Urgent i7 cooling questions

blowsomemetal · Nov 22, 2013

just installed new i7 3770 cpu from old i5 3330 both are ivy bridge.. initially had problem with fan and cpu was extremely slow, opted to use old i5 fan instead and now it works perfectly.. is this ok or is this fan not enough for it?

Nubly · Nov 22, 2013

If it works, and works stably, it's fine for it. Not to mention that the stock coolers that come with them are the exact same thing.

bgunner · Nov 22, 2013

Just to add what to what Nubly said, you can always use Hardware monitor from iobit.com or if your board comes with a temp monitoring tool you could use that during a stress test to see what your max temps will be.

To see max temps i use Intel Burn Test to stress the CPU. I set it to max memory and set it to 40 runs and monitor the hole time. This will take a long time so be patient the longer it runs the more heat it will generate in the case till about run 15 or so then levels off then you will see max temps. Prime 95 will not generate the heat IBT does. If you use Motherboard software to monitor make sure it does not freeze using this program as many do this is why i mentioned the other monitoring program.

clonazepam · Nov 22, 2013

Sounds like the initial install might not have been solid, and by taking it off and putting on the other, you resolved it by simply putting it on "better" then second time, just a guess.

blowsomemetal · Nov 22, 2013

clonazepam :

ya this was first cpu install and i was confused as hell.. it actually booted up ran for a few minutes then it would actually cut off.. works good now just keeping fingers crossed

blowsomemetal · Nov 22, 2013

bgunner :

Just to add what to what Nubly said, you can always use Hardware monitor from iobit.com or if your board comes with a temp monitoring tool you could use that during a stress test to see what your max temps will be.

To see max temps i use Intel Burn Test to stress the CPU. I set it to max memory and set it to 40 runs and monitor the hole time. This will take a long time so be patient the longer it runs the more heat it will generate in the case till about run 15 or so then levels off then you will see max temps. Prime 95 will not generate the heat IBT does. If you use Motherboard software to monitor make sure it does not freeze using this program as many do this is why i mentioned the other monitoring program.

what temp should ot max out at if its ok

bgunner · Nov 22, 2013

Normally 70 to 75 is max for Intel CPU's if you run across a AMD they are lower usually 60 to 65 Max Celcius. You can google it and get the max temp right from Intel if you would like.

FYI the cooler you can keep it the better for longevity it is.

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