My temps on my i7 are now hotter than when I was using the compound that came with the cooler (the cooler master kind). I had to lower my clocks because the temps were getting too high! Is this normal? My temps on my i7 are now hotter than when I was using the compound that came with the cooler (the cooler master kind). I had to lower my clocks because the temps were getting too high! Is this... » Read More My temps on my i7 are now hotter than when I was using the compound that came with the cooler (the cooler master kind). I had to lower my clocks because the temps were getting too high! Is this normal? « Show Less
1240813
Some compounds dissipate heat faster than others. This is one that does. d recommend a larger coolinf fan firstthen evaluate if your over clocking your processor. They will only go so far than youll get errors. When you do back off on the clock speed
1240814
Not at all it could be possible that you didnt get a good spread witch would cause a hot spot to appear
1240815
Most likely you put too much. You only need enough to fill in the micro gaps in the metal, not adding a whole "layer" of arctic silver in between the heat sink and the processor. As others have said, a thin vertical line. Also know that new thermal compound takes about 200 HOURS to "break in," for it to fill up all of the micro gaps. If you know you applied it correctly, then give it a few weeks and see if temperatures come down a bit, this is actually normal.
1240816
I don't understand this question. "when I was using the compound that came with the cooler" Were you using the paste that came with the cooler master cooler or artic silver 5?
1240817
Remove old thermal paste, clean it until it like a mirror, applies only two drops from one end to another, recommend a Q tips not have much cotton, just cover it until it appears a thin layer, if you apply more or less you will have overheating problem. if for some reason You removed the heatsink, after having applied the thermal paste, you will have problems.
850135
The best application method for most i7 processors is using a "thin, vertical line." You'll want to place the heatsink on the CPU without smudging/smearing this vertical line because the heat generated from the CPU will spread the compound across the heatsink without creating air bubbles. Increases in temperature might be due to air pockets that formed.
1240818
You either put too much on or the heatsink isn't mounted right. I know it seems easy to mount one but some have designs with too much play in them or a part defect could cause it, or damage taking it off or putting it on.Otherwise, push down on the heatsink firmly but not excessively and slightly twist it back and forth, then the pressure from the heatsink clip over several thermal cycles and days time, will result in better performance.
1240819
Did you clean the old paste off with rubbing alcohol first or just wipe the old stuff of?If you just wiped it off, there's your problem.
1240820
You might have either put too much paste or not enough. Check out the instructions link of to the right on this web page for more help. http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm
1240821
That shouldn't happen. If there is a rise in temp, there might be a few causes: quantity of compound used or wasn't uniformly applied, the processor & heatsink plate weren't cleaned properly (you can use either absolute alcohol or some specialized cleaner you might find), heatsink screws are too loose and the plate isn't making a proper contact with the processor, or your source power has an issue.
981123
If you're not having problems with your temps or if they haven't changed since you used the compound you should be ok
1019793
With max fans and liquid cool, I tell you with out putting exhaust fan and liquid cool CPU. It does not get very hot. CPU is around 40c that is when I am gaming and graphic card around 45c. Because it get fresh cooler from the outside. Not the air the case which is little hotter. Over all I love the case the fans that came with are very quiet.
1029106
If you use the fan/heatsink that comes with the CPU, it has thermal compound on it - which is all that I used.
1355266
There is no additional thermal compound included just the small amount that is on the heatsink. Unless you are going to use a different heatsink or attempt to overclock the CPU there should be sufficient thermal compound on the factory heatsink.
105331
I wasn't, but my friend was and he said at idle the temps were anywhere between 35 and 40 C. At full load the temps were about 60 C. I would highly suggest getting a H100i, my temps at idle are about 15 C and 31 C full load.
434482
Yes it does come with pre-applied thermal paste on the sink with fan included. you can always clean it off and use your own thermal paste but why? the cooling is sufficient. under heavy load when i play games, it never goes over 60C. just make sure your case has good cooling and/or airflow. it may get hotter if u do things such as 3d editing and etc in which others have noted so watch out for that. just use HWMonitor to monitor your temps. it's a free software.
730045
I am not sure about your type of processor but I will tell you I have an i7 3770 that boost up to 3.9 GHz and even under a full load never go over 45 C. I do not overclock and I only use one fan I was told that an additional fan will basically only help if you are overclocking I would start with one fan and see how it goes from there I would doubt that you would have any overheating issues also the thermal paste they gave you is pretty good but I use artic silver instead.
1421494
You're definitely right! I think the chip outputs too much heat. What I did is undervolted the cpu from the BIOS and also disabled the AMD Turbo Technology, and now it's so much cooler and quieter. Temp on idle around 30-35 load 50-55. Lowest degree was 25. That's insane with the stock fan!
975403
I run in the low 60's if I have the card maxed out. I have these running in SLI. I have a high airflowcase also. You should set up a custom fan profile through MSI afterburner if you haven't already. Everything I see online seems to say that is a safe operating temp.
1790820
I have a I3 quad-core cpu with the 3" tall cooler on it and it doesn't over heat at all - weird! you may wanna get ya a template for a 4" square vent holes above the cpu fan ...it may help. or add a fan above the CPU over the vent holes you drill into it, would be an option too. Hope I helped ya some. :)
1656885
Ive noticed mine running quite a bit hotter, I think its because the system is able to run faster, so it takes a little more power to the processor. I have compared power specs of the drives, and they are VERY similar, so its not a problem there. I can get a thermometer and compare temps, I have a stock one I use also, so I can run them side by side, and take temps from both to see how they compare. I have ran it quite a bit with the new drive, it IS noticeably faster, and I haven't had any issues yet with stability or crashes.
1019791
Depends on the CPU but I am running an i7-3770k @4.4ghz and mine never gets above 60c (using realtempGT) on full folding load with GPU folding as well. Thats with a corsair h100. A customer loop will likely do better.
2014952
Thankfully the thermal compound is not pre applied on the heatsink. It comes in a little plastic sleeve, seperatly. I would definitely apply the artic silver 5 compound instead of what comes with the heatsink. By the way this closed loop cooler is AWESOME. Lemme know if you have any other questions about it.
1184212
I have 15 PCs and i run them all 24/7/365... (all year round) I use everything from stock cooling (the fan and heatsink that comes with the processor) to the V8. I have never seen a water cooling system that lowers the temperature of your CPU farther than an air cooling system. The V8 GTS keeps my i7 processor at 39 degrees C even under full load (compiling software for hours at a time). My water cooling system can't get it below 55 degrees C.
1795573
you replace it when its no longer keeping your temps under control. when your cpu is getting hot and there is no specific reason like dust or fans not working to cause the heat, thats when you should replace it. Or if you remove the cpu heatsink/cooler, then i usually replace it as there will be air bubbles or places where the paste doesn't touch well enough and can rise your temps of the cpu
961966
I am using it for gaming with an I7 4790 running at stock speeds. I am just using air cooling with a cooler master 212. Even when running pretty demanding video games and second monitor it is still only hitting mid to high 30's. I think you could probably even play 3d games fine with stock heat sink if you don't mind the noise.