othelios Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Hi, Recently built a new system and decided to go for the H80i for my CPU cooler. Everything seemed alright after I'd initially built the system, however when I went to do a 3D render (which uses 100% of the CPU) I noticed that my temps suddenly jumped to the high 90s. I immediately stopped the render and my temperatures dropped quickly but remained high (~50 C). Temps at idle: ~40 C Temps at load: ~90+ C I'm not sure what is causing these unusually high temperatures. I've reseated the cooler (cleaned and used Arctic Silver 5) and made sure that it is on tight. I then thought it might be the pump but Corsair Link says it's running at ~2200, which fluctuates by +/-1 (so it must be reading it correctly?) and when touching the tubes I can feel the fluid going round. Can anyone suggest what might be causing this? I'm was reluctant to RMA as I need to be able to use my computer for some work, but at this point it seems like my only option. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 check the mounting of the backplate to insure the 2 little cutouts on the two inner lega are facing up are you over clocking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othelios Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 check the mounting of the backplate to insure the 2 little cutouts on the two inner lega are facing up are you over clocking? The backplate is mounted the correct way up (checked when I reseated). It was a little loose before putting the cooler on, but I've read several threads saying that this is normal, and once the cooler is screwed on it is pretty tight. I haven't overclocked but would like to eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 the 4770 is a hot chip which is why i stepped above it but even so your temps are on the high side and assuming the backplate is correct and nothing is interfering with mounting such as a capacitor then the only thing left would be proper paste application as theres not many things left to check... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othelios Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 the 4770 is a hot chip which is why i stepped above it but even so your temps are on the high side and assuming the backplate is correct and nothing is interfering with mounting such as a capacitor then the only thing left would be proper paste application as theres not many things left to check... The thermal paste is definitely on properly. The top of the CPU was properly covered when I reseated and I used the pea drop method when applying the new paste. Thanks for your help but it looks like I'm just going to have to return it as it is pretty useless if I can't do my work. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 yes i agree sorry i couldnt be of more help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latharion Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 This might be one of those cases that calls for a custom liquid loop, or a really high-end air cooling system. Which is chosen would depend on several factors including how much you want to tinker with the system (custom liquid loop), and how much noise you can stand (high-end air cooling). Either way, it is a bummer that the H80i couldn't handle the capacity. It would have been a great cost-effective solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 normally a h80i could keep a 4770k cool but...... being its a k model,could there be a voltage setting keeping temps up.. if clocking has been initiated and even tho stock clock is now set a setting can run up temps when loaded and another cooler will not fix this issue. these areas should first be addressed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latharion Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I have to agree, a stable clock is far more important than anything else in a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othelios Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 normally a h80i could keep a 4770k cool but...... being its a k model,could there be a voltage setting keeping temps up.. if clocking has been initiated and even tho stock clock is now set a setting can run up temps when loaded and another cooler will not fix this issue. these areas should first be addressed... I haven't changed any of the settings in the BIOS that are related to the CPU. Is this something that could happen without my knowledge? What would I be looking for in the BIOS to check this? Sorry for the questions, but I've only ever OC'd once before and that was several years ago. Thanks again for helping me out. EDIT: Just to clarify this CPU isn't OC'd and everything is at stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othelios Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 So looking at CPUID HWMonitor I noticed the voltages drop down menu. Generally it idles at around 0.708 V and max was around 1.181 V when running x264 benchmark test. I stopped the benchmark after about a minute or two once temps reached 90 C. Benchmarks like Prime95 cause the temps to reach 90+ C in just a couple of seconds. I've attached a screenshot of CPUID so you can see the temps and voltages that I'm getting. Current value is when the CPU is idle. http://imgur.com/xs8UGht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 id do a bios reset since your not Ocing and if temps are still high then id suggests replacing the hydro...of course if you just give me that Evo,your problems would be solved:D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODedAssault Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Gigabyte will shoot voltage up huge on 4770k for some reason when you pick optimized defaults. Mine set 1.26v. Returned board and cpu. Not dealing with that crap. 4820k with solder ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Gigabyte will shoot voltage up huge on 4770k for some reason when you pick optimized defaults. Mine set 1.26v. Returned board and cpu. Not dealing with that crap. 4820k with solder ftw. 4930/60 widdle better;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othelios Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 id do a bios reset since your not Ocing and if temps are still high then id suggests replacing the hydro...of course if you just give me that Evo,your problems would be solved:D: Thanks for another suggestion, but it didn't do any good. I've contacted Corsair support to try and arrange a replacement. Sorry, mate. I'm not giving up the Evo. I'm loving the boot and program startup times :D: Gigabyte will shoot voltage up huge on 4770k for some reason when you pick optimized defaults. Mine set 1.26v. Returned board and cpu. Not dealing with that crap. 4820k with solder ftw. I noticed that my board was on the F7 BIOS so updated to F8 which apparently adds support for 4th gen Intel Core processors. Dunno if that fixes the voltage problem (I'll have to have a look tomorrow) but it didn't do anything to my high temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 T Sorry, mate. I'm not giving up the Evo. I'm loving the boot and program startup times :D: . i cant blame you there,i just spent the afternoon putting my 2 Evo 240's in a Raid and man the speed is unbelievable,the drive itself is fassst but the raid is like super drive...:D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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