Safe temps on an i7 4790 - non K

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Hi all,

I just got my first i7 - a 4790, non K so no OC - and installed it on a Gigabyte H97 D3H with a hyper 212 EVO cooling. I used Arctic MX 4 paste - I went with the non conductive choice.

I've been monitoring temps closely with HW monitor just to see what they are like. My avge temp just web browsing, email open, is about 30 - 35 C. I just tried stress testing with Prime 95, and after about 5 minutes temps on the first three cores were about 62 - 63 C and the fourth at 58 C. I was kinda nervous about continuing.

I've seen many posts here about the 4790K, but not the 4790. Are these temps about what you'd expect?
 
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Gam3r01,

Sorry, but it appears that you're somewhat misinformed. Tj Max for the i7 4790 is 100C.

Pask,

Intel's Thermal Specification (Tcase) for the i7 4790 - http://ark.intel.com/products/80806/Intel-Core-i7-4790-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz - is 72C, which corresponds to a Core temperature of 77C (Tcase + 5). Sustained core temperatures above 80C are too hot.

Guys,

Please give this Tom's Sticky a read: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Thanks,

CT :sol:
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Thanks for the quick answer ThatVietGuy,

I've seen 72 C listed as the max temp on a 4790k, could I assume the same for a 4790? Also I should mention that both core and package temp hit 63 C. and seemed to be climbing proportionally. SO that's normal?

I'm coming from an AMD FX 6300 build before this, where temps never went above 45, so I was like "whoa!!!!" when I saw those temps.
 
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Thanks Gam3r01,

After half an hour on Prime the temps had settled at about 63 C . But real application scenario is lower. I just rendered a long vid with Sony Vegas, with many browsers and flash vids open, email, explorer windows, and it never got above 58 C,
So all is good, thanks
 
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Gam3r01,

Sorry, but it appears that you're somewhat misinformed. Tj Max for the i7 4790 is 100C.

Pask,

Intel's Thermal Specification (Tcase) for the i7 4790 - http://ark.intel.com/products/80806/Intel-Core-i7-4790-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz - is 72C, which corresponds to a Core temperature of 77C (Tcase + 5). Sustained core temperatures above 80C are too hot.

Guys,

Please give this Tom's Sticky a read: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Thanks,

CT :sol:
 
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Thanks for the info and link CompuTronix, but check your post above ... you're saying two different things for the 4790. In your first part \ response to Gam3r01, did you mean to say 4790K - for the one at 100 C ?

EDIT: OK, after checking out your link I realize you did make a mistake on the first part - it should indeed be 4790K
 
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Just to be clear, here's the specs:

i7 4790
Tcase = 72C
TjMax = 100C

i7 4790K
Tcase = 74C
TjMax = 100C

Please take the time to carefully read the entire temp guide so you can get a clear perspective and understanding of your processor temperatures.

Thanks,

CT :sol:
 
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banger426,

On behalf of Tom's Moderator Team, welcome aboard!

This Thread you've chosen for your first post is nearly 2 years old, which we refer to as necro-posting. As technology advances rapidly, new questions on old Threads may not apply, however, in this instance, your question is valid.

The answer is that 82C is borderline hot.

Here's the recommended operating range for Core temperature:

80C Hot (100% Load)
75C Warm
70C Warm (Heavy Load)
60C Norm
50C Norm (Medium Load)
40C Norm
30C Cool (Idle)
25C Cool

Core temperatures in the mid 70's are safe, so the goal is to keep it under 80.

In the future, please do not post on Threads older than 6 months.

Thanks,

CT :sol:

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