 case
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