80C too hot for i7 3770k?

xxdanxs · Jun 23, 2013

I am running an i7 3770k (not overclocked) with the stock heatsink. I am getting 80 - 81 max while playing games like Battlefield 3. I am getting 35 - 45 when using internet and a few other apps. Are theses temps ok? I don't want to end up damaging my CPU from it overheating. I am thinking of getting a 212 EVO.

JobCreator · Jun 23, 2013

80c is way too hot. It's not overclocked? What type of fans do you have in there? Any? Is the machine clean?

das_stig · Jun 23, 2013

+1 with what he said above, or get a AIO water cooler.

InvalidError · Jun 23, 2013

While 80C is somewhat hot, it should still be safe for Ivy Bridge.

Ditching the stock HSF for a 212EVO will likely bring it down to a more comfortable 60-65C.

xxdanxs · Jun 23, 2013

JobCreator :

Not overclocked. I have 3 120mm fans. The case is perfectly clean. It is brand new.

xxdanxs · Jun 23, 2013

u_gonna_squeal_b4_we_cookya :

What is your ambient room temp? If you are getting a min. of 35c on the cores with the lowest temps, then your room must be around 10c less than that (77-78F)? If you are using the HD 4000 and are putting the settings at med. to high in 1080p, then maxing out at 80c is actually not that bad for the 3770K in a room that is around 25c. The Ivy Bridge CPU does have an issue with the heat spreader. They started using thermal paste instead of solder in between the core and the spreader (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129300-physics-ivy-bridge-and-the-slow-death-of-overclocking) which could also contribute to these high temps.

A Hyper 212 Evo with a 2nd fan in push-pull + quality thermal paste should keep you under +50c (70c in a 22c room) over ambient at full load. Also, if your case can accommodate more fans, put as many exhaust fans as possible around the case. You should also check your PSU placement. If the PSU is a bottom mount and the case has a vent on the bottom, face the fan down. This will bring the temps down even more.

Yeah the room is around 25 C. Also, I am using a 660 ti with maxed out settings. Not the Intel 4000 graphics.

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