Safe temperature on my i7 4790k?

db88 · May 20, 2015

i literally just got a i7 4790k and i plan to use my computer for gaming and work (such as 3D rendering)

I did a little test in Keyshot, a rendering program that uses the cpu not the gpu.. and i was seeing temps aroun 80 with a max of 84.
It seems to idle around 36-38

Is this okay, it seems a little on the high side. I am running the stock cooler, but I may upgrade to a corsair H60 cooler.

I took this screenshot during what seemed to be the peak temps and load during this test render.

TechyInAZ · May 20, 2015

Unfortunately, because of the 4790K's high clock speed, it has a high vcore which = higher heat then say the 4770K. So I'd defiantly upgrade to a H60 or Nocula air cooler immediately before doing heavy loads on that CPU.

db88 · May 20, 2015

well cooler upgrade it is! lol

db88 · May 20, 2015

i did the same render again with the same settings after i installed 3 windows updates that popped up shortly after installing the 4790k..

temps were a little lower and the cpu load stayed around 60%
max temps were 82, on two cores, 81, and 79. Stayed around 78-79 most of the time during the render. Render time was also a minute shorter.

I'll most likely add an H60, as the h80i and h100i are a bit on the big side for my mid tower 300r.

TechyInAZ · May 20, 2015

I highly recommend the H75 also. I have it's bigger brother the H105 and both are the best rated AIOs out there unlike the h100i with all it's problems lol.

db88 · May 20, 2015

Any reason you'd highly recommend the h75 over the h60? I'm new to these things so any help would be great.
I more than likely wont overclock anytime soon, so i'm really just looking to keep it cool under stock settings for now.

TechyInAZ · May 20, 2015

db88 :

H75 will cool better because of the dual fans, and seems to be more reliable according to reviewers. Don't get me wrong, if you buy the H60 you should be good, but the H75 does have slightly higher ratings as well as better cooling capability.

db88 · Jun 2, 2015

figured id post an update here.. ended up going the cheaper route and went with a Hyper 212 Evo

Doing this same render i had only one core hit 64*, the rest maxed at 61*
so basically it lowered my temps by 20 degrees. Pretty impressive.

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