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AMD FX-8350 Temps (AI Suite, HW Monitor)

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April 22, 2014 2:49:46 PM

So I recently got myself a Corsair H100-i and decided to do a stress test to see what my temperatures were. To my suprise they were not much better then they Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO that i just swapped out for it. With Ai Suite's Thermal Radar and HW Monitor they showed temps reaching over 60C and thats no good.

Corsair Link however was reading around 45-50C and im trying to wonder if these temps are to be trusted with as good of a cooler this is.

1. I used the included paste that came on the cooler.
2. I stress-tested with Prime95 and Furmark (for my gpu) at the same time.
3.I made sure there was a good seal on the cpu and such.


My build consists of:

Sabertooth 990fx
2 Gtx 660(non-ti) in SLI
16GB ram (GSKILL)
Coolermaster v-850 PSU
All cooled in a Coolermaster Haf-X with all megaflow red fans (+ one extra 120mm Sickleflow)


With this build I shouldn't be having these temps and the reporting temps are not much less than what they were with the hyper 212 evo.


Any ideas?

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April 22, 2014 3:05:46 PM

Seems about right. Despite their size and cost AIO coolers don't do all that much better then mid-high end air coolers. They also tend to reach higher 'steady state' temperatures but can cool better at warmer temperatures (They have more capacity to cool at the top end, If that makes sense)

Hyper Evo 212 is recommended often because it is relatively cheap and cools well.

Lapping of the cooler (and CPU if you are adventurous) and using the minimum amount of a high quality paste might improve temps by 5 or so degrees.

Saw hardly a difference between my Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme and an H80i, but really enjoyed the room.
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April 22, 2014 4:25:06 PM

Eximo said:
Seems about right. Despite their size and cost AIO coolers don't do all that much better then mid-high end air coolers. They also tend to reach higher 'steady state' temperatures but can cool better at warmer temperatures (They have more capacity to cool at the top end, If that makes sense)

Hyper Evo 212 is recommended often because it is relatively cheap and cools well.

Lapping of the cooler (and CPU if you are adventurous) and using the minimum amount of a high quality paste might improve temps by 5 or so degrees.

Saw hardly a difference between my Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme and an H80i, but really enjoyed the room.


I find it hard to believe that a $20 cooler can stand toe to toe with a $100 water cooler (regardless if its AIO or not). There is more of a surface area for the fans to do their job on cooling on the way back to the block and looking at other results (that I based my purchase on) smoke the hyper 212.
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April 22, 2014 8:32:04 PM

Average sale price for a Hyper Evo 212 is about $30. In terms of weight of metal it is about 60% of the $60-70 air coolers, however, those more expensive coolers accomplish the job with less noise. Getting that extra 10% is where you end up paying a lot of money. You are limited as much by the surface area of the CPU as you are with air flow with both designs.

Top-rated coolers like the Noctua NH D-14 and Phanteks PH-TC14PE do better in benchmarks with even more mass and large fans that spin slower (keeping the air in contact with the cooler that much longer)

Water is much denser then air and has more heat capacity, but it also takes longer to heat it up because of it. Transfer rates are a little slower. You are also heating your transfer medium and keeping that heat much longer then air coolers. They can be quieter, put less weight on your motherboard, and make other computer maintenance simpler by freeing space around the CPU and memory, but it is still basically an air cooler.

Heat metal -> Cool with air
Heat metal -> Cool with water -> Cool water with air

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/water2.0-extreme-kr...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-heat-sink-hasw...

There is plenty of data out there that shows the AIO coolers aren't the best bang for the buck, and even the massive air coolers come out behind due to price. The smaller AIO coolers make a lot of sense in compact cases where cpu cooler height is an issue. Mostly people do it for aesthetics.

Custom loops with fast pumps and large hoses are about the only way to go to get the best everyday cooling.
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April 23, 2014 11:24:45 PM

All i'm trying to say is if a H100i could not keep a 8350 cool on stock voltage and speed then nobody would buy it. I'm not asking for whats "better" or anything like that all im asking for is if Corsair Link temperatures they are reporting compaired to Thermal Radar or HWmonitor are accurate. It is too hot to be "normal" and I refuse to belive that a H100i (AIO or not) can't keep a stock cpu cool during stress tests.
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