i7 4770k + EVO 212 Temp Problem

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Hi, i recently bought Z87 Sabertooth which runs at about 24-28 degrees celsius , and i also bought i7 4770k and EVO212, and now i have a temperature problem.

My i7 runs at about 35-47 but mostly hangs around 41 on idle. Well, if idle means 10-14% usage by windows then yes thats idle.

The case i have is HAF XM, and it has really good airflow, my cable management is fine as well.

I use Turbo boost from bios or whatever, that pushes my cpu to 3.9GhZ so its a little bit oc'd.

These are my temps under load in prime95:
http://postimg.org/image/e1qxfarzp/full/

I think between motherboard being so cool and EVO212 on Turbo mode my i7 should have at least 15 less degrees both under full load and idle. HELP!


Note : I did NOT put those 3 components, it was a retailer that i bought components from and i asked if i can bring my pc for them to put the stuff in. Reason - i don't know how and i wanted to avoid burning/destroying something if i tried on my own. I don't know if they put thermal paste on and i don't know how to do it myself. All i know is how to put on a GPU and RAM and some other little stuff.
 
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Haswell chips do run hot. Some more than others. I would recommend checking the temps at load with RealTemp to determine the temps of each core and also checking the voltage. Voltage can be determined using CPUZ when the CPU is under load or the more accurate method would be checking the bios for the CPU Core Voltage value:

asus_z87-pro_3.png


The other possible issue, beyond just have a hot chip that requires high voltage (>1.1V) is a poor application of the thermal paste by the installer.
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Haswell chips do run hot. Some more than others. I would recommend checking the temps at load with RealTemp to determine the temps of each core and also checking the voltage. Voltage can be determined using CPUZ when the CPU is under load or the more accurate method would be checking the bios for the CPU Core Voltage value:

asus_z87-pro_3.png


The other possible issue, beyond just have a hot chip that requires high voltage (>1.1V) is a poor application of the thermal paste by the installer.
 
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Would this help?
http://postimg.org/image/qirdsu801/

Do you think a problem can be the power supply? I have a 650w LC power supply from 2 years back, and i have a GTX770 and a Xfi-Titanium sound card?
 
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That was before i actually did anything, which means for some reason in idle it jumped to 63 as you saw, right now i've been playing ROME 2 (very cpu intensive game), and its peaking 81c, but mostly sits in 76c range.

In prime95 on full load after 15 minutes it's 88c , thats just insane, i guess the only thing i can do is reapply the thermal paste, which would you recommend is best for this kind of thing?
 
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I know it's been a while since you posted this but it doesn't look like you've found a solution. I just had a similar problem and after much hair pulling I discovered that the center thumbscrew for the hold down is actually adjustable. This is not mentioned in any of the online installation tutorials I've seen nor is it included in the instructions that came with my unit. It certainly affects the mounting pressure which in turn affects heat dissipation and it cured my problem, at least so far. Could be that the installer location was unfamiliar with your cooler and so didn't pay attention to this. Good luck.
 
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I just came back to Toms Hardware after a looong time, just wanted to say the idiot who installed my CPU forgot to remove the plastic sticker on the CPU before installing, found that out little after this topic was posted and forgot to update it. Thanks for all the responses.
 
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