Stress testing new Pc

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

Ive never done this before and i ran intels stress test for a few seconds and the temperature would fluctuate from 60- mid90s back and forth. The fan would rev up then slow down up and down up and down. I want to make sure my new pc is running optimally. Does anyone have suggestions?

clutchc · Mar 10, 2015

That's normal. But w/o more info as to what the system consists of, it would be hard to say if you were OK or not. 90C is too high for most any processor.

Vici0us · Mar 10, 2015

90C is extremely high. You can use Prime95 or at least run OCCT for an hour and half. If the system crashes then it's not stable. But you should look into a better heatsink, see if your current one is sitting properly because 90C is extremely high.

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

that why i stopped it. I the 3s were red. I have the i7 4790k with gtx970, g skill trident x 8g, evga 650w gold, coolmaster 212, 256 ssd, 1tb hhd.

clutchc · Mar 10, 2015

I would say that the 212 (EVO?) is not mounted properly. Even the stock cooler would do better than that on an UN-OC'ed i7.

Vici0us · Mar 10, 2015

nednerbish :

CM Hyper 212 is a good heatsink, you might just have placed improperly or maybe used too much or too little thermal paste.

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

so try remounting it? in bios screen its about 35 dgrees c

clutchc · Mar 10, 2015

nednerbish :

Idle at full clock is good. But something is wrong at load. You might want to check out some of the installation videos for the 212 EVO. It can be a bit troublesome the first time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n47WBQI31eE

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

I originally installed the one that came w the i7 until the cm 212 came today. So i could install windows etc... Would that cause any probs? When I took it off i used a coffee filter and cleaned old paste off, then put a half a pea sized drop of arctic silver and spread it out w another filter so it was flat and smooth

clutchc · Mar 10, 2015

Sounds like the TIM application might be also be a possible culprit. Not exactly the way you're suppose to do it. Download the instructions:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/intel_application_method.html#

You should use a cleaner to remove the old stuff from both surfaces. Then use the vertical line method on Intel 4th gen CPUs.
Too much AS5 will retard cooling. And any that gets on the board, socket, pins etc. can cause problems. AS5 is very electrically conductive. That's why I switched to MX-4.

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

clutchc :

I'm going to reapply it now. I didn't use a cleaner 1st time and have iso 90% alcohol so I'll clean both then do line method the reset it. I did move it around pretty much 1st time also as its in my case. I'll be more careful this time

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

reapplied it and same results. It runs games okay i dont know what the problem is. During the stress test I have it on standard and when it revs all the way up the screen flicks for a split second.

clutchc · Mar 10, 2015

What stress test are you using, Intel Burn Test?
What are you using to record temps?

nednerbish · Mar 10, 2015

yea the intel burn test. i have speccy open next to it to watch temp. its at 34 deg idle but when i start it goes from 60 up to full fan speed (90 degrees in red) then back down to 60(in orange) at lowest fan speed

clutchc · Mar 11, 2015

Just for comparison, try watching temps with http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2089/real-temp-3-70/mirrors
Just to verify that the pgm is accurate.

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

Okay so now im really confused. I loaded up metro last light redux which i guess is a very graphically demanding game. I have it on the highest possible settings and the fan isnt even kicking on its running it so well. Its at about 48% on cpu task manager chart and 38 deg C on speccy when i alt tab out wuickly to check it. Its running at a pretty stable 60 fps also.

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

I tried it using the link you provided and all four temps went to low 90s, then down into 60s.

clutchc · Mar 11, 2015

It sounds like the cooler is doing the job except when the CPU is at 100% usage. Then the temps skyrocket. But as long as the temps stay safe, game away. But I'd check the 212's installation again when you have time.

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

Okay. Im not into overclocking or anything, yet. I just wanted a killer pc to play games on max settings. Thanks for the help. I looked it up and it seems others have/ had the same problem, even after getting a new replacement cpu.

clutchc · Mar 11, 2015

I've had the 212 EVO on several builds. None ever had that problem. Still got one on the shelf. It has to be an installation issue. Or you got a bad one.

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

clutchc :

Could I have missed a driver download for something? Would that effect it? It's just confusing as it runs games perfectly it's just the stress test that pushes the Temps up that high.

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

clutchc :

I just realized I had the original bios so I downloaded cap file to usb and installing it now.

clutchc · Mar 11, 2015

That shouldn't make any difference.
But if you are stress testing with the latest version of Prime95, that might be the problem. You should not go past ver. 26.6 with Haswells. Prime95 version 28.5 should not be used on 22 nanometer processors. Try the older version.

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

clutchc :

Sorry I don't even know what prime 95 is. Time to do more research

nednerbish · Mar 11, 2015

clutchc :

HA! IM running prime95 ver 26.6 and my temps around 75°C on 100% cpu load. So it must be something with Intel stress test because this looks much better.

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