My i7 4790 has always been a good chip for me. But when i decided it was time to up the ante and upgrade from my ASUS B85M-G MATX mobo to an ASUS Maximus VII Hero, It started to get a little warmer than i'm comfortable with. At Idle the cpu sits at around 35-50 C, but when i go to play CS:GO it spikes to as high as 92! However when i play a game such as DayZ it sits peacefully at around 70. I've reapplied thermal paste twice. I really don't feel like monkeying around in the bios seeing as i'm not to educated on the subject of overclocking. (That's why I bought a locked processor.) I have a stock cooler, Which has always done the trick.
Specs in full:
ASUS Maximus VII Hero:
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/
MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr:
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770-TF-2GD5OC.html#hero-overview
INTEL I7-4790 @3.6 ghz:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116987
Not certain on the PSU. But its a Thermaltake 750w Silver.
1tb Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
240gb intel ssd
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/like/201134391431?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=116
Thanks,
Glen.
Thanks,
Glen.
Specs in full:
ASUS Maximus VII Hero:
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/
MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr:
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770-TF-2GD5OC.html#hero-overview
INTEL I7-4790 @3.6 ghz:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116987
Not certain on the PSU. But its a Thermaltake 750w Silver.
1tb Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
240gb intel ssd
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/like/201134391431?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=116
Thanks,
Glen.
Thanks,
Glen.
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